Unsecure chicken perches

[wiltshiremum]

I have declared war against the cat from next door but one!

 

It keeps pooing in my veg patch (which is my front garden!). I have put down Silent Roar (lion poo scented pellets). I am making everyone put their clementine/satsuma peels in the veg beds. I have got a sonic cat repeller. I clean up any mess asap. I am even making OH wee into a plastic milk bottle and pouring that around the area!

 

BUT it still poos in my garden. Last year it kept digging up my seedlings. I need this to stop before I plant anything!

 

Any helpful advice more than welcomed!!!

 

Thanks,

Becky x

[Cinnamon]

Small spiky pea sticks,poked in at an angle between rows of seedling will stop it from having anywhere to squat down.

 

Works a treat in my garden

[wiltshiremum]

Hehe! I have to admit that over the winter I did cover the beds in lots of spiky brambles which reduced the frequency somewhat. However my beds are nice and clear now, compost dug in and I guess just too tempting for annoying cat.

 

It made me laugh a little bit when I saw the postman delivering my sonic cat repeller almost run over the pooey cat whilst it was on its way for its morning poo in my garden. Hehe - no poo that morning! I am naughty to giggle I know but it was quite funny and it didn't get hurt....

 

Right spiky pea sticks here I come! I will win...!

 

Cheers

x

[Donna C]

Hi, i put pepper down in soil and that stopped it for me. I'm fond of cats but i wouldn't let my dog pooh on other peoples land so why should i have to put up with it!

[Tara.F]

my two next door neighbours have six cats between them.....and I have yet to find any permanent solution

different things work for a week or two, then the pooh comes back.

Last summer one of them took to messing on my patio table. Charming.

 

I have had to give up growing veg in my garden completely and now keep all food growing to the allotment.

And now the two groups of cats have taken to fighting, very loudly, in my garden keeping my children awake at night I must admit to thinking some very dark thoughts

[Donna C]

Have you tried telling you're neighbours how you feel, they must be able to hear the noise but might think you don't mind

[Christian]

My neighbours have cats, but they are confined to their garden with those electronic cat collars. However, a new neighbour's cat has discovered my veggie garden and is loving the freshly dug compost. No other option than to cover the beds with pea netting until the veggies grow. A pain in the backside having to lift the netting every time, but better than digging up cat poo.

[keyhole kate]

I was told by a friend that clear plastic fizzy 2 Litre bottles filled with water placed in and around your flower/veg beds

works something to do with the cats eyes reflecting back at them especially when dark never had the need to try it but it supposedly worked for them cheap and cheerful enough to try I guess nothing ventured nothing gained

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Next door's cat keeps pooing in my front garden too . It's so tempting to fling it back into her garden (but I resist!) I got some Get Lost Cat! (or something like that) spray - must spray it about again!

[Charlottechicken]

Have you tried netting the veg patch with fine net? Maybe elevated to a height of 30" or so, to allow veg to grow.

[stoice]

I've tried the citronella spikes and i wasn't sure that gel stuff works either so was intrigued to find a plant in the garden centre called the 'pee off' plant. It really stinks if you brush your hands over it so I planted it with gloves in my borders. Cats apparently hate the smell of it even when not touched. It's quite an attractive plant too (Slightly fleshy like a type of sedum).

 

Found some blurb on it...

"Just recently a garden plant has been developed called Coleus Canina that cats, dogs and even foxes will avoid. Coleus Canina is also known as the "pee-off plant" or the "scaredy cat" coleus. This attractive Coleus has excellent foliage and small, attractive spikes of blue flowers in the summer. It releases a stench that cats just can’t stand. Thankfully it only smells to the human nose when touched! The plant is an annual, but can easily be propagated and cuttings kept in a frost-free place over winter. Plants need to be established before the smell is released. They need to be in drier rather than wet soil and planted every 1-2 yards."

 

That's the borders sorted. Now if only they could make my lawn have the same properties...

[Lesley]

I use the Omlet netting around one area of raised beds - it's wobbly so they don't climb it.

 

We tried a sonic thing to keep them off the other area of beds but the cats ignored it .....only the grandchildren could hear it and it hurt their ears!

 

The cats are our own 6 or 7 farm cats and I wouldn't mind but there is an 11 acre field right next to the veggie plots.....they could go over there

[bluekarin]

I read about thishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Rue the other week which apparently cats hate with a passion. But it looks to be quite an irritant to skin.

[Bramble]

How about lying in wait for the culprit then squirting him with a "pump action water pistol" as soon as he comes in the garden? I suspect you wouldn't have to do it more than a couple of times and no harm would come to the cat, but he wouldn't like it?

[keyhole kate]

How about lying in wait for the culprit then squirting him with a "pump action water pistol" as soon as he comes in the garden? I suspect you wouldn't have to do it more than a couple of times and no harm would come to the cat, but he wouldn't like it?

 

I just love the mental image this conjurs up for me of full combat outfit complete with full face mask