Tired of finding feline calling cards in your garden?
Here are four simple solutions.
Make a repellent by combining two parts cayenne pepper, three parts dry mustard and five parts flour.
Simply mix together and sprinkle.
Cats dont like tea leaves, so empty your used ones onto the garden soil.
Try using a sprinkler activated by a motion sensor.
Getting doused once or twice will deter any cat.
To keep them off your pots, use 150mm-long wires made from old coat hangers.
Insert half the length into the soil around the perimeter of the pot as a barrier.
SOAK CLEVER
Its a great idea to water your garden thoroughly before you put your mulch down.
This wets the soil and the mulch keeps the moisture in.
Even-sized mulches tend to compact more easily and prevent oxygen and moisture from penetrating soil.
ROUGHNREADY TRELLIS
Make a rustic trellis from stems or canes of a variety of plants.
Support the frame at intervals with star pickets if necessary.
The average adult handspan from pinky fingertip to thumb tip is around 20cm across.
These measurements can be very handy to remember when youre planting out seedlings.
Then sharpen one end of each hard stem to turn it into a pungent meat skewer for barbecuing.
Tip: make holes in your meat pieces first to make them easy to slip on to the skewers.
Carefully peel away all the skin and shake the seeds out, banging on the floor if necessary.
Apply water pressure from a hose to remove the sap; this will further remove remaining seeds.
Squeeze out excess water and allow to dry in the sun, rotating as needed.
What a great way to clean yourself after a hard days graft in the garden.
GREEN AS MUSTARD
Mustard is a great crop to grow as green manure.
confirm the garden bed is kept moist to get the best results as the mustard decomposes.
SHADE YOUR PUMPKINS
Here are some your pumpkins from very hot ways to protect sun and early frost.
Use shade-cloth (or any material will do) to cover them.
In both cases, the damaged skin can deteriorate, become mouldy and rot.
Damaged pumpkins will not store into the winter.
10.BREAK IT DOWN
Is your compost taking too long to break down?
The versatile herb comfrey is a great activator.
Comfrey can also be used as a great general purpose liquid fertilizer.
Strain the leaves out and dilute with water to create a potent plant food.
