[monsta]

whats the best thing for keeping cats of your soil? apart from a rotweiler 

[mumofstig]

netting...it's about the only thing that works 

[Ice]

You beat me to it mum.

[monsta]

splendid idea if only till the veg gets going!   as weeding is a bit of a pain when you have to keep lifting nets up and down!!!

[Trillium]

Better the nets than the alternative and no edible veg 

[Elcie]

We have some bushes at the allotment (dog rose? not sure sorry) which have very prickly stalks.  I cut some of these and lay them over my beds until the seeds have grown big enough to stop the cats bothering.  Mind you, I do this on my front garden raised bed which is smaller than the ones at the plot.  There I just grin and bear it.  Well, I don't always grin!

[green fingers]

Oh don't get me going about cats and the little messages they leave.   :ohmy:You will have a riot on here

[Plottered]

Oh don't get me going about cats and the little messages they leave.   :ohmy:You will have a riot on here

snap 

[Kate and her Ducks]

Oh don't get me going about cats and the little messages they leave.   :ohmy:You will have a riot on here

Very true and there are lots if cat lovers on here so play nicely or the topic will get locked.

[DavidT]

Grow Coleus canina amongst your veg.

[Beetroot queen]

I cant go to our plot without our cat. should I go and hide in the corner now. She walks at heel all the way and goes made if we try and leave her behind, she secretly things she is a dog. 

Most plot holders just laugh or joke about me not needing a lead, but one old boy throws stones at the cat or tries to smack her with a bamboo cane, regardless of where she is on the site.  I am sure there is a nicer way 

Just think whatever you do, that pussy cat belongs to someone, and they have to GO somewhere 

[DavidT]

The next time that guy throws a stone at the cat, throw it back twice as hard and aim to hurt.

[blackbob]

i work in pest control,and many a job involves clearing farm steadings of feral cats.we do trap a lot but at the end of the day most need to be shot.these arn't your domestic cats they are self inbred killers.
in my vegtable garden the most lethal weapon i use is the bairns pump action water gun.they are creatures of habit and normally lay up in the same place at the same time of day.
so study their movements and be ready,they hate a jet of water when they are lounging in the sun lol.
always need to remember this animal is someone else's pet.

forgot to add you can add a bottle of food colouring to the water.so when they head home coloured pink,the owner freaks and takes it to the vets thinking it's covered in some sort of toxic chemical.
sit back and smile knowing that their disregard of the cats whereabouts has just cost them 40 quid

[PennyS]

Ouch, I hope he has very bad aim.  Throwing stones at animals is a horrible thing.

I know this is probably not much use in an allotment, but years ago I got fed up with all the neighbouring cats using my veg patch as a public loo.  I ended up getting two cats of my own and hey presto problem solved.  Mine used a litter tray and the neighbouring cats stopped visiting our garden.

I have been thinking about taking my cat to the lotty as she caught a mole in the garden yesterday and I'm getting a mole problem on the lotty. What do you reckon?  

[andy135]

Blackbob has it right. I have two cats but they are not allowed outside. They have a playpen in the back garden which they can reach through the catflap. They get fresh air, sunshine and can rip and tear at the wooden frame tosharpen their claws and I collect grass flowers and herbs from around the garden for them. At least they aren't killing wildlife.
Neighbours cats used to be a problem but I just keep the hosepipe handy. They don't hang around.