Is there a recipe of household products that would repel animals from my vegetable garden (namely Cats)?

Question

anythingthat won't contaminate the food

Answer 1

Cats do not like the smell of fresh lemon. Slice up some lemons and put them in the garden. The odor from the lemon peel is offensive to them.

Answer 2

I know there are sprays that you can mix to repel cats but you can also help deter them by planting Rue around the area they tend to be using as a litter box. It is a herb with small blue leaves and gets yellow flowers. It can get tall if you just let it go but is also easily prunable to keep it smaller. You can find it at most garden centers in the herb section.

Answer 3

I have heard that cloves would repel them.
Keeping the soil rather wet is also said to help (but of course not the best for all plants)
Some gardeners in Germany and Austria also grow a plant which said to repel cats, dogs, rabbits
I have no idea if it also available in your place latin name is:
Plectranthus-Caninus-Hybride it is also sold under the name
Coleus caninus
It is also said that wetting them with the garden hose will drive them off but that means you will have to invest some time.

Answer 4

Cyan Pepper around the area even keeps the Grizzlies out of my camps in Montana. We also had problems with Mountain Lions ad Rocky Marmot's until we started using the pepper

Answer 5

Glad you asked this one. I have had a problem lately too - seeds that were planted have been dug up by everyone elses' darn cats. A friend suggested plastic bottles, half filled with water, just laid on the ground in the area where they are digging. Have done this for 3 days and so far so good.....................Have also had childrens plastic windmills suggested so might try those too.

Answer 6

I relatively have been utilizing human hair to put in my flower beds. in no way had a cat, and we've numerous, to get in there and dig or different. I even have tried the ceyenne pepper yet it extremely is in many cases for bugs yet will repel deer and so it may artwork for canine. It would not harm them in basic terms that they do no longer basically like the scent. uncertain what chemical is in moth balls yet that i does in comparison to my canine to get ahold of, so could be frightened to apply that. additionally in case you upload a ornament submit the place you may upload a swinging wind chime a noisey one might help as they like to 'pass' in peace. Even a scarecrow it extremely is swinging in the breeze over precise will help save critters out inclusive of birds.

Answer 7

I use cayanne pepper and chili powder (the cheap stuff from the Dollar store). I sprinkle it in the garden. I also use pine cones in my potted plants. Cats don't like the uncomfortable feeling when doing their "business". In the past, I have also used plastic forks stuck into the ground (prongs upward) to stop them.

Answer 8

Pepper. The strongest pepper you can find, Lay around bourder once every two to three day for a week. No cats, no rabbits no dogs. It works

Answer 9

Cayanne pepper works for awhile but you have to put it out every time it rains.
Putting little hairballs will work for strange animals but your own pets will ignore it (if you use your own hair)
Spinning things deter cats for a little while.(wind mills and such)
Never tried the lemon thing but it sounds good.

Answer 10

If you google this you will come up with some pretty good stuff. A lot of them require you to use your own urine along with dishsoap, etc.