tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966972807354804068.post1479154721361942418..comments2024-03-08T16:16:46.058+08:00Comments on My Little Potted Garden: Garden Pest Strikes Again and Again!kitchen flavourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556865191279476910noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966972807354804068.post-11355790139958440462011-04-29T22:22:11.725+08:002011-04-29T22:22:11.725+08:00I have the same experience as yours. It hurts me m...I have the same experience as yours. It hurts me much to work all day for my garden only to find out that moles are already destroying all of it.Ground mole trapshttp://www.moleguard.com/moles-or-voles/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966972807354804068.post-6119420873307549962011-04-25T01:47:44.334+08:002011-04-25T01:47:44.334+08:00Hello! I have just come across your blog via Autu...Hello! I have just come across your blog via Autumn Belle and share your problem although mine may be worse as I am dealing with strays. Yes, plural, more than one. Please let me know what works best for you.Bomhttp://www.plantchaser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966972807354804068.post-15593749573038244512011-04-18T17:32:12.290+08:002011-04-18T17:32:12.290+08:00A friend of mine had this exact same problem. What...A friend of mine had this exact same problem. What I did for her is I went and bought some chicken wire (those with 1cm x 1cm) grid (Around RM10 per square meter) and make a perimeter fence around 4-6 inches tall. Cut it to length with the pointy bits on top then you place it on top of the pots, press it slightly into the soil. Cylindrical shape for round pots, rectangular for rectangle pots...It solved my friend's cat invasion problem. The larger grid chicken wire (1.5in x 1.5in) can be used this very same way except the height is 3-4 ft tall to make supports for climbing plants like cucumber and beans to settle nicely in a pot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966972807354804068.post-83936621819974560212011-04-15T15:41:40.804+08:002011-04-15T15:41:40.804+08:00Yes, I had the same problem. I also find that talk...Yes, I had the same problem. I also find that talking to pet owners won't help. Most of them love their pets but they don't care about pet owner ettique. This was what I did:<br />1. I have to collect all the cat poo, tapau (pack) and dispose it in the bin because it has bacteria which is bad for the plants and children. Maybe the cat will come back if they smell their own poo - they may think your garden is their WC. I'm sure the owner won't let the cat poo in his/her own yard.<br /><br />2. Everytime I open a packet of Nescafe refill, I add some water to the empty packet and sprinkle the coffee drink around my lawn especially on those places the cat like to poo.<br /><br />3. I fill 1 or 2 mineral bottle with water and place in on the ground. It seems they don't like the sun's reflection on the bottles.<br /><br />The remedy seemed to have worked for me. I especially think that no. 1 is important. Putting fencing and netting didn't help for me because they can climb over walls and ceilings and they can jump and land like a flying trapeeze.<br /><br />If all else fail, I think you really need a dog, which is the cat's natural enemy! Let nature help you.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966972807354804068.post-40874257254531315592011-04-14T19:11:27.927+08:002011-04-14T19:11:27.927+08:00this is what we call cekik darah! put thumbtacks??...this is what we call cekik darah! put thumbtacks???petite nyonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03159708832268114982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966972807354804068.post-58969269020919175512011-04-14T18:00:07.600+08:002011-04-14T18:00:07.600+08:00Hi Joyce, I keep on thinking of your poor pots. Th...Hi Joyce, I keep on thinking of your poor pots. The first main reason those cats are very attracted to your garden will be because of that bare soil they like to play with. Cats like sand right.Is your neighbour using sand for their cats to poo on or are toilet train like my parents. Why not cover that soil very thickly like mulch using dried leaves or cut lemon grass leave tops and cover that soil around very young seedlings. This will prevent weeds to pop out as well. I don't think lemon grass leaves feel good against those furry cat.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966972807354804068.post-56338401450135068632011-04-12T21:28:57.180+08:002011-04-12T21:28:57.180+08:00Hahaha...Bangchik's suggestion is really funny...Hahaha...Bangchik's suggestion is really funny and cute! But seriously, I sympathise with you Joy, just look at the mess they did, I would be stressed out too! How about preventing the cats from coming into your compound, like putting wire nettings at the gate or the place of their entry?p3chandanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103679390426867817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966972807354804068.post-40407188534176882742011-04-12T21:28:09.436+08:002011-04-12T21:28:09.436+08:00Aiya...This is very stressful. I was looking at yo...Aiya...This is very stressful. I was looking at your first photo and thought what if you plant some of your self-sowed sawtooth coriander around it, if you find they don't like to get close to that plant. You are having problem with seedlings only? and the establish plant are safe?Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966972807354804068.post-53035334153020604322011-04-12T19:32:59.126+08:002011-04-12T19:32:59.126+08:00Sorry to hear that... I heard about a technique us...Sorry to hear that... I heard about a technique used by some. Wait for it to come, the moment it is about to "do" it, let out the loudest shout!... It wont come again.Bangchik and Kakdahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539360678677230463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966972807354804068.post-16440246245470390412011-04-12T15:33:44.892+08:002011-04-12T15:33:44.892+08:00Oh dear. I'm sure it is stressful. I feel stre...Oh dear. I'm sure it is stressful. I feel stressed just looking at that mess. <br /><br />Talking to the cat owners would not help. What can they do? Cats climb everywhere.<br /><br />I'll offer some suggestions here but have not tested myself.<br />1. Sprinkle orange peels.<br />2. Sprinkle coffee ground.<br />3. Sprinkle tiger poop. <br />4. Have a word with the cats. Who knows? They might understand.Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919719601969345138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966972807354804068.post-35563967818168082392011-04-12T14:58:27.316+08:002011-04-12T14:58:27.316+08:00I had the same problem! But it is all settled now....I had the same problem! But it is all settled now. The cats came to my house to poo in the veggie beds almost everyday. I put netting to cover the beds but it never helped. So i let my dog to do the job for me (patrol around)- my big doberman. Since then the cats never come anymore. Actually im okay with cats if they don't disturb my plants. Good luck to you.miruku https://www.blogger.com/profile/01786900237495687254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966972807354804068.post-31334103825884976582011-04-12T12:16:48.626+08:002011-04-12T12:16:48.626+08:00Oh.. I know how you feel.. I have the same problem...Oh.. I know how you feel.. I have the same problem.. I even have rats coming to eat up all the vegetables!!<br /><br />I am thinking of making these plastic containers to house my pots and boxes of vegetables.. it is basically a box without the top.. the sides are transparent plastic and the top I will use a netting. I do hope this will deter all pests from digging and eating my vegetables.Food so delicious!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11848603383554397216noreply@blogger.com