A couple people in this development let their cats run free . They do their business in my gardens, sit on top of our cars if we leave them in drive and sit on our porch. We have two dogs that we keep on our property with invisible fencing and if I walk them I make sure I am prepared to pick up after them. I love working in my garden but it stinks. I have tried to be nice and mentioned it to one owners but it did no good. Is there something that I can do to keep the cats away ?
2007-04-26 02:10:15 · 11 answers · asked by bumbleberries 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
You can try putting mothballs in your garden. Most animals hate the smell of them and won't come around.
2007-04-26 02:18:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no one perfect and easy solution on how to keep cats out of flower beds. However there are some things you can try keep cats out of flower beds. Some suggestions include physical barriers that can be purchased at garden stores, ultrasonic devices, scent repellants, and motion-activated sprinklers.
One scent repellant is ammonia. Cats and dogs generally do not like the scent of ammonia and it can be a great method for keeping cats out of flower beds. You can fill small jars (such as baby food jars) with diluted ammonia and bury them up to the rim in your flower garden. Bury until the rim is level with the soil. Place them here and there throughout your garden.
Citrus is a good scent repellant. You can toss your orange or grapefruit peels into the flower beds and this can help to repel cats.
Another possible scent repellant is blood meal
hope this helps
2007-04-26 02:17:05 · answer #2 · answered by midnightsmokerchic23 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know exactly what you mean. Cat urine and feces is toxic to plants and makes gardening completely frustrating, not to mention unhealthy or dangerous for pregnant moms. You can try a few things that I've tried in the past, or some ideas I've had... I buried chicken wire just under the mulch, preventing digging; I've used electric fence, like a real low wire about 8" off the ground, but my dogs kept getting zapped; or moving ornaments like pie pans tied to stakes. But my uncle in Pennsylvania deterred deer by using an infrared sensing device (like the kind used in stores when the door opens, Radio Shack sells them) connected to a solenoid-operated water valve. When something would cross the beam, on came the water! It worked. You can also use biological repellants like coyote urine or bobcat urine, which are natural repellants, but I cannot attest to their efficacy.
2007-04-26 02:21:02 · answer #3 · answered by Peter 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well first of all you might think of getting a proper fence???
If you can't have that done then I'd suggest:
- trying the old pepper trick.
Cats hate pepper... so if you have that then they might repel from your garden, might get the "do not poo in that spot" message.
- if you see them doing their business, you might want to have some water sprays handy (i know this sounds mean hehe)... they might also get the message if you catch them more than once
- you might wanna check your local pet store, sometimes they have this sort of stuff (like pepper and ammonia) ready to be used for you....
- take out any outstanding poo... if they smell their poo there then they would think "ooh that smells like poo" and then associate that place as a pooing place and keep coming back...
And you might wanna talk to your neighbors again... tell them it's really bugging you and stuff.
Hope this helped! Good luck
2007-04-26 02:27:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some suggestions:
1. Squirt the cats when you see them. Carry a squirt gun in your pocket, or -- better yet -- use a hose with a trigger-nozzle on it.
2. If your city has a zoo, ask the zookeeper for some lion manure. Arrange it in your garden. (That will keep other animals away as well!)
3. Ask your city's animal control about applicable leash laws. If the laws require cat owners to keep their cats inside or on a leash, animal control will trap and impound the free-range cats.
4. Get a dried corncob and some turpentine. When you catch a cat, lift its tail and rub its seat vigorously with the corncob, then splash some turpentine on the area. The cat will run away.
2007-04-26 02:28:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sure there is !!
There are lots of products on the market to deter cats and dogs from your garden.
1. Get of my garden
2. Pest off
3.S.C.A.T.
Just to name a few, take a wonder down to your local nursery or feed and grain store and they will be able to help you out. Failing that you could always make a complaint to your local council.
Good luck.
2007-04-26 02:32:31 · answer #6 · answered by Filly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call animal control an see what the local ordinances on cats are.I know that here they will bring out traps an catch the animals.If the owner wants the pet they will have to pay any fines involved.I know this sounds a little cruel but it will teach people like these to be responsible for there pets or they just want have them for very long.I hope this helps.Good luck
2007-04-26 02:19:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Purchase a couple cheap bottles of chili powder at a discount store. Sprinkle it around in your garden. I do this with my own cats. It will need to be redone if it rains.
2007-04-26 02:29:45 · answer #8 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could invite your neighboor(s) over and be frendly and kind then discuss the problem and try to find a common solution.
2007-04-26 02:22:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just relax about it. I doubt you'll be able to convince these people to be responsible pet owners/
2007-04-26 02:13:31 · answer #10 · answered by kellygirl3398 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