plantfit 7,597 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Jill the owners of these FIVE poo machines are pig ignorant, the poo machines climb out of their upstairs windows onto a shed roof and down to the ground and return the same way, people in the close have spent a lot of money trying different deterrents, I have already listed mine but one neighbour has fitted an electric wire around his fence (same as the farmers use to keep sheep in the fields) another has spent over two hundred pounds having spikes put along her fence tops full length and other neighbours have tried these powerful water guns,my next door neighbour has strung fishing line across her veg patch hoping to deter them all to no avail, Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Rog.......if a Cat wants to do summat...it'll do it.....wherever it wants....... A few years ago.....i had a neighbour who asked me to have a ''WORD'' with my then Cat about the prob you're having...'I did''.....she sat and was obviously listening to every word..........then went straight out and climbed over the fence.................to 'Crap' on his lawn.............. Did i just say ''She Sat?''......lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,307 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 My cats are all litter tray users. Those who go into the garden (and not all of them do) will come back into the house to use the tray and then go out again. No dirt digging for them. Cats are very clean individuals. Then there are the dog owners who allow their hounds to enter my front garden and defecate where they please. Caught one about to do it a few weeks ago and informed the female dog owner that I would pick up the turd and she'd be wearing it as a hat if she permitted her hound to foul in my garden. It's not the animals. It's the owners. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 My Babs is a genuine '''Litter Tray'' user........because we had her from just a few weeks old...........she's such a Lady she never lets us see her..... Most nights she has a few friends round on the garden and some of them are not so well trained....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Jill the owners of these FIVE poo machines are pig ignorant, the poo machines climb out of their upstairs windows onto a shed roof and down to the ground and return the same way, people in the close have spent a lot of money trying different deterrents, I have already listed mine but one neighbour has fitted an electric wire around his fence (same as the farmers use to keep sheep in the fields) another has spent over two hundred pounds having spikes put along her fence tops full length and other neighbours have tried these powerful water guns,my next door neighbour has strung fishing line across her veg patch hoping to deter them all to no avail, Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 All the cats who have owned me have been litter tray trained and like you say Jill have even come back indoors to use the tray, these cats that are causing the problems around here don't even bother to bury their poo, just leave it on the grass or garden, you could say it's easier to see than if it was buried but I don't want them crapping in my garden at all hence the 5.52 mm piece of lead, not something I want to do but going through the daily ritual of cleaning up after these things is getting me down Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,296 Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 For those cats that are not kept at home during the day and indoors overnight then in my view the only good cat is a flat cat. I regularly see the remains of our local native wildlife, not just birds, killed by both domestic and feral animals. There are many cat repellant plants you can put in the garden, we have a number of lavender plants around and never see any cats. Rosemary and Oregano work well too. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted Sunday at 12:25 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 12:25 PM Now im alone again (at least for a few days).............keeping busy.....eating out.........i'm a good boy really i'm doing the household chores which i do anyway......today so far ive had breakfast in Bulwell.early...then came home and concentrated on my 110 Potted plants..........moved every one of them into different parts of the garden...and even though i say so myself it looks brilliant........a different garden even...........i really enjoy doing this...i'm the same indoors .....love rearranging the furniture...not that difficult being in a smallish bungalow.......Donna lets me get on with it.......says i have a flair for it....got be good at summat aint i........ Edit.........bit like my Marsdens days back in the 60s and 'Window Dressing''......got a certificate for it ya know.......but keep it to yasens please...its all about image tha knows....lol 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted Sunday at 01:37 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 01:37 PM When the late Mrs Loppy used to go away. Usually to visit her folks in Nottingham. I tried to do a major upgrade then wait to see how long it took her to notice when she came home. Biggest laugh I got was one time I replaced the bathroom vanity mirror with a real big one. It took about three days before she came into the living room and said, "Did you do something to the bathroom mirror while I was away?" She was smart, sometimes I think it was her way of getting things done. