"Hildur M. Hendricks" wrote in message
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On 6 Jun 2004 09:31:17 -0700, (Lil) wrote:

We've been living in this house for about 2 years. Recently, we
noticed that some neighborhood cat has been using our vegetable/fruit
garden area as a litterbox. Most of this area is open and covered
with weedmat with woodchips over it. Are there good ways to deter the
cats, without either harming them or our veggies and fruits? I
suspect part of our problem is we live on a corner lot....

Thanks in advance!

Lil

Lil, when you get any serious answers I certainly would be interested
also. My mother has a cat that loves to use mine as a litter box also.
So far the only thing that I have found that chases them is I squirt
them with the hose. But that is only a very temporary solution. Also
that only works when I am around to see them in the garden.
Hildur


Yup,, downfalls with the above approach,,,,but ain't it kinda fun?

Every year this comes up. I bought cheap 12" border fencing. That junk they
sell at Walmart or elsewhere which is made of wire and has on the bottom wire to
stick into the ground. Only, I have it attached to my fence with those wire
tines facing upward and I bend them down toward the ground. If a cat climbs the
fence, those tines are right there. I also affix my rose canes with giant,
sharp thorns to the bottom of the gates so they don't try to come under them.
That is the only way I know of how to keep cats out. It seems to be working,
but I don't want to jinx myself. I am also very opposed to doing anything
intentional to hurt the cats, other than physical barriers.


On 6 Jun 2004 09:31:17 -0700, (Lil) opined:

We've been living in this house for about 2 years. Recently, we
noticed that some neighborhood cat has been using our vegetable/fruit
garden area as a litterbox. Most of this area is open and covered
with weedmat with woodchips over it. Are there good ways to deter the
cats, without either harming them or our veggies and fruits? I
suspect part of our problem is we live on a corner lot....

Thanks in advance!

Lil



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On 6 Jun 2004 09:31:17 -0700, (Lil) wrote:

We've been living in this house for about 2 years. Recently, we
noticed that some neighborhood cat has been using our vegetable/fruit
garden area as a litterbox.

Go to Google groups and search rec.gardens and uk.rec.gardening for
"cats". You will find thousands of posts with practical suggestions,
as well as a lot of nasty ones.

"Hildur M. Hendricks" wrote in message
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On 6 Jun 2004 09:31:17 -0700, (Lil) wrote:

We've been living in this house for about 2 years. Recently, we
noticed that some neighborhood cat has been using our vegetable/fruit
garden area as a litterbox. Most of this area is open and covered
with weedmat with woodchips over it. Are there good ways to deter the
cats, without either harming them or our veggies and fruits? I
suspect part of our problem is we live on a corner lot....

Thanks in advance!

Lil

Lil, when you get any serious answers I certainly would be interested
also. My mother has a cat that loves to use mine as a litter box also.
So far the only thing that I have found that chases them is I squirt
them with the hose. But that is only a very temporary solution. Also
that only works when I am around to see them in the garden.
Hildur


Yup,, downfalls with the above approach,,,,but ain't it kinda fun?

Every year this comes up. I bought cheap 12" border fencing. That junk they
sell at Walmart or elsewhere which is made of wire and has on the bottom wire to
stick into the ground. Only, I have it attached to my fence with those wire
tines facing upward and I bend them down toward the ground. If a cat climbs the
fence, those tines are right there. I also affix my rose canes with giant,
sharp thorns to the bottom of the gates so they don't try to come under them.
That is the only way I know of how to keep cats out. It seems to be working,
but I don't want to jinx myself. I am also very opposed to doing anything
intentional to hurt the cats, other than physical barriers.


On 6 Jun 2004 09:31:17 -0700, (Lil) opined:

We've been living in this house for about 2 years. Recently, we
noticed that some neighborhood cat has been using our vegetable/fruit
garden area as a litterbox. Most of this area is open and covered
with weedmat with woodchips over it. Are there good ways to deter the
cats, without either harming them or our veggies and fruits? I
suspect part of our problem is we live on a corner lot....

Thanks in advance!

Lil



Need a good, cheap, knowledge expanding present for a friend?
http://www.animaux.net/stern/present.html

On 6 Jun 2004 09:31:17 -0700, (Lil) wrote:

We've been living in this house for about 2 years. Recently, we
noticed that some neighborhood cat has been using our vegetable/fruit
garden area as a litterbox.

Go to Google groups and search rec.gardens and uk.rec.gardening for
"cats". You will find thousands of posts with practical suggestions,
as well as a lot of nasty ones.

"Hildur M. Hendricks" wrote in message
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On 6 Jun 2004 09:31:17 -0700, (Lil) wrote:

We've been living in this house for about 2 years. Recently, we
noticed that some neighborhood cat has been using our vegetable/fruit
garden area as a litterbox. Most of this area is open and covered
with weedmat with woodchips over it. Are there good ways to deter the
cats, without either harming them or our veggies and fruits? I
suspect part of our problem is we live on a corner lot....

Thanks in advance!

Lil

Lil, when you get any serious answers I certainly would be interested
also. My mother has a cat that loves to use mine as a litter box also.
So far the only thing that I have found that chases them is I squirt
them with the hose. But that is only a very temporary solution. Also
that only works when I am around to see them in the garden.
Hildur


Yup,, downfalls with the above approach,,,,but ain't it kinda fun?

if you try something unique (ie, no shotguns, pellet guns, gopher rtaps,
etc :-) ), i'd like to see your results in a posts here. :-)

Hildur M. Hendricks in
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Lil, when you get any serious answers I certainly would be interested
also. My mother has a cat that loves to use mine as a litter box also.
So far the only thing that I have found that chases them is I squirt
them with the hose. But that is only a very temporary solution. Also
that only works when I am around to see them in the garden.
Hildur

if the problem is in a small area, then the 'scarecrow' might work. i'd
try to rig multiple sprinklers to squirt at the cat from all around.
you'll have to fiddle with heights of hoses to keep water from draining,
so it will remain ready in the hoses for each sprinkler.

http://images.google.com/images?
sourceid=navclient&q=scarecrow+cat+sprinkler

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=scarecrow%20cat%
20sprinkler&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wg

A large Bull snake or Black snake would help to keep the cat population down
and out of your yard.

'enry VIII

" wrote in message
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if you try something unique (ie, no shotguns, pellet guns, gopher rtaps,
etc :-) ), i'd like to see your results in a posts here. :-)

A large Bull snake or Black snake would help to keep the cat population down
and out of your yard.

'enry VIII

" wrote in message
...
if you try something unique (ie, no shotguns, pellet guns, gopher rtaps,
etc :-) ), i'd like to see your results in a posts here. :-)