Help!cats using my garden as a loo (merged threads)

Honourable_J

Citrus rind is always a good one - so orange & lemon peelings on the soil will keep them at bay.

missworks2jobs

I heard that pop bottles filled with water placed around the garden keeps them out (apparently they dont like the reflections and it freaks them out).

The best thing my dad uses to keep the cats out of his veggie patch is.....a dog! Although the dog keeps digging up the potatoes while looking for his buried bones, so its a no-win situation.

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Geoffo_M

harib0uk wrote: »

There is a big thread here

But that link is THIS thread!

harib0uk

Geoffo_M wrote: »

But that link is THIS thread!

It wasn't when joebob posted about cat mess... their post has since been merged with this post.

Geoffo_M

harib0uk wrote: »

It wasn't when joebob posted about cat mess... their post has since been merged with this post.

Sorry - yes, that makes sense. It just seemed a bit strange

cannyClaire

I don't have a problem with cats in my garden as I have a six feet high garden fence with plastic coated wire fitted on top, the sort you buy in a 10 metre roll to put around the borders. It is too unstable for cats to climb on and they can't get through it either. I originally put it up to deter human nightime visitors, but found it was good at keeping cats out too. However, I do allow cats to walk across the shed at the bottom of the garden, so they can use other gardens as toilets:rotfl:I just put the wire along the top of the shed at the front.

This method was very effective even when my next door but two neighbour had five moggies patrolling the area.

lizziem_2

What works best and is relatively cheap and easy to repel cats from my garden? I have considered a children's water pistol but by the time we had unlocked the door the cats would be well away. Are there any plants that cats hate? Or anything natural I can put onto my garden which will repel cats? Even a chemical as long as it doesn't damage the plants.

McKneff

Crushed up mothballs works for us but use gloves or you will stink yourself and your house out for hours.:rotfl::rotfl:

davethorp

We were using the green get off crystals but a few weeks ago got an ultrasonic repeller that seems to work a treat (not noticed any mess in our garden and we did test it on our own (house) cat before setting it up)