Jeyes fluid

Those of you who have had rodent problems might be interested in this.......

My brother has been having long term problems with rodents in and around his racing pigeon loft. Over the last three months he has been using Jeyes to wash and disinfect the floor and also sprayed some around the outside of the loft. He has traps down also but since he has started using this the traps have been empty. It also works to keep cats out of the garden. Could it be the smell?

Edit: Just remembered, it kills slugs too.

 

There's a gravel area in my garden which runs along the side of the house. I realised that local cats had been doing the deed on the gravel. I removed it and decided to use some Jeyes Fluid in water and poured it along the gravel area to try to stop them using any of it as a toilet. I used quite a high concentration of Jeyes Fluid to water. In the last 2 weeks there have been no cats leaving me gifts on the gravel. Fingers crossed it won't happen again but I think I'll keep treating the area every so often with Jeyes Fluid.

I love the smell too.....it reminds me of my old Dad! He laughs when I tell him that but he's always used it to clean the greenhouse / patio area at the house he lives in now and the backyard when my parents got their first house.

 

I have had a disaster with my Brussels and Sprouting Broccoli this year. It appeared to be leaf spot, the leaves got spotty and then rotted. I sprayed with a fungicide with slowed up the decay. How do I sterilise the ground to kill any remaining spores? Posted here because my old granddad used to swear by an egg cup full of Jeyes Fluid in a watering can over about 10 square yards "to kill the Bugs". I would be interested to hear any comments or suggestions.

 

I also love the smell of Jeyes fluid , not so keen on the price though its very expensive !
I didn't know it could deter cats and other varmints , also killing slugs is new to me . What strength do you use for this and how is it applied ? Is it safe with dogs ?

 

@HarryS ........I've got my small tin of JF in front of me. According to the instructions on the back you can disinfect kennels with it plus hutches and stables. There's even a pic of a dog on the front of the tin sitting on the patio....so perfectly safe!

I didn't know it would deter cats until I tried it. I dilute in water so the water looks brownish and so it smells quite strong. It must be the smell the cat's don't like. I notice it doesn't say anything on the tin about cleaning cat litter trays with it.....maybe because they'd avoid the trays due to the smell?!!

 

Thanks FC and Fern
just done a little Googling , it was invented in 1877 . And is still the No 1 disinfectant for stables and kennels . Best price I can find is Wilkos at £9 a litre , almost the same cost as a bottle of cheap spirits
Why so expensive ? Why no competition ? What does it taste like with soda ,lime and fresh mint, Jeyhito's
http://www.jeyesfluid.com/pets.htm

 

I got a 5 litre can about 6 years ago for about £3 at our local car boot.I use it to sterilise the beds in the polytunnel, spray the fruit trees for bugs and lichen and to disinfect the lawns and beds when the ruddy chats from across the road have shat.

 

It seems to me it's not as strong as it used to be, when used the smell hung around for days or weeks but now it seems to be gone in a day.
I agree it is a lovely healthy refreshing smell and will always find a place in my garden, specially for greenhouse clean and a dash in drains kills any grotty smells.

 

Agree with you there roders. It seems to me that it's less potent than it used to be.

Earlier this year, I finished off a large tin which I'd had on the go for several years. I've always used it for getting rid of red mite in the chicken hut. A good spray all around the inside with Jeyes used to sort them out every time.

When I did the same using the new formulation it had no effect on them at all.

 

Did jeyes have to change the formula a few years ago , to comply with current European regs ?