sprinkle the hottest chilli powder you can get in the soil, you have to reapply after rain, but it only takes the cat once to learn that depositing in that area leaves a burn!
I think cats are getting lazier about their toilet habits and many will now just poop out in the open.
I remember when I was little watching cats being very particular, digging a neat hole, being quite embarrassed about the whole affair then neatly covering up. Seems many of the moggies of today are more than content to just drop it and go.
I'm a fan of the scarecrow water repellent. A reminder to those that use them that they are best brought in if there is going to be frost. Frost can destroy the internal valve making them useless.
I don't see any arguing, KEF, it is not fair to discuss cats and maintenance of cat deterrents?
Did kind of like it here, but getting the feeling today one should be careful what is discussed and even what threads should be started for fear of offending someone on their pet subject, or shock horror the topic may have been discussed before.
Gemma my post wasn't meant to offend. People are free to start threads and discuss whatever they want.
My observation is that at times we get old threads brought back especially about certain subjects which then lead onto heated debates and the first time poster never appears again.
I have participated and stated what measures I take when the poster has asked about preventative measures about cat issues in their garden.
We have cats that roam around our allotment. I have not had them soil on my beds but they did sleep in my poly tunnel until I fixed the vent netting.
They do, however, soil on the grassed pathways and not just in one spot! These are not feral cats because they are well fed (to well fed) and in good condition.
Fair enough KEF, apologies, I had a bit of a moment when I posted yesterday.
One solution to them pooing openly on the lawn would be providing a secluded spot with dry easy to dig soil. Perhaps we see them poo more in the open because there are less places for them to go these days? They only poo in my veg plot when it is a really fine tilth and relatively dry. Or I've just put in some seeds... or the new seedlings are just beginning to show... .... OK I'll stop
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sprinkle the hottest chilli powder you can get in the soil, you have to reapply after rain, but it only takes the cat once to learn that depositing in that area leaves a burn!
I think cats are getting lazier about their toilet habits and many will now just poop out in the open.
I remember when I was little watching cats being very particular, digging a neat hole, being quite embarrassed about the whole affair then neatly covering up. Seems many of the moggies of today are more than content to just drop it and go.
I'm a fan of the scarecrow water repellent. A reminder to those that use them that they are best brought in if there is going to be frost. Frost can destroy the internal valve making them useless.
An old post regenerated by a first time poster and all the arguing will start again
I don't see any arguing, KEF, it is not fair to discuss cats and maintenance of cat deterrents?
Did kind of like it here, but getting the feeling today one should be careful what is discussed and even what threads should be started for fear of offending someone on their pet subject, or shock horror the topic may have been discussed before.
Bit of a shame really.
Gemma my post wasn't meant to offend. People are free to start threads and discuss whatever they want.
My observation is that at times we get old threads brought back especially about certain subjects which then lead onto heated debates and the first time poster never appears again.
I have participated and stated what measures I take when the poster has asked about preventative measures about cat issues in their garden.
We have cats that roam around our allotment. I have not had them soil on my beds but they did sleep in my poly tunnel until I fixed the vent netting.
They do, however, soil on the grassed pathways and not just in one spot! These are not feral cats because they are well fed (to well fed) and in good condition.
Fair enough KEF, apologies, I had a bit of a moment when I posted yesterday.
One solution to them pooing openly on the lawn would be providing a secluded spot with dry easy to dig soil. Perhaps we see them poo more in the open because there are less places for them to go these days? They only poo in my veg plot when it is a really fine tilth and relatively dry. Or I've just put in some seeds... or the new seedlings are just beginning to show... .... OK I'll stop
I think I've read somewhere that it's tom cats that poo in the open and don't bury it as it's marking their territory.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.