The Mrs. has gone missing and is rumored to be batsh*t crazy, I tell ya. She’s bagged up weird stuff in the past, like toilet paper rolls. That she might try to sell to make $.
Yeah, right. Crazy, right!?
But what she’s bagged up now is worse. And you might be grossed out by it, so don’t say I didn’t warn you. It all started when the scoundrels appeared in the yard this past spring. And started eating the plants in Mrs.’s garden.
She got some advice here on the blog comments that cat hair might do the trick to deter the little buggers from attacking her plants. Well, well, well, wild hair is something we both got going for us.
She was on a mission to see if cat hair spread in the garden worked.
Enter in ME – Dessy to the rescue.
Every time the hoomans heat up a cup of something in the microwave, I come running and start begging to be brushed. Not fed, but brushed. I have a different routine for begging for food. For the brushing, I wait while they open the drawer and pull out the tools of the trade.
I meow at the site of the glorious brush that removes hair rapidly. My sister runs from this brush, so it’s all mine. She has a different brush in the drawer. She shows up when I’m busy sleeping somewhere else. And she moves way too fast to capture photos of her brushing routine. So I get to be the star of the show!
Where was I? Oh, yes, the glorious hair-removing BRUSH!
Waiting with pins and needles aren’t ya?
Here you go – the result of our efforts. Every single time I’m brushed, I produce a lot of fur for the bag! I’m surprised I’m not bald yet!
The prized possession – bagged cat hair. Does that look like a smashed face in the bag? Or a bagged face?
Now Mrs. has to figure out how to get the hair to stay in place by the flowers – the first attempt blew away in the wind. The second attempt was rained on and it is plastered to the dirt. And the scoundrels still appeared. The cat hair is a precious commodity, so she wants to be careful not to waste it.
I just love her and this rug after I get brushed. Ah…I have nothing more to say about that. I bagged this post up nicely, wouldn’t you say?
Post Inspiration – Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “bagged.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!
PS – Thank you for entertaining Dessy this week! She’s been missing out on being the star of the show. Do you have any tips on how to use the cat hair once you’ve gotten enough to share with a garden? I hope you’re all doing well and finding moments to smile and enjoy life despite the bat-sh*t craziness going on in the world!
Hi Dessy! You are a wonderful spokescat for the uses of cat hair! Most people just complain about it, but you have given us all reason to appreciate your asset! Good job!
Thank you, kindly from Dessy! She can tell you’re a fan of furry friends. 😍🥰😻
I’ve never heard of using cat hair as a way to keep unwanted visitors out of the flowers. I hope it works!
We’ll see if it does. I’m pretty sure it doesn’t work as well as little Copper marking his turf!
Awww, I never met Copper of course, but he seemes like a sweet little dude. ❤️
🙂 Yes, he was a sweet little dude!
It’s amazing how much fur cats keep producing yet it never thins (unlike the hair I keep losing). Funny that each cat has their chosen brush… they have you well-trained (as well you should be).
I agree with you – it’s amazing how much hair they have. It’s interesting too that when they were younger, they didn’t shed as much. So maybe they’re like us humans the older we get the less hair we have?
Yes, these two cats are sisters and they have been in competition from day one. We just got back from shopping for new walking shoes and they both were competing over who got to sit in the shoe box first.
Oh, yes, they have us trained, that’s for sure! Dessy is the best alarm clock around!
Obviously, you should have purchased two pairs of shoes so they each could have had their own box.
I confess…I did buy two (I just couldn’t wear both at the same time!) 🤔😊😆
Interesting fact about the hair deterring the pests … wow, I can’t think of how to tame that hair to stay in the garden. It’s not like you can put a net over it to trap it as that will defeat the purpose. That is an interesting dilemma and I know you will find a solution if it helps keep the pests at bay!
I’m kind of stumped too. I did check the one planter that I put some hair in and the hair is still there and no more plant nibbling has happened? Hmm…if it works, I may need to start selling it on ebay! 😉
Go for it! That’s great that it works. You can save it up all Winter and put it out in the Spring.
I’ll have to look for brightly colored brushes so they look decorative too.
Yes, give that garden an artsy flair!
I have an idea – so I’m back. How about this: You buy some cheap hairbrushes, or use old hairbrushes, and arrange he hair onto the brushes, embedding it into the bristles. The hair will stay in place and the brushes won’t move unless you have very high winds.
I could try that! There’s a Dollar General down the road………………. thanks for the idea!!
You’re welcome Shelley. If you can get one with stiff bristles it would cling better. I was thinking about it after I finished the first comment – at first I’d think taping a bunch of toothbrushes together would work, but there aren’t enough bristles and toothbrushes aren’t heavy so they’d likely blow away, ALTHOUGH, you could stick them in the dirt after running them through the hair. It would like kinda h*llish-looking though in your garden. 🙂
I love it, thanks for running with the idea!
