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Old 02-07-2009, 06:57 PM
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hiya guys & gals

just a quickie as ever

i have a nice little herb bed that is netted over to stop my troublesome neighbours bengal cat from pooping on my patch,

now everything that i have planted has starting to shoot

now from the surface of the soil to the net there is about half a foot of room before plantation will touch it......

my question is can i remove the net when the soil is completely covered with my herbs and veg or will i have to keep it covered,because of cat dollop

as i said i dont want to keep everything netted over if i dont have to,i dont get to much wildlife in my garden about 4 pidgeons which i feed religiously a couple of starlings that are a masterclass at plucking worms out of the ground that im thinking of employing,plus an endless supply of bee's buzzing around my 3 lavender bushes

if my patch aint netted at the stages when my plantation is thriving and covering all the soil will cats poop and is there any other problems i might have to consider ?

iv posted a pic for you guys that havent seen my "patch" that picture was about seven days ago,everything has now started to pop through the soil

cheers guys

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Old 03-07-2009, 03:50 PM
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Nice looking bed! I had the same problem with the local pooches, but once the plants fill out they give up and go elsewhere. My onions haven't been disturbed, but I have had poop on top of the netting before now!
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Old 03-07-2009, 06:41 PM
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but I have had poop on top of the netting before now!
hiya judimac

yeah know what you mean i caught said cat on my netting the other morning,iv also had tell tall signs of saggy netting with mud on it some mornings as well,obviously kitty is being clever by learning how to net walk lol??

have any of you guys got any good tips for keeping cats of ya garden ??

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Nice looking bed! I had the same problem with the local pooches, but once the plants fill out they give up and go elsewhere. My onions haven't been disturbed, but I have had poop on top of the netting before now!
The way I look at it it's just free fertilizer. A little poop goes a long way.
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