lofty
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cats releaving themselves on vegetable patchhas anybody an idea how to stop cats shitting on my vegetable patch.
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quarryman
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We can start the list here,
Cat pepper.
Plastic bottle of water laid on it's side.
Lion urine from Zoo.
Small calibre rifle.
Like us, two dogs that don't like cats.
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Torc
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They love that freshly dug soil all right.
I have wooden-framed beds so I ran string across and back to nails every few inches. It isn't 100% foolproof but I then stuck in twigs where there was a big patch unprotected. If you have a furze bush or whitethorn that you can take bits off, this might work, but I have found that you have to nearly cover the beds.
I also use grass cuttings to cover any bare ground between plants and the cats never dig in this.
Never tried that spray stuff and don't imagine it works.
Good luck.
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blowin
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| Torc wrote: | | They love that freshly dug soil all right. |
As you say -- particularly if you have raked it nice and fine for a seed bed .
I have used thorny stuff with some success . Suggest bushy / wide spreading branches which are easier to remove than a lot of twiggy bits . Would not recommend furze because the spikes tend to fall off when it dries and they can be a hazard when you are weeding .
Depends how big your plot and plants are , of course , but chicken or sheep wire laid on the bed is quite effective . Don't make it too flat - raise the edges and make a few high ( 6") points by bending the wire or propping it up on sticks . The cats don't like the inconvenience of stepping over it .
A more expensive but neat solution might be something I saw in the UK , marketed as a deterrent for herons around the goldfish pond . It is a small PIR ( movement detector ) attached to a small but quite powerful water pump -- shoots a jet of water at anything which moves within range . That includes visitors and gardeners btw . Frightened the feckin life out of me and I nearly ended up in with the fish !
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lofty
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a few blackthorn branches would certainly do the trick i think. i was only just reading about the damage that cats do to the song bird population so my hatred for them has grown on two fronts thanks for the tips guys
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Torc
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Hatred? It might be time to seek professional help.
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quarryman
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Do you mean a sniper?
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dara
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They also love pissing on my hay. Thankfully a subsonic hollowpoint works a treat.
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