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Billy wrote:

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Erik Johnson wrote:

Hi,

I'm pretty new to gardening and would like some advice. I having
trouble with a cat using my vegatable patch to do his buisness.

I would like to know if this may be harmful if I am growing vegitables
to eat.

Normally I pick them all up, but I went away on Holiday and returned to
find a phenominal amount in the garden. I started to pick it all up but
it started raining heavily. Now I have found it has all disappeared -
dissolved into the soil.

Before I get any advice on how to stop the Cat I have already tried:
Lion poo, tea bags soaked in Olbas oil, pepper, ultra sonic cat
scarers, making friends with the cat and feeding him, orange peel, CDs
stuck into the ground and making access difficult. My plan was now to
install an outside tap and fit a motion sensor with water gun.

I think you just found the answer. Just remember to turn it off, when
you go into the garden.

I am not an expert and could be wrong about this.

I do believe cat poo is harmful to humans. I think it goes like this. If
the animal is a carnivore (eats meat) and has a one chamber stomach, the
animal uses E-coli to break down the proteins - then yes it is bad for
vegetable gardening. The biblical sense - an unclean animal - humans
included

Animals that are herbivores that just eats plants, chew the cud, like
cows, have a multi-chamber stomach and does not use E-coli for digestion
- then yes it is good for the garden. I think it need to dry out first.

To keep cats out of the garden you could try the "cat-scat" mats.
http://www.gardeners.com/Safe+Cat+De...efault,pd.html
a fence may work as well.

I would not feed the cats if they are not yours. Feeding them will just
make them poo more and stay around your home longer. If your Cats, they
are very good at keeping the mice away and can be trained to use a
litter box.

In my world it is rabbits, mice and bugs that are problems.
My little yappy dog helps with the rabbits.

Enjoy Life ... Dan

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