We had a major problem for a year while we didn't have a cat ourselves. Now we have one who keeps all the others out and uses a litter tray for his own poo! There are plenty of humane ways to deter cats, please don't resort to harming them. I love my garden, my neighbours, our wildlife AND my cat. He doesn't mean any harm if he damages/soils things - he's just out there having fun.
MamaLion - we all know that your cat '... doesn't mean any harm if he damages/soils things ...' It's a cat.
It's not the cats who are at fault, and it's not the good owners who do everything they can to keep their cats at home and safe, it's the owners who know their cats are damaging other people's property, and they just don't care
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I have a dog, a large dog, who does, pardon me for been graphic, large poos. However, he is trained to use one part of the garden for this purpose. When he goes out for a walk, three times a day, he is on a lead and I take a large amount of bags to clear up any mess he makes. When he wees he steps off the pavement and wees in the gutter (I am not kidding). So why is it that I have to accept that every morning my first job is to clear the mess in my beds and borders created by other peoples pets. None of the well documented remedies work! Cats and there owners are a law unto themselves. If my dog did his business in someone else's garden there would be hell to pay and I would be branded an irresponsible owner. If my dog spent half the night howling, fighting and mating with other dogs I'd be getting a visit from the local constabulary but this is considered acceptable behaviour for cats and their irresponsible owners glibly remark that 'they're just having fun'. B****y annoying. Rant over.
My cat doesn't soil my neighbours garden and is kept in after dark! A bad cat owner is no different from a bad dog owner! I have had to deal with dogs fouling my front garden as well as cats in the past.
I have cats myself and one had been scratching at my newly planted seedings and I found one thing that does deter them and that is onions ! I had tried orange peel and chives (growing these inbetween plants and useful for getting rid of slugs and snails too). I have used garlic too. Anything that has a powerful odour seems to help. The detterants in the garden centres I found just washes away in heavy rain fall.
If I ever caught anyone doing such a thing as firing a paintball marker at any animal I would report them to the police and the RSPCA. Promoting cruelty to animals like that is wrong, and a very poor example to set, no matter what.
I have cats and to deter them from where I have sown seeds I put some onions on the soil or something citrus like orange or lemon peel. Yes cats like to dig and scratch on loose soil or behind a newly planted shrub or other plant. They don't like strong smells particuarly the onions or citrus. You could try and use garlic cloves,
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We had a major problem for a year while we didn't have a cat ourselves. Now we have one who keeps all the others out and uses a litter tray for his own poo!
There are plenty of humane ways to deter cats, please don't resort to harming them. I love my garden, my neighbours, our wildlife AND my cat. He doesn't mean any harm if he damages/soils things - he's just out there having fun.
MamaLion - we all know that your cat '... doesn't mean any harm if he damages/soils things ...' It's a cat.
It's not the cats who are at fault, and it's not the good owners who do everything they can to keep their cats at home and safe, it's the owners who know their cats are damaging other people's property, and they just don't care
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Think we're all agreed on that
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I have a dog, a large dog, who does, pardon me for been graphic, large poos. However, he is trained to use one part of the garden for this purpose. When he goes out for a walk, three times a day, he is on a lead and I take a large amount of bags to clear up any mess he makes. When he wees he steps off the pavement and wees in the gutter (I am not kidding). So why is it that I have to accept that every morning my first job is to clear the mess in my beds and borders created by other peoples pets. None of the well documented remedies work! Cats and there owners are a law unto themselves. If my dog did his business in someone else's garden there would be hell to pay and I would be branded an irresponsible owner. If my dog spent half the night howling, fighting and mating with other dogs I'd be getting a visit from the local constabulary but this is considered acceptable behaviour for cats and their irresponsible owners glibly remark that 'they're just having fun'. B****y annoying. Rant over.
My cat doesn't soil my neighbours garden and is kept in after dark! A bad cat owner is no different from a bad dog owner! I have had to deal with dogs fouling my front garden as well as cats in the past.
Annoying indeed!
Thank you Edd.
Sorry if you think it's the same old same old with the same old anger but it is the same old same old, every morning and yes it makes me angry.
I have cats myself and one had been scratching at my newly planted seedings and I found one thing that does deter them and that is onions ! I had tried orange peel and chives (growing these inbetween plants and useful for getting rid of slugs and snails too). I have used garlic too. Anything that has a powerful odour seems to help. The detterants in the garden centres I found just washes away in heavy rain fall.
If I ever caught anyone doing such a thing as firing a paintball marker at any animal I would report them to the police and the RSPCA. Promoting cruelty to animals like that is wrong, and a very poor example to set, no matter what.
I have cats and to deter them from where I have sown seeds I put some onions on the soil or something citrus like orange or lemon peel. Yes cats like to dig and scratch on loose soil or behind a newly planted shrub or other plant. They don't like strong smells particuarly the onions or citrus. You could try and use garlic cloves,
I have used this too