So, I grow Aloe Vera. It's edible, good for burns and cuts. Makes a nice skin and hair moisturizer. It's a nice plant to have around the house in case of emergencies. I live in an apartment so there aren't many places to stick a plant. The only place to stick an aloe is at the living room window? My room gets no light at all, and mom's room the window ledge isn't wide enough.
I also have 2 cats. They've been known to knock the aloe off the window sill and off the plant stand thing I got not long ago. Well the plant stand had a small Plant Box on the bottom half of the stand, so I took that out, cleaned it up, drilled some holes into the bottom for drainage..
So, the first day, my aloe were enjoying their new home in the box.
next thing i knew, the aloe on the far right was squashed, the 2 inner most leaves were broken off.. luckily a new leaf, too tiny to be hurt by this (as far as i can tell) is coming through.
2 leaves off that plant! D:<
this morning, the aloe next to the one that was already squashed... was squashed!
So what have I started doing to try to keep the cats away? In the spoiler above, you can see i added orange peels to the dirt and also to the table around the plant box.
I've also added some black pepper for now, i plan on getting red pepper to add to the dirt.
My last tactic is Brown Vinegar lightly diluted with water sprayed around the area.
I'm hoping that I won't see anymore damage to my Plant Box and the aloe inside tomorrow morning.
So, do you have pets that get into your house plants? How do you keep them out of the house plants? Tell us your stories and share your tips and tricks.