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How to Keep Cats Out of Yard - The Top 10 Recipes For Homemade Cat Repllent

Are the neighborhood cats constantly using your garden or favorite rose bushes as a toilet? Many people have trouble with the neighbor's cats digging up their plants, as well as fighting (or other things) on their patios at night.

Even if you have cats, or are just a cat-lover, there may are a lot of stray cats in your neighborhood. This could be a problem if a stray tom cat has been sneaking into your yard and spraying. After all of this; you end up spending weeks cleaning up after someone else's mess. Wouldn't it be good if you could keep cats out of your yard?

Some common remedies can be poisonous to cats or just downright mean and should be avoided. These include traps and mothballs; which can cause liver damage to both the cats and your family.

Here are some recipes for homemade cat repellent to help keep your flower in great shape.

1. Mix together Vinegar, liquid hand soap and water, in equal parts.  Spray it liberally on your lawn.

2. Cats seem to run from Rosemary Essential Oil. Mix a little of rosemary with water and spray it onto areas that are problematic.

3. Another cat repellent that they seem to hate is a little crushed garlic, cayenne pepper, sugar, water, lemon and cinnamon.

4. Plant a bush called Coleus Canina, also known as Scardy Cat. It grows in almost any kind of soil, has grey/green foliage with little blue flowers and when crushed releases a horrible odor. Most cats seem to not be able to stand this plant at all.

5. Try mixing 5 tablespoons each of flour, powdered mustard, cayenne pepper and chili powder with 2 quarts of warm water. Mix these together and spray the perimeter of your yard or garden.

6. You could also try mixing together 20 drops of lemon oil, 10 drops capsicum (liquid cayenne pepper), 20 drops of eucalyptus oil and 1 quart of water. Mix and shake well.  Spray on furniture, carpet, upholstery and around your plants.

7. Add the juice from the greenest orange you can find to a little warm water and spray the areas you want to cats out of.

8. Place citrus rinds and used coffee grounds in your flower beds or garden to keep most critters out.

9. Add some herbs to your beds. Add to your garden some citronella, rue, lavender, rosemary or garlic and chives. These are attractive plants but are a [http://catrepellent.blogspot.com]natural cat repellent.

10. Rub a sliced onion around fence posts or deck chairs and spread the slices around your garden areas.

Remember, when you make your own [http://catrepellent.blogspot.com/]natural cat repellent that cats have a strong sense of smell. Use this to your advantage as they find some smells less pleasing than others. Try one or all of these recipes and have yourself a beautiful garden!

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10 Steps to Setting Up Your Own Herb Garden

It is very easy to set up your own herb garden. With all the benefits you will realize from growing your own herbs, there is no excuse not to get started today. Here you will find a step by step instructional to help get you started. Following this guide will get you on the path to being a better gardener today.

(1) Choose indoors or outdoors. For those just getting started with herb gardening, it is recommended to start with an indoor garden. This will give you more control over the environment your plants are in.

(2) Using the right location. The best place for an indoor garden is in a windowsill that faces either south or west. Make sure the windowsill you choose gets approximately seven hours of light a day.

(3) Picking out the right pot. The best pot to plant your herb garden in is a clay pot. The porous nature of the material will allow the soil to get more oxygen. Your plant needs oxygen in order to survive and aerated soil helps your plant to breathe.

(4) Mixing your soil. Herbs thrive in a soil, which is low in nutrients. Since potting soil is very rich in nutrients, you will want to mix it with an equal amount of sand. For every five-inch pot add about a tablespoon of lime to sweeten the soil.

(5) Use pebbles as a base. Before putting your soil in the pot, put down a layer of pebbles. This helps drain excess water away from the soil before it damages the roots. Pebbles also help your herb garden to be able to get more oxygen.

(6) Putting soil in the pot. When you put your soil mixture in the pot, do not pack it in tightly. You want the soil to be loose so the herb can create a good root structure. Tightly packed soil also makes it more difficult for the plant to breathe.

(7) Planting your seed. The perfect depth for most seeds is about a half inch deep. A good measure for this is the nail on your index finger. Push the seed into the dirt until you do not see your nail. Loosely cover the seed with excess soil, but do not pat it down.

(8) Put your plant in the window. While waiting for the seed to germinate, make sure the soil is getting sunlight and is properly watered. The soil should remain moist to the touch, not wet. If you notice pools of water, your seed may be drowning. Excess water should then be drained immediately.

(9) Give your plant some air. When planting indoors, you need to give your plant some artificial wind. Herbs do not like a lot of wind, so use an oscillating fan on the lowest setting. Give your plant about an hour of "wind" a day.

(10)Be patient. The problem most people have with growing herbs is they want to give them more attention than they actually need. You should notice a sprout in a week. The plant will grow to maturity in about six weeks. If there is a problem do not be discouraged, simply start over.

You will see growing an herb garden is much easier than you thought. Once you get a handle on growing herbs, you will be able to move on to more difficult projects. Remember to have fun as you learn the art of gardening and enjoy the herbs you grow.

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