When cat feces contaminate beds and cats prey on lovingly settled birds, frogs, or other beneficial insects, troubled gardeners look for cat-repellent strategies. These tips show how to make your garden cat-proof without harming the intelligent animals.
Cats are not popular in the garden, mainly because of their droppings
Fencing the garden cat-proof - that's how it works
With a fence you protect your green kingdom perfectly against cats. The fence should have the following properties so that you can actually ward off the jumpy climbers:
- A height of at least 200 cm
- Ideally in the form of a thorny hedge of hawthorn, holly or barberry
- Alternatively, a wooden fence with smooth walls, without climbing aids
- Wrap a protective belt made of smooth material around tree trunks near the fence
The piss-off plant (Coleus canin) has proven itself in practice to make individual beds safe for cats. If you line the area with the 40 cm high harp bushes at a maximum distance of 100 cm, they give off a scent that cats hate. The only drawback of this cat defense is the lack of winter hardiness. Therefore, its effectiveness extends only to the period from spring to late autumn.
Cat repellent with water - that's how it works
The idiom of 'cat wash' illustrates cats' abhorrence of water. You can take advantage of this fact by installing a sprinkler with a motion detector in the garden. Devices such as the garden guard from Celaflor suddenly spray approaching cats with a jet of water, causing them to flee in panic.
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Fencing off cats in your garden anyway gives you what is probably the best way to combat snails. On a fenced area with a small pond and barn, Indian runner ducks feel at home and enthusiastically hunt for slugs.