rue herb – Michael Broad

Infographic on herb Rue as a cat repellent

March 30, 2024 by Michael Broad

This page is on one topic. Rue as a cat repellent. A rather specialist topic don’t you think? I have never tried it and I suspect that in all honesty it has modest success but that would be a good result as there are few if any really effective cat repellents available to dedicated …

Rue is a plant that may work as a cat deterrent when crushed

April 10, 2023 by Michael Broad

Rue (Ruta graveolens) is a herb that was referred to as a cat deterrent in the first century AD by the Roman author Pliny in his massive book Natural History. This deterrent has a very long and distinguished pedigree. Excuse the pun. Not only did the Roman author Pliny mention it those many years …