Which Cat Scarer to buy.....

[Alison]

I just crush garlic mix with water and spray that. If you have bare soil consider laying chicken wire on it.
Apparently its all about breaking the cats habit. Garlic has always worked for me and is totally harmless to both cats and dogs.

Actually garlic (and any alliums) is very bad for cats but hopefully it's the smell that's putting them off rather than them ingesting it. I've just googled it and note that it's also very bad for dogs - Garlic Toxicity and Pets

[ButternutSquash]

I came across a recommendation for a plant called scaredy cat, in the mint family, which is said to deter cats, as does citrous smells. The RSPCA mention it too. My concern would be that it might be invasive. But you don't have to change the batteries.

[snakeshack]

I came across a recommendation for a plant called scaredy cat, in the mint family, which is said to deter cats, as does citrous smells. The RSPCA mention it too. My concern would be that it might be invasive. But you don't have to change the batteries.

It's a coleus and is not winter hardy so must be grown as an annual, curiously it has a very strong marajuana like smell so drive home carefully from the garden centre in case you get stopped by the rozzers and no it's not invasive


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[brownfingers]

I've got news for you. Nothing works. Not meaning to be funny, but cats are cats and thats it.

[Nicos]

We find the pile of builder's sand is used by most of the feral cats here

Ah well...if it keeps them off the veg patch....

[simon12]

I have one of the Scare crow things mentioned on the 1st page and it works great, even though the battery ran out months ago so I disconnected it cats still seem to avoid my garden.

[Bill HH]

I have a sonic unit, it comes on four legs and make an ear piercing noise whenever a cat approaches. Its called a Jack Russell.

[SP1965]

I have (had) about 10 cats using my garden. In the parts where I have seeds I cover with wire cloches.

Any other spare ground I just cover with netting. There are no birds that come in the garden so I know they wont get harmed.

Another person who lives opposite me has bought a solar animal chaser. I will ask him if he has had any success with it

[QuinnJ]

I've found the best way to keep cats out the garden is a mix of sonic cat deterrents, plants that keep cats away (thyme, lavender and of course Coleus). But move the sonic around every few days else the buggers will get use to them

[chris]

I've tried pretty much everything. Cats poo on my lawn, which I can't tolerate with two young kids wanting to play outside a all the time so u bought a contech scarecrow. Expensive, but works.

It's connected to a hose, and detects movement and activates a spray.

Since I've had it, almost a month now - no cat poo.

It also drenched the wife today, so I'm well chuffed. Kids think it's a toy mind


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[Scarlet]

Ha, I love that! I'm not troubled by cats, I get a few but I wouldn't know what damage they'd caused compared to the trampled flower beds and ball damage after the boys have been in the garden with their mates...I may get one

[lottie dolly]

A while ago i was given a large hard plastic frog,it gives 3 croaks when anything passes it,we get cats and pigeon,laste week saw the first of my new home beds prepped,so the frog was places in the vacinity,we not seen a cat yet,but MRLD saw some birds go to land,then flew off,very quick smart,it seems to work within aprox or so feet,so any garden toy that makes a noise should work,

[Martin H]

I got some cheap bamboo canes from poundland and cut them into six inch lengths. Whenever I plant out something new I poke them into the ground maybe six inches apart for a few weeks. This stops my lovely cat from scratching around and digging up.

The cat prefers loose soil so once the plants are settled in and growing the canes get moved to the next thing.

At the moment the canes are where I planted my crocuses a week or two back. Meanwhile the cat is doing her business in the mulch around the herbaceous plants where she doesn't do much damage.

[bramble]

Thorn bushes of chicken wire, in othet words you need to baricade your garden. I have had a cat for the last 12 years and believe me, nothing works. My garden always looks so untidy thanks to all ttying to stay one step ahead of "The Cat".