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How to keep cats from using my new vegetable garden as a toilet?
Coming out of the gate, I don't like cats, but I accept that they also inhabit this planet.
I have a new home and built a great square foot garden, the soil of which is perfect for cats.
I have always placed hidden mouse traps to surprise/deter them as they dig but the feral cats around here do not care that the soil under their butt explodes when they do their job.
I am not going after them, rather they are coming to me, and based on that, I have absolutely no problem with dispatching them to their final destination.
But before I take it to that level I thought I would see if any of you have any suggestions.
And to the cat lovers who will respond, unless you are willing to come here, round them up and remove them, I really am not interested in your opinion of how cruel I am. You see, I am protecting my family from the parasites these vermin carry and when it comes to my family, Bye, Bye, Kitty.
So any and all suggestions will be considered and most likely tried but in the end...
7 Answers
- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
Lay some chicken wire or other fine mesh across the top of the soil or mulch. This also stops birds pulling out or burying seedlings.
- JoanLv 58 years ago
We had the same problem last year. And I like cats - just don't want feral cats ruining my garden. A garden takes a lot of time and work. Get a cat trap. Your animal control shelter may have some you can borrow. The cats are always looking for food so it is pretty easy to catch them in the trap. Then have the animal control people come and get them or take them to the shelter yourself. The cats are not hurt and hopefully they can be tamed and a home found for them.
- W Alex TLv 68 years ago
I had a similar problem and began by trapping them in a hav-a-hart trap and taking them to the pound but found that the city had placed them nearby as rodent control for the local fairgrounds 1/3 mile away. I found they also learned from their companions misfortune and soon ignored the trap no matter what yummy bait I used. I then went to a pellet gun which seems to be the most effective with the exception of nocturnal activity which I curtailed with snairs with which they were unfamiliar. I had to stop that once my, now, wife moved in with her two dogs. They still come by at night but I rarely have the feces problem. Sheridan and Gamo are good pellet gun brands and .177 caliber pointed pellets work wonders. Good luck.
- RangerLv 78 years ago
You can purchase quart size containers of hot Chili Powders. Sprinkle it around the garden. The cat will get a nose full of Chili's and have the same reaction you have when you eat too much Chinese Hot Mustard.
A couple of sniffs of Chili's and the cats will avoid your garden like it was a pen of angry dogs.
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- 8 years ago
I place sheets of aluminum foil on my furniture to kept my pets off of it. They don't like the noise it makes when they step on it. Depending on the size of your garden you could put the aluminum foil either around the plants or down each row. Sets some stones or soil around the edges to keep it from blowing away. It's inexpensive and works like a charm indoors.
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