Problem solved! How to stop cats using your garden soil as a toilet, without using chemicals!
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- Опубліковано 10 тра 2019
- Cat Poop is no fun in your garden, but you can win the 'battle of the poo'.
Roger shows us how he has successfully encouraged cats to go somewhere else to leave their smelly deposits.
This does not require use of any chemicals, quite simply you can use plants to deter cats .. and Roger shows us how easy it can be in just a few minutes in a 'cat friendly' way.
Perseverance is a key to success in this battle - there is no overnight cure, but a combination of the factors explained in this video can help, such as
- Understanding the psychology and habits of cats - they love to return to their scent and make another deposit, so by removing the source of their smell (ie remove their poo) and putting it somewhere else - I use a rough unused patch of ground right at the end of our garden, which encourages them to go down there rather than on my garden. (Some valued viewers of this video have suggested taking the poo pack to the cat owners garden and leaving it there! I couldn't possibly comment on this idea!)
- Cover their scent - put another strong (more pleasant) smell in the area where they had left their scent to confuse their highly sensitive sense of smell. There are several smelly cat repellents available in garden centres etc but in this video we use the Scaredy cat plant (Coleus Caninia) to provide the covering smell. It may also be worth adding some of your alternative covering smell (e.g some crushed leaves of the Scaredy cat plant) to their most used pathways to your garden as they will have left their scent here too, and that way you can confuse them even before they get to your garden!
- adding a prickly mulch to your soil surface, we use cut up short lengths of very thorny rose stems, once the cat has tip toed over them once they may not try again!
Repeat the above as necessary, I find that it can take a few weeks to change the cats habits ... and then it becomes some else's problem - and you can sit back and sniff the roses!
Let us know how you get on - good luck!
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neighbors cat keep coming to use my lawn for a toilet. and sick and tired of cleaning after it.
Its not much fun is it? but it only took a few weeks of using the process in our video and the cats had generally stopped messing our garden - good luck!
We use orange peel cut up and scatter in the garden. Also make orange peel and vinegar spray to spray fences
Nicola K-S thanks for your comment, we can give that a go, enjoy your garden!
Whatever you do: Don't shoot the cat, shoot the owner.
Kill the fucking thing
Some one local to me decided to buy a shit machine and it loves my garden as much as I do. I am sick of seeing my plants damaged every day and picking up after it ! . So I took your advice about creating a toilet space for it . I pick it up with a spade walk it down to the owners house and place it on there front door step . They wasn't very impressed with my actions but had no choice , I gave them options.
1..keep the cat in the house
2 ..see me every day with a special delivery
That's another way of solving the problem! - thanks for your comment, enjoy your garden.
I used to return it to the cats person. But I have found a box of plastic forks works so much better. Place handle in the dirt tines up every four inches, and I solved a smelly cat problem.
Good job - well done!
Owners of cats know exactly what they are doing. They want their cat to use everyone else's yard as a toilet but not their own yard.
Don't be ridiculous. I have a cat and I have this problem. He shits in my garden and it pisses me off.
As an owner of three indoor/outdoor cats that’s so not true.
They don't want to clean their litter box.
Just as an update, we have now been been 'poo free' for well over a year, by applying the tips shown in this video.
Following this video we had just 1 more cat poo deposit, which we treated exactly as shown, and have had nothing messy to deal with since. We do occasionally see the cats from a distance but they seem to have learnt not to poo in our garden ... so if you have a cat poo problem, don't give up - it can work!
Please keep us posted with your experiences - Enjoy your garden everyone!
thank you so much, I love natural ways to deter!! Will use this method and find a nice place for little miss to get on with her daily business 😅
@@aquahuggies Thanks for such a positive comment - enjoy your garden and and our best regards to 'little miss' 🙂
If they're drawn to their "deposits" I'd suggest putting the deposits in the neighbours garden who owns the cat. That way they can take some responsibility for their stinking animal.
That could also work!
I throw the cat poop back in the cats garden! Aka the neighbours!
@@Ben-db5re that seems to be a popular tactic! thanks for your comment
@@rogthegardener1 Great to have a sense of humor about this very real problem...!! We all love our cats and they even say that the ocean is getting very polluted because of these little darlings and our cat boxes.
