moghouse wrote:
On Mar 19, 1:46 pm, "Ophelia" wrote:

Yes. Like the gooey remains of a sucked and sorry mouse, carefully
placed to encounter your bare foot if you need to get up in the
night :-}

Hey, that's really poetic, have you been published?

lol

You may think that's funny, but many years ago when I was the editor
of a magazine, I had a poem submitted to me called "The Romance of
Sunlight on the Body of a Dead Bird".

Yes, of course I published it!

Of course!

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from "Kathy" contains these words:

Yes. Like the gooey remains of a sucked and sorry mouse, carefully placed
to encounter your bare foot if you need to get up in the night :-}

It's a present for you - a tribute.

Be grateful...

--
Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
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On Mar 19, 4:54*pm, Dymphna
wrote:
A simple way to keep the cats out of your yard is with chilly pepper.
Sprinkle chilly pepper around in your beds. They don't like the smell
and will leave it alone.

--
Dymphna
Message Origin: TRAVEL.com

That could be expensive. There is a popular belief that citrus fruit
skins have the same effect, but my cats tell me it is just a gag put
about by cats who like to have a laugh at the expese of their humans.
Come to think of it, the general belief is that cats don't have a
sense of huimour. Hmmm.

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from Dymphna contains these words:

A simple way to keep the cats out of your yard is with chilly pepper.
Sprinkle chilly pepper around in your beds. They don't like the smell
and will leave it alone.

And it makes for a horridly uncomfortable night...

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Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
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"Rusty_Hinge" wrote in message
. uk...
The message
from "Kathy" contains these words:

Yes. Like the gooey remains of a sucked and sorry mouse, carefully
placed
to encounter your bare foot if you need to get up in the night :-}

It's a present for you - a tribute.

Be grateful...

Actually, I think it's a pointed comment about their belief that I don't
feed them enough - but as the tom has trouble squeezing through the catflap
after a winter of kipping on the sofa, tough, my feet can take it :-}

--
Kathy

It's pointless to try and discuss ethics with a spider.

"moghouse" wrote in message
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On Mar 17, 10:43 pm, "someone" wrote:

Your other alternative is to get a cat or two yourself, they never crap in
their own garden and they will keep other cats out.

I regret to inform you that neither of those statements is really
true. Your local branch of Cat Protection always has lots of cats
looking for good homes but though you should enjoy the companionship
and the vermit free environment you must be prepared for some small
drawbacks too.

True, but what about the refrigerator racks? Good idea or not, eh?

Speaking of poo, some person in our local neighbourhood is going about in
our town with their dog and crapping On The Street where we all walk, every
day. Every day it's a new load of crap. I think dogs should be DNA'd so
you can find out who owns them. With cats, you just know it's your nearest
neighbour.

"moghouse" wrote in message
...
On Mar 19, 4:54 pm, Dymphna
wrote:
A simple way to keep the cats out of your yard is with chilly pepper.
Sprinkle chilly pepper around in your beds. They don't like the smell
and will leave it alone.

--
Dymphna
Message Origin: TRAVEL.com

That could be expensive.

Ground chilli is sold by the kilo at my local Asian grocers. Not that
expensive.

On Mar 22, 10:34*pm, "someone" wrote:
"moghouse" wrote in message

...
On Mar 17, 10:43 pm, "someone" wrote:



Your other alternative is to get a cat or two yourself, they never crap in
their own garden and they will keep other cats out.

I regret to inform you that neither of those statements is really
true. Your local branch of Cat Protection always has lots of cats
looking for good homes but though you should enjoy the companionship
and the vermit free environment you must be prepared for some small
drawbacks too.

True, but what about the refrigerator racks? *Good idea or not, eh?

Speaking of poo, some person in our local neighbourhood is going about in
our town with their dog and crapping On The Street where we all walk, every
day. *Every day it's a new load of crap. *I think dogs should be DNA'd so
you can find out who owns them. *With cats, you just know it's your nearest
neighbour.

Sorry, that's not true either. A tom can wander upto five miles a
night.

someone;2923272 Wrote:
"moghouse" wrote in message
...
On Mar 19, 4:54 pm, Dymphna
wrote:
A simple way to keep the cats out of your yard is with chilly pepper.
Sprinkle chilly pepper around in your beds. They don't like the smell
and will leave it alone.

--
Dymphna
Message Origin: TRAVEL.com

That could be expensive.

Ground chilli is sold by the kilo at my local Asian grocers. Not that
expensive.
Ground chilli should work.


--
Dymphna
Message Origin: TRAVEL.com

Somewhere on teh intarwebs Derek Turner wrote:
On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:52:30 +0000, TheScullster wrote:


Not interested in replies from cat lovers unless they solve the
problem of cats cr@pping in my veg patch.

Extra manure is a problem?

Ever hear of toxoplasmosis?
--
Shaun.

"Build a man a fire, and he`ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and
he`ll be warm for the rest of his life." Terry Pratchett, Jingo.

Somewhere on teh intarwebs someone wrote:
My local chemist who I have known for years won't sell me oxalic acid
(which I want to use for bleaching old linen and cotton fabrics)
because it's no longer permitted. It used to be, in the days when we
were treated as adults.

My local council give 2 litre containers of the stuff away to anyone who
asks as they have problems with rusty water sometimes. You just have to sign
a book and supply your address (to prove you're on town supply water).

Mind you, I live in New Zealand....
--
Shaun.

"Build a man a fire, and he`ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and
he`ll be warm for the rest of his life." Terry Pratchett, Jingo.

Get a dog.

Hi Phil, This is a non chemical way to deter the moggies. They do not like the smell of citrus , so cut up some old orange, lemon, grapefruit skins and lay them around the edges of your plot . It works for me! Other than that you could try the method used by my wife's brother-in-law. He got an old sardine tin with some bits of fish and oil still in it and wired the tin upto the mains electricity. Then he stood watch and when moggie came along and stuck his nose in the tin he threw the switch!. Do you recall Korky the Cat? I remember a picture of him in the Dandy with his hair all up like todays rockers and flying through the air having got an electric shock. I pictured that when I heard about the sardine tin and whilst I am in general an animal lover, I have to admit I roared with laughter . Yeah like most gardeners I hate the darned moggies. Best of luck.. but do try the citrus trick. KLONDYKE

That is advising cruelty. Do this and every bunnyhugger in the district will quite rightly be down on you like a ton of bricks. Try that on your fences to keep out intruders and the police will be round like a shot. And what about the innocent wildlife [hedgehogs, foxes and soon] that might also be attracted.

"klondyke" wrote

Hi Everyone, Just joined the forum. I'm an old fogie but have a
reasonable amount of experience but still willing to learn new tricks.
My name is Colin and I am a retired farmer but still keeping busy in my
large gardens. Mostly fruit and vegetables but some flowers to keep "her
indoors" happy!.

I would welcome any tips for controlling slugs as they play havoc with
my brassicae. Happy Days.


This is a Newsgroup (part of Usenet) not a forum so you can come here direct
if you wish and not through GB. Look at "Tools" on your mail client and you
will probably see the word.

We haven't found a replacement for the old fashioned "Slug Pellets". The new
animal friendly stuff cost a fortune as it has to be reapplied after the
slightest rain and doesn't work anyway IME.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
just W. of London