Cats in the garden! AAARRRGGGHHH!!!

[Davy Crockett]

You are positive its the cats?

100%
Seen with my own little eyes.

Well, in the beds, anyway.
Not sure about digging up the stuff

[Shinmen Takezo]

I just had the same problem with my raised be garden plot.
The "enemy cat" outside (which my own cat hates) has been using it as a litter box.

I planted my peppers and onions, and found cat turds and dug up plantings.
So today I went to Home Depot and bought a roll of thin mesh netting and surrounded the raised bed with it.

The cat will have a surprise this evening.

ST

[duchess47]

I have feral cats here, one in the hay barn and five under the house. My suggestion is just ask them to leave the garden alone, no digging up plants, no toilet. They do understand.

[wonderer]

Tryed moth balls......Did'nt work. Some of the moth balls were buried in with the cat scat.



wonderer

[Alder]

Frankly, I don't keep cats for this reason. You don't want cat crap in your vegetable garden.

The bird netting fence should help...also keeps out rabbits and ground squirrels...which is what I use it for.

[Davy Crockett]

Hmmm.
What to do, what to do.

Wife told me 2 0z of dried mustard and 2 oz cayenne powder $5 each

3 20 gauge shells-less than $1

[Patches]

I will never use mothballs in my garden ever again. I watched a small bird die on my doorstep the same day I scattered mothballs in the garden. I didn't see him eat it, but I figured that's what did it and I felt terrible.

[wonderer]

Frankly, I don't keep cats for this reason. You don't want cat crap in your vegetable garden.

The bird netting fence should help...also keeps out rabbits and ground squirrels...which is what I use it for.

Alder,

I don't own cats either, but my yard is their cat box !

wonderer

[kestrel0313]

Hmmm.
What to do, what to do.

Wife told me 2 0z of dried mustard and 2 oz cayenne powder $5 each

3 20 gauge shells-less than $1

Davy, great minds think a like!
Just my $.02.
DW is giving me "the look" for typing this.