"Cats need somewhere to go" ..yeah their own litter box!
Good point - thanks for your comment - enjoy your garden!
Unless you have outdoor farm cats
@@richardnagle9445 Thanks for your comment
If people want their cats to be outdoor cats they could build a sandbox to encourage them to use it and not the neighbors gardens. Simple solution, I doubt if many people ever consider doing it
@@tjwash5118 That's a good point - thank you!
Reading the comments has been therapy for me....now I must get up and remove cat doo doo from my new onion patch and try to salvage the seed. Only problem is this repulses me so much I end up unable to eat what I grow...sigh....
Yes it is a challenge - thanks for your comment - enjoy you garden!!
Cat poo is also are the prime source for Toxoplasmosis. If they've been using your garden as a toilet you are at risk.
Yes, you are right, thanks for your comment - enjoy your garden!
Thank You, I put Cayenne pepper around my plants in flower bed and it works for me!
Thanks Nina - glad that worked for you - enjoy your garden!
How much cayenne pepper per square foot? I'm about to buy out every bottle. I'm desperate.
@@YACABE good question - nina wade can you advise?
@@YACABE Add it to grease put ontop of your fence.
My method uses the fact that cats and dogs really hate having water thrown on them - and it won't hurt them.
One day the neighborhood cats decided my back yard was a great toilet - a few started to come by each day.
When I saw one I just snuck out the back and shake/squirted a water bottle towards them. One big blob of water - makes noise too.
You don't need to actually hit them, they get the hint real quick. Did it a half a dozen times and no cats for months since.
Thanks for your comment - good luck!
I’ll try this one since i have pebbles on my yard and scooping them up will soon leave me with a bald yard 😂
Thanks for the advice. I had 3 raised beds made and the cats showed their appreciation. I put netting over some of them and the cats had fun with that. I used compost and planted flower seeds in another part of the garden and the cats were delighted. I recently cleared another patch and put down compost - I think the cats invited their friends around last night as their were so many holes dug. I have 4 to 6 cats that are regular visitors - they are beautiful animals and so friendly - but they will dig up my seeds and plants!
I used a cat and dog repellent spray and it works - however, instead of discouraging them from coming in, it discouraged them from leaving and the look of disgust and confusion I got from two of them was noticeable! But, it is chemical and I don't like to go down that route. Your suggestion about removing the poo and changing the scent is brilliant - thank you.
I may have to go down the route of giving them a place to poo - and that presently seems to be the patch I recently cleared. I live in a bu9lt-up area that only seems to have 2 gardens - one has 2 dogs and the other is mine.
Presently, I fill bare patches in my raised beds with seed trays and plant pots. I used to put down brambles that grew over the wall but my neighbour removed the brambles. c'est la vie!
Thanks for your comments Teresa - it seems like you have a battle on your hands!? well done for having a positive attitude, good lck - perseverance is the key - keep us posted please.
I’m not making a little toilet for cats! Or moving it; or putting flowers and twigs round my garden; I hate cats; my neighbor has 3; and they use my lawn as a toilet; so my way of fixing it; is every time they do anything; to go get my neighbour and make her clean it up! There are 6 little parcels waiting for her!
That is a another great way to address the problem - well done ... 6 parcels very generous!
I have a cat that comes in the garden hides under the car on the drive then comes out jumps on the car and then onto the fence, by doing this it leaves scratches that I have to compound out, to stop this I made a electronic device using a pir module , tazer type module , and 5v switch module, I put all this together and in a small plastic box then under the car, When the cat came in the garden it triggered the crackle and blue flash , this sent it running ! It won’t come near so far so good😉
That sounds like the hi-tech approach - well done!
Kill the killer
Brilliant
Thanks Roger! I'm gonna try your suggestions. I actually saw the culprit this morning.
Good luck - perseverance is the key!
