What does pets in ingredients such as oil water and vinegar mean?

Markus Imhof

Parts. Equal parts, in your case. Whether you use teaspoons or buckets is up to you. If you mix 1 teaspoon of each ingredient, you end up with 3 teaspoons worth of mix. If you use one bucket full of each ingredient, you'll end up with three buckets worth of mix. I'd suggest to start with three teaspoons. Essential oils are expensive, and it's not going to work anyways :-)

yimi

A "part" can be any amount. The issue is the proportions. 1 part water to 1 part vinegar could be a cup of each or a gallon of each.

lili

That means equal parts of each. For a regular spray bottle, 1 cup of each will fill it, 1/2 cup each will be about 1/2 the bottle.

Mj

A "part" can be any amount. The issue is the proportions. 1 part water to 1 part vinegar could be a cup of each or a gallon of each.

Pat Wooden

The oil is optional, and just helps mask the smell of the vinegar. You can use pure vinegar, as long as it's not going to harm any plants or house furnishings. It's best to dilute the vinegar with water, experimenting to find the minimum percent of vinegar that gets the job done.

Lib.rare.ian

The "parts" are whatever size you choose, depending on how much solution you want to make. If you use cups as your "parts", your recipe will make three cups of solution. If you use tablespoons as your "parts", your recipe will make three tablespoons of solution. But is this recipe a solution for your cat problem? I doubt it. By the way, if you smell cat urine in your garden, it may be because the shrubs actually smell like cat urine. Boxwood is always taking the rap for stray cats, when it obviously smells like cat urine all by itself.

Poppy

That means equal parts of each. For a regular spray bottle, 1 cup of each will fill it, 1/2 cup each will be about 1/2 the bottle.