B****y Cats

[bobbin]

Please can anyone come up with some sensible not to mention cheap ways of stopping about 3 cats(or one with an over active bottom)from doing their toilet on my allotment.This regular occurance has me retching when I have to remove the damn stuff.I think I recall this problem being discussed a while ago but I cannot recall the outcome.If I catch the little sod I may try to push it back from where it came

[Wren]

If you want an environmentally friendly method then Holly is your answer. Take off some pruning from you local woods an cut them into 6 inch sections and then stick the sections among st your plants. I have done this to stop the damn things from using my new herb garden as their litter tray an it works a treat.

Second option is a catapult

Wren

[Two_Sheds]

Oh, too many posts on this subject.
Have a go with your search button ... advanced search; use "cats" as your title

[rainbowbrite]

i advised someone to use moth balls, as far as i hear they work very well and a good friend of mine swears by them, i think you just sprinkle it on the beds and can get them from a diy store, hope you find a solution, i know cats can be a pain but theyre sooo cute!

[chuffa]

I love cats, so no catapults please. I have a cat, but they are roamers bu nature. Two great methods is to buy cat pepper and spread it around the beds this stops them also fill clear plastic bottles with water and scatter them about the plot.

[BrideXIII]

old cd's pushed half into the ground are supposed to work too, cats don't like reflective surfaces, must say though my cats just lay on them.

[Irie Jan]

Cats are territorial things, I should know I have 5 of my own. Cats in general do not like the smell citrus, so try scattering some orange or lemon or lime peel around your plants! I know this is not a permanent solution but for a while it might stop them, so breaking the habit, hopefully the cat or cats well find somewhere else to do what comes naturally. Also as the peel rots it will add a little goodness to your soil

[Polly Fouracre]

Please, do remember that the cat has nothing against you personally!! And that it has no notion of other people's gardens,just a territory and a nice soft bit of ground to dig in.
I would be the first to agree that there are far too many cats around and that owners should be more responsible. But the cats are innocent!

[fwuffydragon]

OK
- 1 water pistol
- lemon scented anti-cat granules from garden centre (need refreshing after heavy rain)
- any old citrus peelings
- HOLLY clippings, or berberis, or any other uncomfortable spiky bush - leave on ground or stick vertically in soil in problem areas
- you can also get ultrasonic cat deterrents, which may also help to keep foxes etc.off your plot - you can get them from the garden centre and they are battery powered so can be mounted on the shed. Not sure what area they cover though.

I am having a similar problem in my front garden. Grrrrrrr!

[fwuffydragon]

Oh, and any sort of cayenne pepper or black pepper may also be useful if sprinkled on the ground in summer when it won't wash away! (hopefully)

Fill the water pistol with water with a bit of lemon juice!

Remember to remove the soil around the poo as well as just the poo, as otherwise the stink will remain and they will still think it's their territory.

[bobbin]

cats .

Thanks all. I have tried holly but the little b****rs pooped in the middle of it!!!!!!!! Nah try as I might,don't find them cute when shovelling poop.

[Hans Mum]

on an allotment site they are likely to be ferrel cats - we have quite a few - the upside is they do control the rodent population....i tend to cover freshly dug areas with netting pulled quite taut