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From: kolling@decwrl.UUCP (Karen Kolling)
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: re: felines and planters
Message-ID: <1560@decwrl.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 8-Apr-85 20:20:26 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr  8 20:20:26 1985
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>            Try a few orange or lemon peels placed around
>   your planter. For some reason cats are repelled by citrus
>   fruit.

I'm a bit dubious about this, my cats aren't repelled by citrus.
Try making the dirt in the planter uninviting, perhaps cover the
surface with large bark chips, or keep it soaking wet for a while
(there's nothing planted in it right now, so it won't rot, right?)