What can you use to keep pets out of flower beds and other landsaped areas & keep them from digging?

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Answer 1

It is so natural for dogs to dig and cats will return to the same litter area, therefore, if the animals are yours my advice would be to section off an area for the pets.Intelligent dogs, when bored, will have destructive habits- so provide lots of entertainment and perhaps a sandbox area where he is allowed to dig, tire swings. rope pulls, daily walks, lots of exercise, etc. Cats are more difficult to contain--perhaps some of the pellets sold at local pet stores would work. I would advise against any moth balls as these are very toxic and bad for the environment . Your local county extension office would be happy to send information on plants that may deter certain animals. Just check with the Master Gardener program-ie. perhaps some area of the yard could be planted with catnip, or catmint.

Answer 2

Cats hate orange scent so I put orange peelings in my flower bed.
I used mothballs in the veggie garden to keep other animals away such as raccoons.

Answer 3

There is a product made with bone meal that smells bad and keeps them away. I think it may be called Skat. Look in a hardware store.

Answer 4

I have read that you can put anything "prickly" on the mulch such as rose bush clippings. It's free and organic, and you can't see it. I have started doing this and our dog doesnt lay in the mulched beds anymore.

Answer 5

I use ground red pepper mixed in with my mulch. After the first stinging nose and/or eye, they don't come back.

I sprinkle it heavily around the edges and mix in with the mulch around the beds.

Answer 6

I've heard garlic works, too. And to keep snails away, human hair trimmings.

Answer 7

Save yourself a lot of frustration, fence them out - real or electronic.