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Subject:Re: cats and their deposits
Date:Fri, 11 Jul 2003 11:56:37 +0100
From:"andrewpreece" <andrewpreece@onetel.net.uk>
Newsgroups:uk.rec.gardening

Allegedly citrus peel works, or peeing in your front garden ( if you're a
chap ). Otherwise use larger gravel as has been suggested, or less of it
( can you compact it into the ground ? ).

Andy
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> teepegger <teepegger.qepfa@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:098d4904a20d8e3e5c240c9ef856c155@free.teranews.com...
> > I have recently got rid of the jungle in my front garden and have spent
> > a lot of money on gravel and paving stones. My problem is that it
> > doesn't seem to have deterred the local cats from leaving their
> > deposits on my nice looking front garden( at least 2 or 3 deposits a
> > day )  I have tried everything I can get my hands on in the local
> > garden centres to deter the cats including pepper powders, pellets,
> > sprays etc, you name it, I have tried it. Please does anyone know of
> > anything I can use that will do the trick? I have read a few replies to
> > others of the same problem, some about bb guns and water, the problem
> > being that I am not home all day to keep my eye out and catch them.
> > Please help !!!
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