Glad to help from afar. 🙂
That is a great idea. Pity the practicality doesn’t work with the elements taking over. I like Linda’s idea. You could try human hair too 🤔 Now don’t you wish you saved up all of Coppers poop 😂
I must confess, I’ve been saving human hair too 🤣🤣🤣
I do wish I saved some of Copper’s poop too – maybe I should go to the neighbor’s and offer to scoop poop? Hmm… 🤣
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I’ve never heard that cat hair was good for anything other than covering a cat….
You’re right, cat hair does do wonders for the look of the cat. If this doesn’t work, I might try sticking it in the holes that the mice try to sneak in? Or throw it away. There’s always that! The birds do seem to use it for their nest building.
Have you ever seen a Sphinx, a hairless cat? They’re so ugly, they’re cure. We had a Devon Rex who had very little hair, pretty much just the undercoat. Very cute!
I have, and agree – I’m sure they’re very charming. I wonder if they get cold without fur? I’ve not seen a Sphinx or a Devon Rex in person. They are cute from the pictures I Googled.
They love to snuggle on cold nights, and they get very warm, which keeps you warm.
Aw…that’s so sweet!
🙂 Here ara some advices I read.
– “Put tufts of HUMAN hair (asks hairdresser!) in small nets and hang them, but this can only be punctual and limited. The human odor contained on the hair would act as a powerful repellent.”
“Whatever the effectiveness of the technique, it costs nothing to try… And for those whose experience is not conclusive, they can always recycle the hair into fertilizer for their plantation. Staggering, right? In addition to water and light, plants also need the nitrogen contained in our hair, which has definitely not finished surprising us..”.
-“Sprinkle cat litter: Cat litter scattered along the vegetable garden and around vegetable plants is also a great trick to keep rabbits away.”
-“Watering around the plantations of milk which, as it decomposes, gives off a pestilential odor.
-“Put any plant to putrefy in a bucket of water and water around the plantations.”
-“Dip string in cod liver oil and wrap around the crops to be protected. The delicate-nosed rabbit will flee.”
Can’t help, no rabbit in my garden but numerous cats.
Thank you, Anne! I was hoping you’d share more info. I did get it wrong using cat hair instead of human hair, so I’ll try multiple options as we have several bunny families doing damage. It is about time to cut Mr.’s hair again, instead of tossing it randomly outside, I’ll be more strategic this time. My yelling and clapping my hands at the scoundrel this morning was NOT a deterrent – I had to chase it out of the yard. Grr.
I have tried reviving one of my plants before by putting my own hair in it. Turns out it is best if it isn’t just a big wad of long hair. I think it should’ve been cut up so the pieces didn’t tangle in the roots.
Thanks again for the ideas, much appreciated! I hope you are well – it’s great to hear from you. Take care!
Thank you!
Take care you too.
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One of our cats welcomes the brush, cried to be brushed. Her sister runs away at the sight. We found that dog hair did discourage some of the feral cats from using the flowerbed as a litter box, but we haven’t tried cat hair. If the bunnies keep eating, I may knit a fence from it.
I’d say, “Isn’t it funny that two cats can be so opposite,” but then duh, you and I both know that cats are quirky. That’s what makes them fun to have around.
I’ve tried the cat hair again, I wrapped it around one of the plants that they’ve been eating and it worked. There’s been a lot of wind since I placed it there, so the hair may have blown away. I like the idea of knitting a fence…hmm! If nothing else, the cats have enjoyed all the brushing attention. Next up, I’m going to try human hair. 🤔🤨
I don’t have enough human hair to make a good deterrent 😉
Aw, that does happen to us humans. So far, you’re in luck, the cat hair IS working as a deterrent. 🙂
Hmmm. Interesting concept. My guess is that dog hair would do the trick as well. They are naturally more odorous than cats. I’d go by a dog grooming shop and ask if you can fill a bag with hair. I’m sure they’d be more than happy to oblige. Probably let you pick up hair whenever you wanted/needed. You could get enough to make a mulch! Hahaha! Remember when there was that huge oil spill and they were filling floating barriers with hair to catch the oil? Any kind of hair? I donated my dogs’ hair at the time and was happy to give it another use.
It’s been an entertaining experiment. I think dog hair would work too. I should just have my neighbor’s dogs come spend time in the yard and mark their turf.
That’s a great idea about going to a dog grooming shop!
I didn’t hear about the oil spill and hair, that’s wonderful that you contributed.
I’m going to try human hair next. And I need to catch the other cat of mine and brush her and save her hair too. Ah, the joys of an empty nest. 🙂
Hi Shelley
Fun hearing from Dessy
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And never heard of the cat hair to help repel and Linda’s brush idea sounds viable?
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Also / your flowers along the fence look so pretty
Thanks, Yvette, sometimes it’s best to just let the pets talk!
I still need to get the brushes that Linda suggested – but so far, wrapping Dessy’s hair on the stems of the plants has been working!!
The catchfly plants seem to be immune to the rabbits once they bloom.
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