Hi all ,,i have just literally finished working in the front garden ,i have had to chicken wire fence my back garden £350 to keep the cats out and they have moved into my front garden,as i said I'm very reluctantly stoning my front garden around about £450 or there abouts when its done, the only part i need to jeyes fluid now is a small raised bed which as i said seems to be OK for now,apart from the actual work involved moving 3 ton of stone i did enjoy the creation of a different type of garden (id rather have my old soil one though) and due to the fact that my partner is extremely upset and almost in tears with these cats its the only answer i can think of, However i really think cat owners should instead of making all the excuses they do about cats being free and cant be trained, should now be held responsible for the misery and cost of there free roaming animals they let lose ( the majority anyway) on there neighbors, they should be ashamed of themselves and the truth is they know they are a nuisance and the owners are full of what i used to clean up after there muts annoyed with my neighbours you got that rightand we are seriously thinking of moving home,hows that for annoyed,
no end to the cat problem as iv posted on the forum my self about my problems with cats i have in my garden.there a useless pet that cause nothing but problems i think i heard one time on a program that they kill millions of birds each year cost the gardener a lot each year, so what use are they.90% of there time is spent out side anyway so way have them.there should be some sort of law inplace for the owners to try and keep them under control i know thats hard but it might keep the cat numbers under control and stop alot of people getting a cat.there a pest simple as that,i know poeple have cat that stay in the house all the time but its the one that are bought as cute little kittens and then left to vend for themself that cause so much problems,
just thought id have abit of a rant about the dam thingsso not a cat lover.
I totally agree with matmats123 they are a pain in the beeeeeeeeeeeeeeb the ones next door just watch to see if igo in the house so they can jump the fence and poo on my garden there owners should come round and pick it up.some days I feel like throwing it on there grass but I don't
The only thing that works for me and has done for a couple of years are rose prunings or anything with big thorns the bigger the better, I cut some briers down on Sunday to put in a new border and they work a treat, I did get those scary cat plants and they were just a waste on money.
I agree that the plants don't work at all,. My daughter has a real problem with other people's cats I gave her a load of old brown very prickly bramble twigs but they just pushed them aside.
I will get her some jeyes fluid, what ratio did you use please?
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Nylon netting laid over ground not in use in the veg. garden has worked for me, I also cover any nice, soft seed beds with it. Cats will not scratch in it as it catches on their claws.
Alan and Matmats, same could be said for a huge proportion of humans these days. I have 2 cats, I have a largish garden so they usually poop in my garden. However I have created a couple of fine gravelly places that I clear out every day or so. Also, I pop around my neighbours every week or so and ask if there's any problem with my scoop in hand. It isn't the cat that is the problem, it's the owners not taking responsibility. Much the same with wildlife, it is the owner's responsibility to ensure there is a high vis collar and bell fitted.
As for your comment on what is the point of them, you are aware there are populations of rats living in this country which are completely immune to poison now? If it wasn't for the cats, particularly in cities, the mouse and rat population would be much worse than it is now. You could argue what is the point in dogs, I can personally say I haven't trod in cat poo on the pavements, but I've trod in plenty of Doggy-wotsits.
Cats are independant, whereas dogs are reliant. If you mistreat a cat it'll leave and find a new home whereas dogs stay with you because you provide the grub.
I've had dogs and cats all my life, and I'd like to say I haven't let them be a nuisance to anyone. This possibly could be because I was brought up the right way as in 'be considerate to others'. Part of a dying breed these days as everyone is having this 'selfishness' drummed into them from all advertising angles.
As I said, the cats AREN'T the problem, it's the owners. Although it must be said, a plastic bag and a scoop costs pence, for any seeds/ young plants, I always stick netting over anyways, mainly due to the pigeons/ local pets.
i agree that its the owners responsibility but for a owner to have so many at once is stupid.as for cat been independent not sure that's the case,cats will not very often kill and eat what it catches it will just Mame and play with what its caught and then leave for dead on the ground and also cats will only go for the small rats not the fully grown adults as a rat can cause serious damage to a cat and some times even the smaller ones and can cause just as much damage as an adult,used to help my brother with his rat catching job and the damage that the dogs received was a lot of nasty wounds from them.you are right in a lot of what you say but cats are just as much a problem as there owners not taking responsibility.iv not got the best of garden just concrete and brick so have to make the most of what iv got and its just disheartening to watch it all go down the pan even with protection they just rake it one side.
