Because my wife is acutely sensitive to mosquito bites, I've agreed to commit significant space in our yard to plants said to be disagreeable to mosquitoes. I've focused on pennyroyal (mentha pulegium). However, we have a cat, so I want to run this idea by the cat folks as well as the gardeners. Any comments?
Pennyroyal oil is often sold as a natural flea repellent for cats. It can be slightly irritating in that form, but certainly not in leaf form. Go for it.
Yes, I saw that information surfing the Web. Fleas are a big problem right now. Maybe pennyroyal will turn out to be better for the cat than for my wife...
I never had a cat problem, but a neighbor used to place a trail of citrus peels around the garden. She said it worked. Makes sense. Anytime I'd be eating orange or grapefruit, my cat wouldn't come near me.
citrus peels around the garden. She said it > worked. Makes sense. Anytime I'd be eating orange >or grapefruit, my cat wouldn't come near me.
I recently stopped wearing a citrus-based perfume ("Pure" by Alfred Sung) and my cat stopped having asthma attacks. I know the two things are related, because little else has changed. Now whether it is the citrus base or perfume of any kind, I cannot say. I surely didn't wear much, and didn't wear it every day.
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