Natural way to keep cats out of my garden and off my property?
I just put bark in the front and backyard and the local cats are using it like a litter box. Don’t want to use anything that will harm the cats, vegetables, bushes and flowers.
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vinegar!
cats hate water, just squirt water at them and they’ll disappear.
learn to love them..hey its fertilizer right!? he he
im pretty sure there is a kind of spray you can use that acts as a natural deterant but i really dont know what its called. you can try googeling it but thats as much as i know.
Spray them with the hose. They hate water. It may take some time, but maybe they will get tired of it, and find somewhere else to potty.
get a dog?? haha… sorry…
i think there’s mammal repellents you can get from… uh… Home Depot or something?? I dont know.. maybe it’s just for rabbits…
sorry, im no help!
Get some chicken wire and place it over the mulch. Cats hate walking on that stuff, no matter how bad they have to “go.” Another cheap and effective way is to use rocks instead of mulch.
Um… buy commercial cat repellent. Cayenne pepper should deter them, but no guaruntees. Cats are fickle beings, and if a cat wants to go somewhere they will.
You may own a cat but you may not govern one.
get a dog…….cats hate dogs, unless it’s little pipsqueak type of dog then a cat will eat them up for lunch….lol.
around your flowers you can put moth balls. or scatter it around or moth flakes. this is a not too expensive way only thing if it rains its kinda melts away.
put really strong smelling plant in your garden. animals hate the smell
Cats see fresh beauty bark like a newly changed catbox, unfortunately. However, cats HATE the smell of Vicks Vapo-Rub. They won’t go near it. Smear it on a piece of cardboard and put it in your yard. Kitties won’t go near it, no matter how enticing fresh beauty bark is.
I have also noticed that they can’t stand the smell of Noxema…everytime I wash my face, my cat can smell it in the other room and takes off running and making bad faces at me.
Oh! And also citrus smells!
I wish you the best of luck!
I used water jug`s, and it seems to work for other`s. And dog`s don`t like it ! And I had to put a neat over my flower boxes, and you can`t tell it`s there ! Good Luck !
Personally, I try to attract cats. I planted catnip all around the outside edges. They do less damage then the groundhogs, foxes, rabbits and deer (yes, a stoned cat will attack a deer). You have a different situation, cats are fairly smart about things, maybe you could accommodate them somehow with a cat pooping area? Maybe a few small areas of sand instead of mulch? They can be a welcomed helper if you figure out how to use them.
I don’t know the name of the plants but I’ve seen them at my local Walmart before…they are plants that repel dogs,cats and rabbits..the plants run about $3-$4 ea but if they work it’s worth it…not sure if they are perennials or annuals…good luck