fancy moving in next door could do with a decent neighbour that takes responsibility for there pets
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Hi all ,,i have just literally finished working in the front garden ,i have had to chicken wire fence my back garden £350 to keep the cats out and they have moved into my front garden,as i said I'm very reluctantly stoning my front garden around about £450 or there abouts when its done, the only part i need to jeyes fluid now is a small raised bed which as i said seems to be OK for now,apart from the actual work involved moving 3 ton of stone i did enjoy the creation of a different type of garden (id rather have my old soil one though) and due to the fact that my partner is extremely upset and almost in tears with these cats its the only answer i can think of, However i really think cat owners should instead of making all the excuses they do about cats being free and cant be trained, should now be held responsible for the misery and cost of there free roaming animals they let lose ( the majority anyway) on there neighbors, they should be ashamed of themselves and the truth is they know they are a nuisance and the owners are full of what i used to clean up after there muts annoyed with my neighbours you got that right
and we are seriously thinking of moving home,hows that for annoyed,
no end to the cat problem as iv posted on the forum my self about my problems with cats i have in my garden.there a useless pet that cause nothing but problems i think i heard one time on a program that they kill millions of birds each year cost the gardener a lot each year, so what use are they.90% of there time is spent out side anyway so way have them.there should be some sort of law inplace for the owners to try and keep them under control i know thats hard but it might keep the cat numbers under control and stop alot of people getting a cat.there a pest simple as that,i know poeple have cat that stay in the house all the time but its the one that are bought as cute little kittens and then left to vend for themself that cause so much problems,
just thought id have abit of a rant about the dam things
so not a cat lover.
I have cats. To try to stop them being a nusance I have a litter tray indoors. They spend most of the time curled up on my lap or on their bed.
The only thing that works for me and has done for a couple of years are rose prunings or anything with big thorns the bigger the better, I cut some briers down on Sunday to put in a new border and they work a treat, I did get those scary cat plants and they were just a waste on money.
I will get her some jeyes fluid, what ratio did you use please?
Nylon netting laid over ground not in use in the veg. garden has worked for me, I also cover any nice, soft seed beds with it. Cats will not scratch in it as it catches on their claws.
Alan and Matmats, same could be said for a huge proportion of humans these days. I have 2 cats, I have a largish garden so they usually poop in my garden. However I have created a couple of fine gravelly places that I clear out every day or so. Also, I pop around my neighbours every week or so and ask if there's any problem with my scoop in hand. It isn't the cat that is the problem, it's the owners not taking responsibility. Much the same with wildlife, it is the owner's responsibility to ensure there is a high vis collar and bell fitted.
As for your comment on what is the point of them, you are aware there are populations of rats living in this country which are completely immune to poison now? If it wasn't for the cats, particularly in cities, the mouse and rat population would be much worse than it is now. You could argue what is the point in dogs, I can personally say I haven't trod in cat poo on the pavements, but I've trod in plenty of Doggy-wotsits.
Cats are independant, whereas dogs are reliant. If you mistreat a cat it'll leave and find a new home whereas dogs stay with you because you provide the grub.
I've had dogs and cats all my life, and I'd like to say I haven't let them be a nuisance to anyone. This possibly could be because I was brought up the right way as in 'be considerate to others'. Part of a dying breed these days as everyone is having this 'selfishness' drummed into them from all advertising angles.
As I said, the cats AREN'T the problem, it's the owners. Although it must be said, a plastic bag and a scoop costs pence, for any seeds/ young plants, I always stick netting over anyways, mainly due to the pigeons/ local pets.
i agree that its the owners responsibility but for a owner to have so many at once is stupid.as for cat been independent not sure that's the case,cats will not very often kill and eat what it catches it will just Mame and play with what its caught and then leave for dead on the ground and also cats will only go for the small rats not the fully grown adults as a rat can cause serious damage to a cat and some times even the smaller ones and can cause just as much damage as an adult,used to help my brother with his rat catching job and the damage that the dogs received was a lot of nasty wounds from them.you are right in a lot of what you say but cats are just as much a problem as there owners not taking responsibility.iv not got the best of garden just concrete and brick so have to make the most of what iv got and its just disheartening to watch it all go down the pan even with protection they just rake it one side.
fancy moving in next door could do with a decent neighbour that takes responsibility for there pets