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Posted: January 24th, 2011 | Author: hortoris | Filed under: Pests and Problems | No Comments »

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Are you plagued by neighborhood cats or random visitors sitting on your prized plants. If so there are varoius measures you can consider.

DIY Methods of Cat Repulsion

  • One trick is to create some flickering random light reflections as a deterrent. CD’s on a string or some plastic bottles half filled with water in your borders. Cats see the light reflections, gets spooked, and hopefully slinks away.
  • Grow ‘Coleus Canina’ the “pee-off plant” or the “scaredy cat” coleus.  It gives off a smell that cats just can’t stand but humand find OK.
  • Put branches of thorny plants under bird feeders or grow some Berberis.
  • Improve your fencing.

Extreme Methods

  • Buy an infra red detecting  ‘Defenders Mega-Sonic cat repeller’ to protect your garden habitat and encourage wildlife and birds back into it.
  • Try ‘Get Off My Garden Cat & Dog Repellent’ available as Crystals or spray.
  • What other animal dares to intrude on a big cat’s territory? ‘Silent Roar’ fertilizer uses non-toxic pellets soaked in real essence of lion dung.


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