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TheveggardenerTheveggardener Posts: 1,057
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Today I put my onions under a cloche but still in the module's. A short while ago I herd cat's in the garden and looked out the window. The fleece has been ripped and my onions scattered. The ground is not ready for them to be planted out and anyway the cat's might start their mating again. I have two questions.

1) can I put the onions back into the module's or have I lost them.
2) Is there anything I can do to stop the cats.


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  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    Try putting them back, but bring them in the warm. For the cats I suggest a water pistol, works for me.
  • TheveggardenerTheveggardener Posts: 1,057
    Thanks purplerallim I'll have to do that tomorrow as it's dark out there now. I thought they would be OK outside as the about 3 or 4 inches tall and I'd hopped it would slow them down a bit. By the time I'd got out there they had run off. 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    The big pump action water pistol type things are what you need ... keep one primed by the back door ... it won’t hurt them but it will make them think twice about whose territory it is. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    The big pump action water pistol type things are what you need ... keep one primed by the back door ... it won’t hurt them but it will make them think twice about whose territory it is. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    Too right @Dovefromabove 😈 Had three coming in my garden sitting looking at the birds, just a summer of the water pistol, dont think I ever managed to actually hit one, and now rarely see them at all. 😃
  • TheveggardenerTheveggardener Posts: 1,057

    Hi both son took this last year of someone's cat watching me in the garden. It always sat in that plant so have moved it to the front garden. Son took a black sack of Blue Bells to the dump they were not the English one's and they were taking over the garden. I'll going to put down a membrane to see if that will stop them growing. 
  • cornellycornelly Posts: 970
    Diluted urine is the answer, we have a large garden and as long as it is fine weather diluted urine around the garden and cats are not seen, after rain redose.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Either a dog or the water cannon as suggested but, if they're coming at night you may need to install a water scarecrow - a motion activated water spray system that works for cats, foxes, herons etc......    Google for suppliers and reviews.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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    Plato
  • TheveggardenerTheveggardener Posts: 1,057

    cornelly, thanks for that I take it you mean human urine.
  • TheveggardenerTheveggardener Posts: 1,057
    Obelixx now you've spoilt my fun, only a water cannon. Joking aside you right a water scarecrow or something similar is what I'll have to get but will give cornelly's one a try first. 
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