How do you keep cats out of your planting beds? - General Gardening - International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums

trybud · 03-17-2009, 06:53 PM

Does anyone know any tricks to keeping cats out of my garden? i just tilled and waiting for temps to go up a bit before i plant. neighborhood cat(s) seems to like to use it every other day or so. Just trying to avoid shooting them. Ive tried everything, even renting traps from the local animal control(caught a bunch last spring, no feral cats here anymore) but the cats left learned to stay away from it....looking for inexpensive home remedy type solution.

03-17-2009, 07:07 PM

You can try planting crops around your garden which cats have a natural aversion too, such as rue, lavender, or pennyroyal.

For a quick solution you can also sprinkle cayenne pepper generously around your garden as this will irritate and deter the cats as well.

Best of luck.

centralcoastbud · 03-17-2009, 07:09 PM

shoot them with BB guns.

03-18-2009, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by centralcoastbud

shoot them with BB guns.

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rigz · 03-18-2009, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by centralcoastbud

shoot them with BB guns.

i shouldnt be laughing at this https://www.icmag.com/ic/images/smilies/yeahthatsign.gif

03-18-2009, 03:38 PM

How cruel, shooting with BB guns. Let me shoot you with one to see if you like it.

I doubt a little cat poo is going to kill anything. Put out a sand box or dump 2 bags of sand in a pile and the cats will leave the dirt alone and poop there instead. Then you won't have to shoot some little kid's pet.

Sammet · 03-18-2009, 03:45 PM

All cats hate citrus peal. Get some orange and lemon peel and scatter them around your planting beds and they'll leave them alone.

Neuronaut · 03-18-2009, 04:37 PM

Don't shoot the neighbors cat, jeeze.

hansel · 03-19-2009, 07:10 AM

Get a dog.

Lifebreather · 03-19-2009, 07:22 AM

Ive found buried cat shit in direct contact with the rootballs of plants that mysteriously took ill and eventually died. I think it may be toxic.

Eventually we got two greyhounds. The cats didn't even stand a chance. End of story.

03-17-2009, 06:53 PM	#1
trybud Undocumented US Border Patrol Agent Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 665	How do you keep cats out of your planting beds? Does anyone know any tricks to keeping cats out of my garden? i just tilled and waiting for temps to go up a bit before i plant. neighborhood cat(s) seems to like to use it every other day or so. Just trying to avoid shooting them. Ive tried everything, even renting traps from the local animal control(caught a bunch last spring, no feral cats here anymore) but the cats left learned to stay away from it....looking for inexpensive home remedy type solution.

03-17-2009, 07:09 PM	#3
centralcoastbud Knowledge Seeker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: the west coast Posts: 286	shoot them with BB guns.
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03-18-2009, 03:38 PM	#6
LolaGal Guest Posts: n/a	How cruel, shooting with BB guns. Let me shoot you with one to see if you like it. I doubt a little cat poo is going to kill anything. Put out a sand box or dump 2 bags of sand in a pile and the cats will leave the dirt alone and poop there instead. Then you won't have to shoot some little kid's pet.
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03-18-2009, 03:45 PM	#7
Sammet Med grower Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,210	All cats hate citrus peal. Get some orange and lemon peel and scatter them around your planting beds and they'll leave them alone. __________________ Sammet's House of Plastic
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03-18-2009, 04:37 PM	#8
Neuronaut All we have is now. Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 785	Don't shoot the neighbors cat, jeeze.
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03-17-2009, 07:07 PM	#2
Seismic Guest Posts: n/a	You can try planting crops around your garden which cats have a natural aversion too, such as rue, lavender, or pennyroyal. For a quick solution you can also sprinkle cayenne pepper generously around your garden as this will irritate and deter the cats as well. Best of luck.

03-19-2009, 07:10 AM	#9
hansel Lost In The Forest Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 646	Get a dog.

03-19-2009, 07:22 AM	#10
Lifebreather Chet Manly Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Whoregon Posts: 703	Ive found buried cat shit in direct contact with the rootballs of plants that mysteriously took ill and eventually died. I think it may be toxic. Eventually we got two greyhounds. The cats didn't even stand a chance. End of story. __________________ My Current Grow Journal IG: @dialed_child No Easy Props.