[pawsnclaws]

what is the best way to keep cats of growing veg i have 5 grrr and dont want them useing the veg patch as a litter try lol i have a fence so the dogs cant get into it but cats will happily hop over

[Yabba]

I use some netting ( pretty wide squares, about 6" ) held a few inches above the bed by tying it to short stakes knocked in at intervals.

Stops our cat

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[pawsnclaws]

thanks for that nothing worse than the thought of eating cat wee flavored veg lol

[tosca100]

Dogs are a waste of space! Labrador wants to play and puppy is scared to death! A cat had three tries to get over our six foot fence while one watched and one scarpered! Left them a tasty deposit in the veggie patch though.

DON'T GET ME STARTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[davejg]

Water is good, super soaker or hose set on the jet setting. 3 hits with either of theses & the cat loses interest.

[boosh]

We have cats, 5
we use plastic bottles filled with water, cats dont like there reflections. citrus fruits cut in half and placed on sticks about 6 inchs of the ground, or the last resort lumps of wood about 6 to 8 inchs long soaked in jeyes fluid and placed round the plot.
also they they dont like the spicey smelling herbs you could plant some round the plot if you have room

[pink aubergine]

Thanks for the info about plastic  bottles. Had heard that worked with foxes too but didn't know the reason. Though how it works in the dark when they are out I dont know!

[andtiggertoo]

I use netting as well. I grow in raised beds so the netting is attached to the wooden frame of the bed and therefore is a few inches above the soil level. It keeps birds and squirrels off as well. I use pea netting, but i think any will do.

I have 2 cats of my own and the house next to my veg beds have several cats.

[Snoop]

I lay down canes in a criss-cross arrangement that deters our cats from wandering over the beds till the plants themselves are big enough to act as a deterrent. Our cats don't use the beds as a litter tray but as a fantastic spot for a dust bath once the soil has been worked to a decent tilth for seeds.

[Paul Plots]

Best way to keep cats out of your garden =get a cat! 

Works wonders - proved it!! 

[MoreWhisky]

My cat come home wet the other day , i bet  he was on someones veg patch and got a soaking lol.

[penance]

Netting, tried bottles etc but my cats just ignored it.
Netting stops them digging and is harmless.

[Paul Plots]

It is pretty rare for our cat to dig anywhere but in her litter tray - she wanders around the garden then comes in to use the loo 

[Goosegirl]

PLEASE don't use Jeye's Fluid - it is poisonous to cats. I have 5 cats and use Wilko's netting supported on "legs" of wood as described before. You could always dig a small area over and scatter some litter tray contents so they will recognise the smell and hopefully go there. 

[The Norfolk Turkey]

Plant stuff!! Not easy all year round, but we found our cats werent bothered what we did, they crawled on it/under it/over it/ pulled it to bits! What they didnt do however was go to the loo!
But - if they didnt have room to dig, they took their business elsewhere! So weve had it all covered since autumn, apart from a few winter veg and that seems to have done the trick and now stuffs going in again, they'll have a nosy round, but cant be bothered trying to find a suitable spot!