How to keep cats out of flower bed?
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Delyne Nunez on Mar 08, 2014Sprinkle red pepper all around the plants - won't harm the plants at all!Helpful Reply
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Irish53 on Mar 08, 2014boil red pepper in water and spray on ground .Once the cats get a taste when cleaning themselves problem should be solved.Helpful Reply
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Reba Bumgarner-Diviney on Mar 08, 2014moth balls will helpHelpful Reply
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Vicki on Mar 08, 2014i f possible you can use chicken wire - bulbs & perennials will come up through it & if you want to plant annuals, you can just cut a hole in the chicken wire big enough to plant your annual. Cover the chicken wire with either dirt or mulch as it cant be seen, but once the cats begin to dig & they hit the chicken wire with their paws, they do not like the feel of it & will vacate the flower bed. Tried & true - i've done it before & my step-mother did it in a large planter that she had on her carport & it worked for her as well - easy to do and inexpensive as well.Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Mar 09, 2014Some people also report luck with ground up lemon and grapefruit rinds.Helpful Reply
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Irish53 on Mar 09, 2014the stronger you can make it the better.Helpful Reply
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The Garden Frog with C Renee on Mar 09, 2014I have to caution you on using the red pepper or cayenne pepper. this can actually hurt your animals if they sniff it and it will burn their nasal cavities. I have 2 indoor/outdoor cats that do not use the kitty litter but meow at the door to go outside. I have actually just resigned my determination to stop them from using the mulched beds (and my 2 dogs too) and I just go out every other day and use a pooper scooper and just pick it up. sometimes it is not worth fighting...Helpful Reply
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Katie on Mar 09, 2014My personal opinion is that unless you live in the country, far away from other people's gardens and bird feeders; or you harness and leash your cats; they should not be outside. If they are pooping in your garden, they are also pooping in your neighbour's gardens (and possibly killing local birds, which are under enough environmental stress.). I have nothing personal against cats. I have enjoyed being owned by several. Imagine if I just let those two large dogs out the front door….Helpful Reply
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Catherine Smith on Mar 09, 2014If you have access to rose bushes with thorns, you can lay some of the cut canes in and around your other plants. Cat's will avoid those and they won't be harmed. We have several neighbor's cats that I have broken of using my garden beds for a litter box this way. Once they discover the canes, they usually go elsewhere.Helpful Reply
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Lois St Peter on Mar 10, 2014Chicken wire works really well. You can put beauty bark or lava rock to hide it.....Helpful Reply
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Jessica C on Mar 10, 2014I guess I would lean toward a distraction. Plant a patch of catnip near by, they won't bother with anything else.Helpful Reply
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Carolyn Curvin Burkhalter on May 17, 2015I have tried each and every one of these suggestions-my cats still find a way to poop in the flower beds--they actually pooped on top of the thorny stems i put in-i put wooden shish kebob sticks in the ground in a zigzag pattern and they found a way around that-guess i will just scoop the poop and go on-we have 11 country barn cats so that is a lot of poop-lolHelpful Reply
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861650 on May 24, 2015One other thing you can try is to Google your question, such as, "scents cats do not like." Or, something like it. I have heard of using red pepper previously but did not know it would hurt cats and dogs! Good luck with your poop problem! LOL!Helpful Reply
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Robin Miller Cresci on May 24, 2015I used to use Cayenne pepper, sprinkled around the edge of the flower beds. Once they walk in it and then clean themselves they will avoid the area. It will need to be reapplied after rain/watering. It worked like a charm for me. I used to buy it in the Hispanic section of the supermarket, it comes in bags and is MUCH cheaper than the spice aisle!Helpful Reply
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Robin Miller Cresci on May 24, 2015Also, when I moved to a newer home, I put down bird netting in the flower beds, they didn't like to walk on it and couldn't dig either. Worked fabulously!Helpful Reply
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Robin Miller Cresci on Jun 08, 2015Oh, while gardening, I remembered that as long as I keep the soil watered and damp, they don't potty in there. We have our drip system set at 15 minutes every other day.Helpful Reply
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Ginny Milliken on Jun 09, 2015I put lava rock in my flower beds...works like a charm!Helpful Reply
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LINDA D on Aug 02, 2015http://catsaway.org/cat-repellent-plantsHelpful Reply
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Np on Apr 30, 2016I was talking to a gal today about my cats sleeping and using the flower beds as a potty. She told me her neighbor's have the same issue, the gal used plastic forks. Yep, you put the handle in the dirt and leave the tines sticking out of the ground. So I just finished placing 100 forks in two flower beds. There is not room to sleep or potty now. Oh, I tried the repellant and it lasted a week maybe.Helpful Reply
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