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted Sunday at 01:50 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 01:50 PM Sounds like my better half Loppy............she's a very bright lady...but she never manages to see obvious everyday things..................i can completely change the garden or a room in the bungalow.......and after a couple of days i have to point out the changes..... At one of our old houses i planted a 12 foot tree........about 4 foot from the front door.....took her about a week to notice........bless her...... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted Sunday at 02:29 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 02:29 PM Something Magic about an English country garden.........after our long cold winter its so welcoming........either sat alone and watch the sun going down... Or with a loved one when the summer sun is rising and all is quiet....as we drink our morning coffee...and talk about the day ahead......feel the coming hours.......and face it with a smile............ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,730 Posted Sunday at 06:11 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 06:11 PM Due to us having something vaguely approaching decent weather.. I took the weekend off from fretting about my bathroom refurb and set about the garden. Yesterday I cut the lawn at the back, then planted up a few Lupins and other things from the garden centre. I noticed all had been nibbled at by something, but could find nothing on them or in the pots. I was left with just one Geum in a pot on the patio... I thought about cutting the front grass but was too 'whacked'. Later in the evening I went out with my torch and found FIVE snails all feasting on one Geum plant.. They are now holidaying elsewhere. Today I dug a trench for my runner beans and put a bag of leafmould in the bottom.. plus a few banana skins etc. I'll keep adding to it until the beans are ready to go out then backfill it and plant them up. This year's choice is 'Scarlet Empire' apparently an improvement on the old favourite Scarlet Emperor. Also cleared up a load of rubble generated by last Summer's paving activities... (Well..I am an Old Pavior... ) and planted up a few Tagetes wot 'Er Indoors' brought home. Just prepped a pasta sauce with chopped bacon and mushrooms which will go down a treat with a bit of tagliatelli and a glass of vino after I've had a quick shower... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 521 Posted Sunday at 09:19 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 09:19 PM Col, I love lupins, unfortunately so do aphids which just suck out the sap which is annoying so keep an eye on them. There is a beautiful lupin called Manhattan Lights which is a bi colour purple and yellow, truly splendid. We have been at the allotment today planting sweet peas which climb through my grape vine and cabbage (Greyhound) which are the conical ones and really tasty. Now we both know we’ve been there with aches, me with my knee and Mr B with his sore hands. Maybe we are the “hands, knees and bumpsy daisy” couple eh? Just been watching “Herman” the hedgehog feeding. He’s huge. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,730 Posted Sunday at 10:39 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 10:39 PM Hi Mrs B. Yep, I love Lupins too. Those gigantic blue grey aphids which attack Lupins are pretty difficult to eradicate, but I usually win. I prefer single coloured Lupins, especially red ones which seem to vibrate in the borders. There's a named one called 'My Castle', which I lost over winter but have just planted another. Also got a couple called 'Legendary Red Shades, Legendary Blue Shades' etc.. from B&Q.. and another yellow. As for aches.. I can't really kneel since my knee ops, so it's sit or bend and it's still too wet for sitting.. Very little flowering in the garden, except the flowering cherries 'Kanzan' and the white 'Bird Cherry'. But, just shrubs, emerging Paeonies, Perennial Phlox etc etc are already making a good show. For some reason, my favourite carmine coloured Penstemon seems to have given up the ghost. Probably just age.. so I'll have to look for a replacement. All good fun..and I've got 150 border perennial 'plugs' arriving from Suttons at some point.. planting those will take some bending... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,730 Posted Sunday at 11:00 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 11:00 PM This is one of my favourite songs from the late Nanci Griffith. From her album 'Little Love Affairs', this is 'Gulf Coast Highway'. The song is basically a love song about a long term relationship, kept going through hardship etc..and it tells of 'Bluebonnets' .a.k.a. Lupins. There's another version on Youtube with a great video..but awful sound which I'll also post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZu-ui3o0ek&list=OLAK5uy_kDlSt3Szdd6lQEuskbs8OxuEGy0IHtra0&index=6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okUYwIdxRWs I'm just an old romantic... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 521 Posted Sunday at 11:47 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 11:47 PM I always plant coriander either end of my runner and green beans which seems to minimise the blackfly and marigolds in between my umpteen roses which helps with the greenfly. Far nicer deterrent than spraying, especially when you’re eating the end product. Last resort is a dilution of neem oil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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