I would not suggest using the urine of wild animals as a deterrent to yard and garden "pests."
This urine is collected by capturing and caging wild animals such as wild cats, coyotes, wolves etc.
The animals are usually kept in small cages for life to supply a constant source of the profitable "product."
The animals fight their confinement which often results to serious injury, most often to their jaws and paws.
These injuries are seldom, if ever, treated.
There are much more humane ways to deter the deer and other animals that tend to consume our gardens.
I would advise people to plants that the animal in question tends to avoid.
I have a large herb garden that deer have never sampled.
The herb garden is surrounded by boxwood, a plant that the deer also ignore.
There are many such strategies that are much more humane than the forcible taking of urine from immobilized wild animals.

found out about this site from the House&Home section of the Times:
http://freetreesandplants.com/ you just pay for the shipping of plants and shrubs rescued from gardening centers, that would of been thrown out. This organization is run mostly by the disabled, so it's their livelihood.

On growing different herbs in the same pot, I once had a flourishing parsley plant & then found a rooted stalk in some basil I bought. I added the basil to the pot, & before long both plants died. I don't know if it happened because they weren't compatible or if I exceeded the capacity of the (fairly large) pot. How do you know how much you can plant in a pot of a given volume?

I think Gerard said basil doesn't overwinter? But I've had basil grow again >2 years in a row--is there some other mechanism for this?

I know of a community garden that lost it's bee colony (they died) and wants to start another but the bee keeper is concerned with current NYC laws that say it's illegal to have a bees because they're dangerous.

What advice can you give?

Can I use salt hay for mulch?

Thanks, Tom

For deer, squirrels...have you tried the sprinkler device with a motion dector (one brandname cat's eye)? I had a huge problem with ferrel cats in my backyard garden (coyote urine didn't even phase them) and the motion dector hooked up to a sprinkler goes off everytime they run in front (even at night). Safe easy and TOTALLY solved my problem : ) They never come in my yard anymore!
Happy gardening

PLEASE NOT PEANUTS! Someone in my block puts out peanuts, which the squirrels bring to our yard and bury in our flower boxes. Not only does this leave the boxes dug up all summer long, but when we go to plant in the spring, they are full of half-decomposed peanuts.

You can kill grubs with beneficial nematodes. these are available in organic gardening catalogs. It is a great alternative to synthetic pesticides and works just as well.

I'm hoping to start a fragrant moon garden. Could you recommend some night blooming fragrant plants? My yard is sun & part shade. I've heard of Moon vine but will that take over like morning glory?
Many many thanks!
Love this show and this topic.

Housing for Bats,good for gardens?

What is a natural way to remove possible pesticides from fruit and vegtables? I get produce from a wonderful friend but they are not grown organically - they use mirale grow spray, and I'm hesitant to eat this -

Is there a variety of jasmine that will also do well overwintering in this climate?

Just tuned in...can I put a raised bed on top of untested soil? If so, what depth to avoid the problems with soil?

Any suggestions for how to discourage the thuggish squirrels in my backyard who dig in my flower pots (pansies and non-stop begonias).

how do i keep squirrels out of my fire escape boxes without enclosing them??

Hi Leonard! You had me on a few weeks ago when Ruth Reichl was on to talk about what one does to budget for food. I am looking out my window right now at my window box which I had purchased a few weeks ago at Home Depot for 15 bucks and installed myself. I put in my newly sprouted herb seedlings last week and if they get past this incoming cold front I think they'll be okay. But the one herb from seed that has always given me trouble to hatch is rosemary. Perhaps Mr. Lordahl would care to offer some advice.

I had a real issue with squirrels last Summer eating my tomatoes and cucumbers. What can I do to keep them away?

http://hyperlocavore.wordpress.com/100-reasons-to-be-a-hyperlocavore/

This is a site gathering local gardeners and sharing resources.

Can I really grow rhubarb here? How?

"Congratulations?" Wow, that was rude. I'm officially done listening to your show, Leonard. I'm tired of listening to you speak rudely to callers.

Deer can jump quite high. Coyote urine can be a very effective deterrent. Just make sure to wear gloves when handling, it stinks

With what seems like a strong push for Community Gardens why is the Queens Park Department trying to limit the endeavors of the newest, largest community garden in Astoria?
Please go to:
http://sites.google.com/site/twocovescommunitygarden/save-our-garden
for information.

Any green/natural suggestions on keeping rabbits and groundhogs out of gardens? Groundhogs climb fences!!

Are there any edible fast-growing houseplants?

Can one grow various herbs in a large pot or should they be separated in individual pots? Basil, cilantro, rosemary, oregano.

My neighbor has an enormous (and beloved) beloved back walnut in his backyard, the roots extend into my yard ... I know there are many edible crops that can't be grown because of the juglone in the soil, would it be possible to grow a fig tree? I have lots of sun on the other side of the yard.

ask mr. lordahl how proposed "natural" gas drilling upstate will permanently destroy the high-quality produce we now enjoy at our greenmarkets.

some upstate farmers are eager to lease out part of their land to let the gas companies get at the gas trapped underneath the marcellus shale. some are already drilling, and this requires using millions of gallons of local water and mixing it 350 toxic chemicals to break up the shale.

from where can we get our produce when that happens??

Is it possible to create an English cottage garden feel in a New York suburb? Happy to include edibles and would love some fragrance. Full sun in front, shade in back, tiny plot. I am a disgrace to my Brit heritage when it comes to gardening, but I'm trying to do better.

What vegetables require a lot of Sun? I can grow beans, peas and tomatoes. I would like to try tubers, carrots, broccoli.

Are there any really expensive vegetables that one can grow?