I've got a great answer to this one as I like to grow my own garlic and really don't fancy it with cat-poo dressing! Go to the local "cheap" or "pound " shop, buy some cheap wire hanging baskets (they cost me under £2 each and last for years), remove the hanging chains and put them upside down ove the planted area.
My garlic grows up through them and the cats can't get to them . Perfect! I also grow other crops, seedlings etc. the same way
Diana - thanks, that's an interesting idea for protecting specific crops.
My problem is the digging and cat faeces all along the flowerbed, that's why I am trying a CatWatch ultrasonic. It will be several weeks before I know how successful it is - or not.
Hi Mike - you can use my method in borders too as the plants quickly disguise the wire baskets. I have also found some black metal ones with thinner wire, even less noticeable. I have beautifrul sea lavendar in the front garden growing througn one and I can't even see it! I also place them over un-planted areas. remember - a cat can't defecate if it doesn't have room to be comfortable!
I would think that a system, similar to the farmers electric fence, but with a feline voltage, would, with prudence, no. not the cat's name, or Gordon Brown's political girlfriend, after a few fur tingles, would deter puddy tats off the patch for a while. Despite many clains of moggy's not having learning capability in their beautiful numb skulls, they DO learn extremely quickly. We sit out on wor front bench of a sunny morning, to eat wor brekky, and from 5 doors up t'street, Tiggy comes jogging down for his lick of the last of the milk from wor brekky bowls ! People say, cats are like the 'rice christians' of China missionary times. We call Tiggy, a Rice Crispy' ! No food, no affection. Give him food, and he's all over you like a rash !
I have 2 cats and have found them to be the best way to repel other neighbouring animals. However, even my own cats get a bit naughty sometimes and try to dig holes in the flower beds in my back garden! So, i use either cat repellent powder - which only really half works - and a water pistol! If i see them even attempting to dig a hole i squirt them Job done.
Not sure how neat and tidy your garden is, but my cats absolutely hate rocket plants and will do anything to avoid going near them. Rocket isn't very pretty and it's quite big and droopy but you can at least eat it.
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Scaredy cat plant seemed to attract my local moggy population. Thought of sueing Thompson and Morgan for 'not fit for purpose'!
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I've got a great answer to this one as I like to grow my own garlic and really don't fancy it with cat-poo dressing! Go to the local "cheap" or "pound " shop, buy some cheap wire hanging baskets (they cost me under £2 each and last for years), remove the hanging chains and put them upside down ove the planted area.
My garlic grows up through them and the cats can't get to them . Perfect! I also grow other crops, seedlings etc. the same way
Diana - thanks, that's an interesting idea for protecting specific crops.
My problem is the digging and cat faeces all along the flowerbed, that's why I am trying a CatWatch ultrasonic. It will be several weeks before I know how successful it is - or not.
Hi Mike - you can use my method in borders too as the plants quickly disguise the wire baskets. I have also found some black metal ones with thinner wire, even less noticeable. I have beautifrul sea lavendar in the front garden growing througn one and I can't even see it! I also place them over un-planted areas. remember - a cat can't defecate if it doesn't have room to be comfortable!
I would think that a system, similar to the farmers electric fence, but with a feline voltage, would, with prudence, no. not the cat's name, or Gordon Brown's political girlfriend, after a few fur tingles, would deter puddy tats off the patch for a while. Despite many clains of moggy's not having learning capability in their beautiful numb skulls, they DO learn extremely quickly. We sit out on wor front bench of a sunny morning, to eat wor brekky, and from 5 doors up t'street, Tiggy comes jogging down for his lick of the last of the milk from wor brekky bowls ! People say, cats are like the 'rice christians' of China missionary times. We call Tiggy, a Rice Crispy' ! No food, no affection. Give him food, and he's all over you like a rash !
Diana - thanks again.
Mike
I have 2 cats and have found them to be the best way to repel other neighbouring animals. However, even my own cats get a bit naughty sometimes and try to dig holes in the flower beds in my back garden! So, i use either cat repellent powder - which only really half works - and a water pistol! If i see them even attempting to dig a hole i squirt them
Job done.
Not sure how neat and tidy your garden is, but my cats absolutely hate rocket plants and will do anything to avoid going near them. Rocket isn't very pretty and it's quite big and droopy but you can at least eat it.