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Post by daylilydude on Dec 31, 2010 7:31:42 GMT -5
I guess the cats have decided that my raised beds are the worlds biggest cat litter box so any ideas on how to keep them out besides shooting them?
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Trudi
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Post by Trudi on Dec 31, 2010 13:19:34 GMT -5
Drop a pile of sand off in a corner of the garden, away from the plant beds. I have two indoor/outdoor cats and one feral that lives in my garage. Mostly, they use the sand in corner or they squat in the ivy, but once in a blue-moon they do their business in a veggie bed. No big deal, I just scoop it up with the dog bomb bucket and toss it under shrub along the back fence. Cats are not really a problem here, I like them because they eat a lot of mice, well, they eat the bodies and leave me the heads (ick) so I'm okay with them in the garden. I've got a young pup who doesn't know yet to stay out of the beds but she will learn this spring to stay out of them.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2011 7:49:32 GMT -5
Cats dont like BIG chunky mulch for a litter spot. I had a flower bed my feral used till I mulched it with pine bark chunks. The big ones, not the little nuggets.
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Post by adobo on Apr 20, 2011 1:30:16 GMT -5
our stupid cat even $h!t$ on my containers. exposing the roots of the plants
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2011 9:39:58 GMT -5
I agree with Trudi. Cats like open, sandy areas to do their business. One can provide an outdoor litter box, if there is no area of the garden available to create an area for cats to use.
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Post by daylilydude on Mar 6, 2012 9:25:35 GMT -5
I just found this while searching the web...
Bury citrus rinds in the soil of your house plants to keep cats from digging. Orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime rinds are all unpopular with felines. You can do this for your outdoor garden as well to prevent the neighborhood cats from treating your garden as the litter box. Be aware that the rinds will break down into the soil (composting) so you will need to replace them from time to time.
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Post by nofeargardener on Mar 6, 2012 10:49:17 GMT -5
there are a few things you could try. I really like the sand idea that Trudi mentioned. I've also had good luck keeping cats away from my stuff by planting an out-of-the-way area with catmint. Maybe that along with some sand could really do the trick.
Aside from that, you could try sprinkling some dog/human hair around your beds. I dunno... just a thought.
I know you don't want to shoot 'em, but a little BB in the bootie won't injure them but it will scare them away. I think if you're vigilant about it for a couple weeks, they'll get the hint.
hang in there buddy! ;D
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2012 12:04:03 GMT -5
Any form of water cats really don't like. I gave my kids those big water guns when they were younger and I use one now if I'm in the garden and I see a furry person trying to dig a hole to poo in,there is nothing worse that kitty poo when your planting, its just waits inches under the soil for naked hands.
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