Thanks so much, Roger. Very entertaining and at least you're not yelling while you're explaining about their poop. Yes, I have cats and was in a rage today thinking about all the work trying to keep their cat box clean, while they also go outside. I moved to Apple Valley, CA and was so happy to have one-half acre, but now I've found that they've done a great job all over the place. And hard to clean up. Thanks for the tips and I'll try them soon enough. Blessings, Windy Star
Hi, thanks for your comment, how great to have a large garden😀, hopefully you can overcome the poop problem! Keep us posted 👍
American here. Love the word 'loo'. Something about it cracks me up every time.
Here in the desert Southwest everywhere *not* garden is hard as the rocks so naturally the abandoned cats I take care of like to use the garden. I'm thinking of getting a couple of containers in strategic areas and filling them with play sand. Not the cats fault they need a place to go anymore than the birds and lizards also answering Nature's Call. :) (Before someone says that at least birds and lizard poop isn't toxic... yeah right. Neighbor nearly lost a hand from pigeon poop parasites infecting it. Still causes her trouble.
Please note that many 'neighbor's damn cats' are actually abandoned by irresponsible people who either the uncaring brain dead or think the cats are better off than being taken to a shelter. The latter is untrue unless they are lucky enough to have people of us who give a damn even if we can't have them in our own home for varied reasons (allergies, landlords, etc.) We put out water (again, desert) and food and try to keep them from going completely feral.
A couple of years ago the local cat population (and loose dogs) took a dive due to roaming coyotes. Please rethink abandoning your pets onto the street. Please spray or neuter them too. Domesticated animals used to living in houses do NOT fare well especially in this harsh environment!
Thanks for your comment and responsible approach - appreciate what you are trying to do - good wishes from South Wales!
Vegan Conservative.........I have one cat in this area that uses my yard as a loo. I am in Northern Ontario where some morons actually put their cats out at night in the winter (they should be shot-the people I mean) My cats have never set foot outside except in their crate for the dreaded vet visit. If one thinks a cat needs no care or they do not want to care for it, they should not have it. My cats are spayed since they're female and I've had them since they were 6 weeks old, my cats get to live to 20 or close to it. Leaving them out apart from being cruel and thoughtless and annoying to others is dangerous for them too and their life span is drastically shortened. My neighbour swears her cat never leaves the house, gee, I must be seeing his ghost.
The 'alternative place' for them to 'go' is in the litter tray that RESPONSIBLE owners provide and train the cat to use BEFORE it goes out. This is what u r meant to do, same as dog owners r meant 2 pick up after their dogs.
Thanks Claire - you make a good point ... maybe we should do a video lesson on how to be a responsible pet owner? Take care and enjoy your garden - Roger
Good luck for that, I doubt you can train a cat to use the cat box before it goes out. Cats and dogs are a different thing really.
Well said Claire! My neighbor can get over and clean all s**t off my garden; my dog never does anything but wee on my grass; he gets taken out twice a day on a long walk; his mess is picked up; and put into the appropriate bin; so I’m sure I’m going to clean her mess up!
@@wendymartin5816 i think you mean OWNERS 'are a different thing really' . I work with and train both cats and dogs and it is perfecly possible to train a cat to use its tray before it goes out. I think you mean its the owners who 'differ' - as in some can be bothered to research and put the effort into pet ownership and some cannot. "Good luck with that" i have heard many times from people like yourselves - its not original - just a way to absolve oneself from the guilt of being selfish and lazy.
Claire you should start a cat training center. Haha
Cayenne! Not an off brand but i found the Mccormick brand is quite hot...sprinkle on dirt, grass, etc. You can add a little corn syrup or a cheap cooking spray oil (to help pepper stick) as the first layer then sprinkle the cayenne on top. The sticky hot concoction will stick to their paws when they walk through and once they go to lick... It works and does not hurt plants, also keeps bugs off of vegetation (using only cayenne w/o syrup)! Prickly stems work well too and/or cactus. We have bougainvillea and cactus where we live, we trimmed off several branches and laid them about. No more cats. A trained dog (or your own feisty, territorial cat) works wonders as well! ; )
Thanks for your comment and ideas - enjoy your garden! (Bougainvillea outside is just a holiday dream for us here Wales)
I’ve been doing the cayenne and it seemed to work, then after a few days the cat pood right on top of it . My neighbor has a bougainvillea with those thorns so maybe I’ll give that a try
@@Fattiapples
😂😂😂😂
What is the stuff you have found works please.
