With the cooler nights I've been moving houseplants that summered outdoors into the greenhouse and house. On Friday we moved my big red spot banana (about 7 feet tall) into the great room.
Domino, 10 months old, is climbing the biggest culm up to where the leaves start. He's also kicking soil onto the floor which is fortunately wood and not carpeted.
On the theory that cats don't like the smell of citrus I cut the rind off a navel orange and put strips on top of the soil. Forget about it, he kicks the orange rind out along with the soil.
Yes, I had the banana last December when we adopted Domino and Mr. Poe. But they were only a couple of months old and didn't bother the plants, which went outdoors at tomato planting time in the Spring.
All I can think of is a "fence" of chicken wire around the bottom few feet of the banana. And the other large plants that come into the house. Which is hardly going to look attractive.
Suggestions? Please, I need your help!
Domino, 10 months old, is climbing the biggest culm up to where the leaves start. He's also kicking soil onto the floor which is fortunately wood and not carpeted.
On the theory that cats don't like the smell of citrus I cut the rind off a navel orange and put strips on top of the soil. Forget about it, he kicks the orange rind out along with the soil.
Yes, I had the banana last December when we adopted Domino and Mr. Poe. But they were only a couple of months old and didn't bother the plants, which went outdoors at tomato planting time in the Spring.
All I can think of is a "fence" of chicken wire around the bottom few feet of the banana. And the other large plants that come into the house. Which is hardly going to look attractive.
Suggestions? Please, I need your help!
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