"Glenna Rose" wrote in message
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Not a solution to keep her away, rather to avert her to better places, but
have you considered building a cat litter box outside? Seriously. Build
one, perhaps 3x3 (big enough to be as appealing as the garden boxes) and
fill it with sand or very sandy soil. Cover it with some sort of cover to
keep the soil dry with a cover perhaps three feet off the surface, far
enough to keep the rain out but close enough to also keep the rain out.
If you decide to do this, you might want to decorate it in some clever
way.

It seems logical that she would prefer the light sandy soil to the garden
soil. On the good side, the work need not go to waste. If she really
doesn't like it, after weeks/months that you know she won't use it, you
can always plant a nice planting of cacti.

When she starts using it, periodically cleaning it would be prudent.

Oh, and nice little electric wires around the vegetable boxes probably
wouldn't hurt a bit (well, her, but only once if she's a normally smart
cat).

Glenna

The best solution I have found is to simply lay chicken wire on top of the
raised beds.

Regards,
Bill