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I'm definitely going to try this. I have stray cats and I garden to grow my own food and provide for the wildlife around me, birds, bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. They have been hunting the birds that have nest near my garden. I like them, but that doesn't change the fact that they are invasive. So now I'm trying to protect my birdies from the stray cats.
Great - good luck, enjoy your garden!
Iv been tirelessly trying to stop my cat fouling in an area I don't want her to, to no avail. Thank you so much for the excellent tips. So simple. Thanks
Glad it was helpful! - thanks for your comment
This is a new problem and I cant take it anymore..
I know - it is not much fun is it, but with perseverance you can win the battle - I have, in a couple of different gardens - good luck!
I really admire your attitude towards this, in a small garden it's manageable and these are great tips. I absolutely love cats, always had one or more at home but sorry in relation to a garden I nowadays view them as pests. With their e-coli poop they do a lot more damage than any rodents. It has made me sick and I've had to discard whole crops. I have several thousand square meters of garden and many heaps of compost and soil, all ripe for pooping in. I'm doing no-dig, covering my soil with woody compost which they love. Tried putting wood-chips on top but it's just not practical to have to remove them to work/add to the soil them put them back. I cannot put plants and citrus, garlic etc everywhere, it would require tons of it each time it rains, and many cats don't care. I've tried all of this and more for years but at best I've managed to make it a deterrent. If it was a different type of property I could maybe invest in very big or electric fencing. Cats need to be gone from here or I need to move and start over.
Hi Thanks for your comment - you have my sympathies for your current challenge, it can be frustrating - hope things improve so you can enjoy your garden even more!
how about these electronic devices that send out "noise" that only animals can hear? there are combined gadgets that deter cats, martens, boars etc. you will still have birds as their ears are more like the human ear, they also can't hear it.
the cat poop killed a bunch of my new plants, thank you I CAN win the battle!
Yes Vanessa! it took aboiut 2 weeks of doing what we I said in the video - and now the cats are still around but no poop!
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Definitely going to try the rose cutting one..thank you for this👏👏👏
You are very welcome - hope it works for you, thanks for your comment
I live in a street where neighbours own 10 cats. Their gardens are too hard for the cats to do their business and they choose to use my garden. It is downright impossible to remove their traces and to put in deterrents as you have shown. I came down with an illness a few years ago, and it turned out that my veggie garden was the main toilet for cats and this is what caused the illness. I have since built a huge cage over the veggie patch and this has stopped them. I am looking for something more permanent that will deter the cats from my garden. It has cost me thousands of dollars so far to try and stop them, so until the owners become responsible cat owners and keep their cats in at night time, I need to find a far better solution to scare the cats away.
Wow Dave - I sympathise with your problem, that's not good - hope you find a solution ...
@@rogthegardener1 I love animals and have recently lost my 2 pet dogs. They used to chase the cats from the back garden, but could not chase them from the front garden. Now the cats have realised the dogs are no longer a threat, they have now started to inhabit my back garden again. I am checking out a solar-powered unit that activates when cats walk past... it pulse bright lights and emits a high pitched sound when activated, but they are $100 each. I have worked out a number of entry points to my garden and will need at least 5 of the units. I just hope they will work and make the outlay worthwhile.
@@willosmensshed9296 - Thanks for your comment, sorry to hear about your dogs ... they become part of the family don't they? Good luck with your cat challenge - enjoy your garden!
Our next door neighbour hates cats and has recently purchased a cat deterrent from Amazon that is ultra sonic and emits a noise humans can't hear. It cost £16 and sticks in the ground about a foot high. He is very happy now and said it really works. Unfortunately he hates trees too but that's another story 😀
@@vanessaeden8174 Thanks for your comment, yes I have heard about them and have seen mixed reports - some saying it works well, others ...not so much! but glad it is working for your neighbours .. hope your trees are OK!
