Gardening > Pest ControlAugust 03, 2010

Cats in Flower Beds

What will keep cats from peeing in my flower beds?

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By
08/07/2010

Garden hose on spray when I see one enter the yard. Also could put a watering hose, not the leaking one, one with more spray up on it. Leave it on trickle about 6 inches high. Cats and water do not mix.

By
08/06/2010

I would plant some coleus canina it is also called scare the cat plant. They do not like the smell of it nor do dogs the plant puts off the smell of a tom cat. But is not detected by our noses just there's. There are also sprays that are marketed to keep animals away but they have to be applied over and over again. Coleus canina is an annual so you plant it in the spring each year and your problem is solved.

By
08/06/2010

Cayenne pepper. Replace after watering

By
08/06/2010

You're gonna think I'm crazy. But I have a cat. And I don't appreciate him getting into my thornless blackberry bushes or my raised vegetable beds. In fact, no varmints are welcomed. A very old remedy, and believe me. It works. I collect first morning's urine from my husband, via one of the plastic Folgers Instant Coffee jars. The urine is distributed around the areas where they're not welcomed, very thin line along the way. Also, keeping the first inch or two of soil moist tends to turn them off.

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By Alex from Chino Hills, CA


RE: Cats in Flower Beds

I don't know if it works, but I've heard that cats don't like cloves. Maybe sprinkling ground cloves around the roses? Or, check with the local pet store/garden shop! (04/30/2010)

By mom of towers

RE: Cats in Flower Beds

Moth balls! Sprinkle some around bed. If they keep getting in there, sprinkle more. (04/30/2010)

By suem1009


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