what is the best thing to keep cats out of the garden?

Answer 1

People who let their cats run around outside should be reported for animal abuse.

Answer 2

I learned this by accident. I was doing some masonry work and had a pile of sand left over, when I went to move it a couple of weeks later it was full of cat scat and wreaked. So I made a sand box down wind of my yard under a lilac hedge (nothing grows under mine anyway). First I dug a depression, filled it with gravel and covered it with landscape fabric. Then I made some ten inch sides out of scrap lumber and filled it with sand. Now I rake out the scat and rinse the urine out of sand into the gravel below with a hose. My neighbor said after I put in my luxury kitty commode the neighborhood cats quit using her kids sand box (I'm not sure how she knows this, her kids are in college - lol ). RScott

Answer 3

A motion activated sprayer works very well. An inexpensive version is the Garden Ghost. Startles any animal but does not harm them. It is also fun for Halloween.

Answer 4

You could try sprinkling cayenne pepper lightly over the first couple feet all the way around the perimeter of your garden. Of course if it keeps them out, you'll need to apply more after a good rain.

Answer 5

I heard if you plant marigolds around the edges of your garden that they'll stay out, is it possible to make a fence around the garden?

Answer 6

we had that problem to. cat's using our garden area's as litter boxes. yuck. we put down lots of mulch and it's worked great. they don't seem to like the feel of it and it keeps the weeds down.

Answer 7

Citrus peel is a definate (orange, lemons etc) they can't stand the smell and it fertilizes
Cheyene Pepper is another
Noisy wind chimes, they don't like noise when doing their business

Good Luck

Answer 8

Dog......they also make a product that is supposed to repel p ussy cats

Answer 9

Tie a Dog up next to it..

Answer 10

Put some dummy Dogs there ... lolz..