Thanks...I discovered your video just in the nick of time which gives us the easy 'organic' methods to use as protection against the cats that live in our neck of the woods--both ours and 'theirs'--that use our newly planted vegetable garden as a bathroom. We really appreciate the info. Thanks again. 🙂🥰
Ah - that's great to hear - glad to be of service!
Enjoy your garden!
Our cat is exactly as you described however, sometimes he likes to poop into plant pots. It’s hilarious to watch him balancing on the edge trying not to fall off before he finishes his work. His favourite place is in front of our home, the smell is like a punch in the face! Thank you for your advice, we will follow your instructions and see what is the outcome. I am an Englishman living in Indonesia.
Hi Paul - thanks for your comment and our best regards to the fine folks of Indonesia (I visited your country to do 'the Bali thing' in the 1980's and recall the unique airport in Jakarta!). Your cat sounds like a star! let us know how you get on ...
Kill all cats simple ! Poxy animals
I have a neighbors cat do that in my yard too. Except it isn't hilarious it's irritating.
Cat owners keep your cat in your home or in YOUR yard.
Was thinking about the rose trimmings...will definitely try that! Liked the video x
Yay! Thank you!
It's not the cats fault... It's the irresponsible owners.
No
@@TheHickmanbcfc c'mon?
Claudette Marshall too bad the repellents don’t smarten up the owners .
@@kaylabryson1932 I wouldn't want to give a cat a bath!
@Sara it most states there are fines from the Humane Society that comes with that. I'll be sure to take down your ISP...
Large river rocks - 7-8 inch in diameter. Separated 4-5 inches apart and they have zero room. I fixed the issue that way ASAP. Besides, I'm working on painting each river rock. I provided a litter box filled with the same soil. They use that now.
That's great work - well done! Love the idea of those painted rocks!
Hi there. I was just wondering we want to grow vegetables on one side of the garden and bushes/flowers on the other side. What would you suggest about growing veg and cat poo? Thank you
Well I wouldn't let it stop me - but I would be extra vigilant at removing the poo and providing an alternative scent - as in the video, I might be extra careful washing the veg before eating ... but would aim to have trained the cats to go elsewhere long before I was picking any vegetables - hope that makes sense? good luck!
I kept on throwing the poo onto the neighbor's patio and that worked.
Now they look after their cat properly.
Thanks Alex - thats another way to do it! Enjoy your garden
@@rogthegardener1 Yeah, this time it's actually teaching the owners a lesson not the cat, which I find is better as they're the nasty bastards.
I use chicken wire on top of soil -- seedlings come up through openings. I also use weed block on soil. I cut holes for plantings.
Good ideas, thanks - enjoy your garden!
I found the cat suspensed in the air pooping on top of the chicken wire 🤦🏾♀️
Thank you for sharing, Our cat is keep going to the garden soil and I was looking for the answers.
Thanks for your comment - enjoy your garden!
Can use biodegradable tablets in a fermentation, or dry toilet tablets in a bucket of any type of poo. The video is great too. Also make a area for the cats to use the toilet else where too.
It would be good if cat owners had a cat friendly escape proof fence.
Thanks for your comments!
If their owners kept them inside their own houses to carry out all their "Scenting needs"" there wouldn't be a problem.
That's true, thanks for your comment - enjoy your garden
Cats sneak out!
cats are free roaming creatures and are protected by law :)
@@Madhavi-Devi-Dasi. And when they defecate on my front doorstep or "Roam" into my garage, jump in a car and urinate on a seat, climb through an open window and cause havoc in my bedroom their "Roaming" becomes a not only a nuisance but also a health hazard. One such incident put me to considerable expense to put right. If you're happy for cats to behave in this way, let them do it in your own home, not mine.
It's getting me depressed
Thank you!! I've had this problem with my cats & dogs starting too also after seeing cats go there
Thanks for your comment Meg, hope it all works out well for you. If you cannot get the 'scaredy cat plant' you could use plants such as mint with s strong smell - Good luck!
Excellent suggestions, Roger- thank you!
Thanks - you’re very welcome!
It’s worked for me I’m 3 different gardens, and all the cats lived full and happy lives!
