Living out in the middle of nowhere in rural Wisconsin, I also have all the animals Risa mentioned and more. I tried the urination thing around my garden and have had no more problems with the critters eating my vegtables. It does take alot of urine to go around the garden so when it's time to reapply the repellent, I throw a keg party. Yearn For The Burn Baker R. >From: Doug Irvine <dirvin@bc.sympatico.ca> >Reply-To: Doug Irvine <dirvin@bc.sympatico.ca> >To: RST G <synapse7@home.com> >CC: CHILE-HEAD Mailing List <chile-heads@globalgarden.com> >Subject: Re: [CH] Plants That Repel Animals >Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 22:42:18 -0700 > >Well, Risa.....dunno how practical this may be for you, specially in a >new community, but I have read a couple of places, that you do what the >animals do to mark your territory >but of course this would have to be done in the dark of night, >but this one writer swears that it works, so he went out and urinated >all around his property line! Man, if he had half an acre, he sure would >have had to drink a lotta sompin!!! Beer? Tea? Like the native American >who drank so much tea, that he drowned in his own teepee!!!(boo hiss) >Anyway, if it works for the animals, it should work for humans as well, >and according to this one so called expert, it worked for him. Never >tried it myself, but my son in law also swears that it works. Boy oh >boy, will we get a new thread going with that one???It is on topic, if >it keeeps the critters away from your chiles! Cheers, Doug in BC _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com