Cats dont use my garden as a toilet!

Cats away technology

Another perennial problem I have, is every time I dig the garden over or prepare a seed bed the local cats decided its fair and nice of me to have created a litter box for them and go head and leave me delight little surprises...

Fortunately for them I live with a cat lover or there would be some very happy plants in my garden!, so it came to pass with this fate hanging over their heads that the lady of the house found a way to keep all sides happy....

Step 1: You will Need

1) Find a bamboo bush (picture 2) -or other similar plant with bushy twiggy branches.
2) Time... time to let the life go out of the bushy twiggy bits .. so they dont assume you are trying to grow them and duely root
3) a pruning saw and hand cutters

Comments

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[bhisma]

Human urine is offensive for cats and many other animals. Think about it.

[agatornz]

human urine might be useful where you come from, but quite apart from its useful ness as a weed spray when not fresh, in the city its not generally thought well of for one to walk around peeing in the garden, not to mention the smell of rank ruin... yep i have thought about it - would rather stick to this method if its all the same.

[rhaubejoi]

I put a thick layer of mulch in mine and have no probs with the cats or dogs bothering. It holds the water in for the plants and the cats don't want to dig that much to find a toilet. It also breaks down and adds more organic material to my raised beds.

[agatornz]

yes i agree but its not such a good plan while you are waiting for seeds to come up or seedlings to grow up:=-)

[sallycinnamon]

This is also a great solution if you have birds who like to eat your garden goodies (berries, pea shoots). Keeps those pesky winged friends out of your garden!

[itsmissmia]

I put down bird block netting http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Gardener-604-BirdBlock-20-Foot/dp/B00004RA0P that I bought at Orchard Supply Hardware for less than $10...make sure to get some u-stakes to hold it down...$3 for a pack of 25. Lay it over your flower bed, stake it down and trust me, your cats won't be interested. It's not as much fun scraping around when they're getting their claws caught in the netting. It's 100% safe and it allows your flowers the opportunity to grow. Good luck!

[jacbaye]

I used to struggle with cats messing up my garden too - I found that using an ultra sonic cat deterrent, some lion poo and security strips on the fence sorted it.

[fegundez1]

i think this is a fine instructable, it is a natural and easy solution to a common problem!

[agatornz]

thank you, it sure had me puzzled for a while, allthough it would be great to find a less labour intensive way!

[okeegirl01]

I've got a cat problem too. I found that my left over clippings from my rose bushes do a nice job too.

[agatornz]

hi, thanks for that.. hope it doesnt get you as well when you come to plant:-)

[okeegirl01]

nope just like the needles I drop I let my husbands feet find them:)