[CH] Cat repellant
Andrea L. Paysinger (asenji@earthlink.net)
Sun, 31 Jan 1999 13:59:56 -0800
There are quite a few cats in this area that seem to find my compost
containers, raised beds and potted plants irrestible. I buy
mothballs (camphor) in large bags (a local clothes-cleaner sells them
to me) - toss a handful or 2 in each compost container, sprinkle them
in my raised beds and around the potted plants. (often looks like
hail, even in mid-summer). The cats that I have seen in the garden
usually leave abruptly after sniffing at the mothball treated dirt.
I replace them about every 2 -4 months or so as they do lose potency
with being exposed, depending on the temperature and/or amount of rain
( zero most years from Spring to Fall) and also the amount of wind -
30-40 mph winds tend to pile them up at one side of the raised beds.
This treatment may not work as well if you live in an area that gets
lots of rain as heavy rain tends to bury the mothball in soil.
My dogs ignore the mothballs that end up in the grassy areas.
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