What can I put in my flower garden to keep cats from using it as a litter box?

DON'T use Cayenne pepper or moth balls! Cayenne gets on the cat's paws and they wash themselves and get it in their eyes and can literally scratch their eyes out. Very cruel! Moth balls are toxic to both animals and children.

Some people have said black pepper is toxic to cats, but there's no evidence of that. Use black pepper if you must.

Here are some things others have had success with:

Cats don't like citrus. Orange or lemon essential oil can be sprinkled in the garden or made into a spray to repel them. (Spray on plants and soil, NOT on the cat! ;-) Many gardeners swear by this! You can also just throw orange or grapefruit rinds in the garden.

Ammonia soaked corn cobs

Blood meal---they hate the smell. This is also a fertilizer, use sparingly!

Marigolds--The jury is out, but some folks swear by them.

Chicken wire. Cats get their claws stuck in it while trying to dig and it will deter them.

Cedar compost.

Vinegar or wine vinegar

Rose bush cuttings or other thorny brambles, if they won't get in the way.

One thing to keep in mind is that although you view them as pests, and they are in this respect, those same cats will also keep your garden free from moles, squirrels, rabbits, birds, and other critters that can be potentially far more damaging than the cats. They play their part in nature's grand scheme.

Hope this helps.

Peace,

Polly

There are two things that I know of that you can do; 1: Lay down chicken wire before your garden blooms in the spring.2: Sprinkle some cayenne pepper around your flowers and flower bed. Hope this helps you.

A very tall fence.

Cats

... Cats are territorial, and mark their territory with sent to warn off other felines. ... A cat can jump up to five times its own height in a single bound.

Low-Cost Slant Fence Excludes Deer from Plantings

Normally a 5' fence height would offer absolutely no impediment to deer intent ... the lowest of the 7 electrified wire strands just a few inches off the ground. ...

http://www.ext.vt.edu/news/periodicals/commhort/19...

Deer_Paper

Vegetation must be kept off of the lower fence wires using herbicides or ... of wires (5, 7, 9, or more) and fence height (5 to 10 feet), that you can use. ...

http://www.naturalresources.umd.edu/Pages/Deer_Pap...

Sure deer is not joining in with the cats romping thru?

I hear coffee grounds will work.Im going to try it ive been saveing up the grounds.I usealy use pepper and it works for a while have to add every few days.I have 12 cats.

Get a watergun and canopy and watch. jointly as the cat contains your outdoor soak him/her thoroughly with water. some circumstances of this and he/she could be ready to no longer come again. optimal cats (some breeds excluded for specific, the exception to the handbook) do in assessment to water and it would not take plenty to discourage them. for specific, I additionally like the orange peel thought. something that could no longer cruel. yet land mines and electric fences? what's incorrect with those people? jointly as i grew to become a toddler we used to play ball in a neighbor's EMPTY lot (via no ability broke a window or the rest that i'll bear in recommendations) and this previous guy raised such hell with our mothers and dads that we had to end taking area in there. We weren't hurting a component. jointly as previous guy Bozeman died each teenager indoors the community cheered. Why do people might prefer to be so mean to animals and little ones? what form of kicks do they get out of it?

Moth Flakes

When the cat scratches the smell of the moth flakes chases them away.

Do not use Moth Balls, although it has the same effect, they look silly in the garden.

Use small rocks as mulch. It hurts their feet so they stay away or you can you the herb penny royal. Cats find the smell repulsive. Good luck.

Ground hot peppers

This is a great article!

pine cones or bits of a "sticker" plant, they don't like the barbs