"TheScullster" wrote in message
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Hi all

I know this is a recurring theme on this group - methods for repelling our
feline "friends".
Was wondering whether repeated chase-outs actually result in the offending
creature learning that a garden is a no-go-zone.
If so, what level of deterrent is necessary?
Simple chasing out at high speed whenever they are sighted
Chasing and soft missiles - e.g. wet mud
Catapult with hard missiles
Well directed water (I'm considering one of those high powered kids water
gun things ATM)

From what I've read in this group, the retail concoctions and electronic
gizmos aren't worth bothering with.
Hence the list of measures above.
Not interested in replies from cat lovers unless they solve the problem of
cats cr@pping in my veg patch.


I've really enjoyed this thread, thank you for starting it :-)

Re cats: There are a lot of council sites for recycling stuff, and if you
go to one of these and find old refrigerators or freezers that are going
who-knows-where to be recycled for their CFCs or whatever, well, they
usually have lots of wire racks/shelves in them. I have gathered about 50
of these over the years, including some that are 3-dimensional (i.e.
cuboid)(probably came from a freezer), and when I sow my veg patch I strew
these racks about over the seeds until the plants are tall enough to fend
for themselves. So the garden looks pretty naff for a month or so, but by
then the plants have grown up and the cat won't want to go there and you can
remove them. The cuboid-ish one I use to protect my nepeta plant
from...cats.

Your other alternative is to get a cat or two yourself, they never crap in
their own garden and they will keep other cats out.

someone