Cat repellant

[roitelet]

I have four cats and much as I love them I need to stop them digging in the veg patch. Quite by chance I have discovered that they don't like the smell of coffee grounds. I spread some, and I have a lot, on a newly prepared bed and the cats so far haven't been near it.

Long may or last!!!!!!

[Bigmallly]

Will it lose it's deterrent properties as it ages or if it rains?

[Urban]

I've also found they don't like the smell of chicken poop pellets if you spread that around liberally. It does smell a bit though after it rains

[roitelet]

Will it lose it's deterrent properties as it ages or if it rains?

Not too worried I have loads more. The local bar gives me at least one black bag full a week!

[burnie]

You will drive all the worms away and your soil could suffer, not too sure that this is a long term solution. A Rottweiler would work.........................

[roitelet]

You will drive all the worms away and your soil could suffer, not too sure that this is a long term solution. A Rottweiler would work.........................

I just would like to keep them off while the seeds germinate. Waterpistol works as well but I'm not there all the time to use it. They will learn!!!!!!

[Cadalot]

You will drive all the worms away and your soil could suffer, not too sure that this is a long term solution. A Rottweiler would work.........................

Not sure I agree with you there Burnie as worms love coffee grounds and they act as a fertiliser and slugs hate them!

[burnie]

Not sure I agree with you there Burnie as worms love coffee grounds and they act as a fertiliser and slugs hate them!

I'm sure Jim McColl said that too much coffee grounds(granted he was talking about a compost bin) would drive away the worms and the composting would not be so good, could have misheard him .

[Jay-ell]

Have a browse through this guys vids for coffee grounds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6eFfg92-70