My scardy cat plants didn't last a single mild winter. But I like the idea of moving the pooh, but I'd suggest into the garden of the antisocial owner who couldn't bother to train their cat to use a corner of their own garden. Have used dead rose cuttings with good effect, but didn't cut them up small. Can be a peril to the gardener when gardening though, so be careful.
Thanks Gary - good observations there, enjoy your garden!
It's time that cat owners were prosecuted for allowing their cats to cause nuisance to others. Dog owners have had to stop their dogs from wandering in civilized countries for years, so why not cats? In Australia they are a major cause of loss of wildlife.
If you have a cat, keep it in your own property by enclosing an outdoor area of you yard. There is no reason why your neighbors should have to go to the trouble of controlling your cats!
If you let your cats wander free with the associated risks of injury by cars etc, then you don't actually love your cats, so why even have them in the first place?
Thanks for your comment - enjoy your garden!
Buy a different type of house. It's your own lack of foresight. If you can't afford a different type of house then remember the choices you made in life.
I agree, it's not hard to keep a cat happy indoors either...cat's should be micro chipped that way when captured, the owner gets charged when they go pick their cat up....
You can't keep cats in house cats like to wander. I'm allergic to cats so need to keep them away but understand they like exploring
Blows of anti freeze works
Thank you so much! This was really helpfull! I was really unsure of what I could do.
Thanks! - enjoy your garden :-)
I've noticed that when I use pine needle mulch my neighbors cat avoids that area. Plus I also planted curry plant (not edible curry ) the only thing I did was to plant it with its container since it is considered a weed. But it helps the scent is strong. I have cats but they are indoor cats and 15yrs old and they stay indoors. Happy gardening everyone.
Thanks Alice - good to hear your experience 👍😊
@@rogthegardener1 I try to be, but my neighbors cat is very naughty. I have even told and ask to keep their cat indoors since they can wreck havoc to the birds that live in our area. Plus I've seen and heard owls at night and hawks during the day. Have a great week.
@@Pickles6115 thanks you too
Thanks for sharing your knowledge 👍 now i know what to do the cat phooo in my garden because every now and then cats are coming and coming.
Thanks for your comment - enjoy your garden!
Our neighborhood strays don't bother to cover their poo. It sits on the surface of the ground attracting flies and other pests. I'll try the removal technique again. I'm still tempted to call the Humane Society or someone who is equipped to move cats.
Thanks for your comment - enjoy your garden!
I've used the rose cutting idea for years, works a treat.
That's great to hear - recycling those trimmings!
Enjoy your garden
@@rogthegardener1 Cheers. The cats don't hurt themselves either, too smart for that😉
One note, cat excrement is toxic, especially to people with compromised immune systems. When removing cat waste from an area in addition to gloves a mask is helpful, and not touching your face while working. Putting your clothes in the wash and taking a shower helps remove all contaminants, as well as doing a nasal irrigation (netty pot). Sounds obsessive but a friend of mine got hospitalized from breathing in cat contamination.
Thanks TJ Walsh - really good points - enjoy your garden!
Yes it is toxic ,pregnant women are told not to touch cat poo or litter, as its bad like you say makes you ill
@@santelder Yes, true, caution required - thank for your comment.
Hi Roger, first of all, i'm very pleased to have come across your video. I would love to hear your opinion on the issue I have. I recently sorted out the soil bed in my garden (two weeks ago) and planted some flower seeds, however, some street cat has decided to use as a loo. Do you think cat spraying has ruined the newly planted seeds? and Do you think I should try a garden net to cover the area etc? I don't mind cats but just don't want them to ruin the whole soil bed.
Thanks,
Kamran
Hi Kamran - thanks for your comment, I have sympathy, and similar experience in the past, for your challenge. It is possible that the cats could damage some of the seeds, either by disturbing the soil or by 'poisoning' the soil - removing any 'poo' may deter them and watering regularly to help the seeds and wash away any toxins / smells - however unless they are spending all day and every day going to the -toilet in your lovely fresh soil, I hope you should be OK once the plants are up to decent size - yes some netting over the soil may well help ... good luck keep us posted ..hopefully you will have good news in a month or two?
