how to keep pets out of the garden

[the_donger]

I was planning the garden for this year and remembered some folks asking how to keep cats and dogs out of the garden. Hope this helps.

http://www.figtree.org.au/companion_planting.html

Rue (Rutus, not Peganum) keeps cats and dogs off garden beds if planted round the borders.

[Chubminnow]

Hey thanks for posting this...I'm gonna print it out. But explain something to me...they show a plant, it's companion and their functions, Basil for instance...the tomato plant is Basil's companion, what do they mean by "companion"? I reckon it's the basil that helps repel flies and mosquitoes?

[the_donger]

Hey thanks for posting this...I'm gonna print it out. But explain something to me...they show a plant, it's companion and their functions, Basil for instance...the tomato plant is Basil's companion, what do they mean by "companion"? I reckon it's the basil that helps repel flies and mosquitoes?

Companion just means to plant these near each other. I am not an expert on this, I just found this guide last fall and have not used it yet. You can do a google search on "companion planting" and several of these guides will show up. Some are more informative than others and some go into great detail while others just have a chart.

Good luck.

[Mean Morone]

I just got an invisible fence for my dog. It happens to be in my back yard where my garden is. I was trying to figure out how to keep her out of the garden. Now all I need to do is figure out what Rue is.

[RoadToad]

Hey thanks for posting this...I'm gonna print it out. But explain something to me...they show a plant, it's companion and their functions, Basil for instance...the tomato plant is Basil's companion, what do they mean by "companion"? I reckon it's the basil that helps repel flies and mosquitoes?

I found another site that explains what it is. Part of it is really just crop rotation. I guess in the case of basil and tomatoes, the basil is supposed to attract the bugs away from the tomatoes.
http://www.companionplanting.net/