cats

Rampant_Weasel · « **on:** November 12, 2007, 14:54 »

has anyone a surefire way of keeping cats out ?
i dont want to get a dog or shoot them but i do like wild birds coming to eat slugs etc, but they wont come if their is a cat eating their friends as happens regularly atm.in fact its 2 or 3 cats.
not to mention 'doing their business ' on my crop netting :x

brucesgirl · « **Reply #1 on:** November 12, 2007, 15:10 »

We put up one of those ultra-sound things in dad's garden and it seems to have cut down on the s**t on his lawn (it is our job to mow it!)
We have cats of our own, and our garden is full of birds and squirrels, so I think birds have a tolerance of them.

piskieinboots · « **Reply #2 on:** November 12, 2007, 16:35 »

same here BG, I have a big fat ginger tom, he ambles around the garden, the birds just look up and carry on.

However when he gets to pooing in my new veg patch grrrrrrr did I growl at him or what :evil: and did he listen or what :roll:

Little Miss Muffet · « **Reply #3 on:** November 12, 2007, 16:57 »

clear bottles such as lemonade fillied with water.

mustard powder

nails every 2 inches along your fencing.

Rampant_Weasel · « **Reply #4 on:** November 12, 2007, 18:39 »

thanks for the info.
wot does teh bottles of water do?

gobs · « **Reply #5 on:** November 12, 2007, 18:41 »

How about a search, RW, there was a thread or two on this not long ago, with lots of advice.

Little Miss Muffet · « **Reply #6 on:** November 13, 2007, 08:40 »

Quote from: "Rampant_Weasel"

thanks for the info.
wot does teh bottles of water do?

They are ment to reflect the light.which scares the cat of

Oliveview · « **Reply #7 on:** November 13, 2007, 10:58 »

The neighbours in our old village all had plastic bottles filled with water on their steps, one each side of the door. I asked the neighbour (Brit) why and she said it was for folk to have a drink as they walked past..... she honestly believed that!! Who would want to drink out of a dusty hot bottle of water? The Spanish neighbour told me it was to stop dogs and cats peeing on the steps and they were adament it worked. We never did it and a neighbours dog always peed at our door

:x so maybe we should have taken their advice!!
Pamela (in Spain)

londongardener · « **Reply #8 on:** November 15, 2007, 16:09 »

Lemon and orange peel is meant to work.

paintedlady · « **Reply #9 on:** November 15, 2007, 16:30 »

When sowing seeds: cats love freshly dug over raked soil - as if you had provided them with the perfect poo place, where it is easy to scratch the loose soil. So for seed beds, use and open up an old piece of trellis to cover the area (on top of some bricks if you want to raise it off the soil) and you'll find the cat cannot do his business in comfort any more. Once seedlings have come through and start getting established, the ground is not as inviting as before. Then you can lift up the trellis if you want, or some plants eg carrots just grow through the gaps. Weeding with a hoe might get a bit tricky

flowergirl · « **Reply #10 on:** November 15, 2007, 17:43 »

my freind nailed carpet gripper to his fence :shock: bit extreme especially if your a cat!!

SnooziSuzi · « **Reply #11 on:** November 15, 2007, 19:09 »

I have 2 cats, one of which is a really good mouser/birder but this doesn't stop the birds from coming in the garden regularly.

If you look at it from a purely evoloutionary point of view, survival of the fittest ensures that the next generation will be stronger and fitter than the last if the weaker ones are prevented from breeding, so really by not stopping the cats from coming into your garden you are helping to ensure the survival of the species!

I'll get my coat!

Rob the rake · « **Reply #12 on:** November 17, 2007, 12:17 »

Buy a super-soaker, they effing hate getting wet and it only injures their pride.
You know you've always wanted one anyway! :twisted:

Rob.

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