Hi Kamran, just wanted to check how you got on with garden / cat challenge?
I'll certainly give it a try 👍
Thanks - perseverance is the key!
We have been dealing with this problem for years. Our neighbour's cat always used our garden or lawn as its own poop station. I had a word with them and mentioned that it's not their cat doing it but foxes. I have tried powder deterents but did not work, I will give this a try. Thanks.
Thanks for your comment - good luck perseverance is the key and getting rid of their scent / covering it with the replacement scent as quickly as possible. Please keep us posted with your progress, thanks
@@rogthegardener1 ordered the plants and hopefully works. Thanks again.
Simple solution. Get a small animal trap. Bait it with fresh fish or the entrails.
Cat can't resist it. Take the cat when caught to your neighbor in the trap.
Ask them. Is this your cat ? Please keep it out of my yard.
If you catch it again. Drown the cat and throw it in his yard.
I've done lots of research and have started a veggie garden. Now I'll about to lose it with those little brats. Thanks to you I won't go postal!
Thanks for your comment - enjoy your garden!
I'm testing out citrus essential oil + soap + water sprayed around the garden bed. Need to keep it in a chemical pump sprayer to quickly reapply every time it rains. Too soon to tell if it's working or if the cats are just bored right now. Sometimes they hate digging in the straw and sometimes they don't mind. I had to put a fence around my fabric pots after they already used the fresh new soil as kitty litter :(
@@fearlessarchangel Thanks for your comment - good luck, let us know how you get on ....
Thanks Roger I will give it a try
Good luck - perseverance is the key!
I dont hate cats but eventually I learned to because they kept destroying my plants. It is so frustrating, even my garlic they made a bed on it
I know, it is frustrating - thanks for your comment, enjoy your garden!
Great video and good advice. I will certainly try relocating poo to the boundaries and planting scaredy cat. I have cat depositing not only in borders but on the lawn too. Any advice for how to deter them from lawns? Many thanks.
Hi Mark - thanks for your comment, we had a similar 'poo on lawn' situation a couple of months back but seem to have sorted it. The principle is the same, remove the poo, then give the area a really good rinse of water and add some other scent - scaredy leaves chopped up, garlic slices etc etc repeat as necessary (one other thing I should have mentioned on the video is to maybe add some scent to usual path ways if the cats use the same route to your garden, they will be leaving their scent along their pathway so by scattering some alternative scent you may add to their confusion) ... keep us posted - good luck, perseverance is the key.
@@rogthegardener1 - give the cat a really good rinse - with a hosepipe - end of problem, it won't come back.
@@carlduffin yes - that could work - thanks!
@@carlduffin I love that idea! My garden has no fence or wall ; the cats live facing me(3of them!) so they just walk on my lawn; and do what they want; I’m so angry over it!
Good information. Thank you.
Thanks Diana - that's great to hear! enjoy your garden
i have 2 cats and i have fully enclosed my garden ( we live on a very busy road and one of my cats is a fighter) they used a litter tray we kept outside for them for a good while now they just use the garden im going to try this method and see see of i can get them back to useing the littler tray again as i really want to sort my overgrown gaeden out and start growing fruit n veg xx fingers cross it works xx
Good luck - perseverance is the key!
Thanks Roger, very well presented. I'm a cat 'lover' and at one time had 5 coming to mine to 'chill'.
I also love my garden and have created my own method born out of travels, observation and experience.
Firstly, my Grandpa would have a fit but I grow everything within a 'foraging' environment with leaves touching rather than spacing.
Apart from not attracting cats to the soil that they cannot see, it provides a micro climate which provides less watering.
During planting season, I am fortunate enough to have some Blackthorn growing against my back fence which produce enough branches from the previous year to cover my seedling areas. Also, having a foraging garden there's garlic growing all over the place which puts off the felines.
I rarely have any 'poo' (I do find it amusing how you approach and say the word ;o)) but when I do, I'm fortunate enough to have a back neighbour who doesn't get out much any more. He also has a VERY long garden, the end of which is a veritable jungle, home to foxes, hedgehogs and all sorts. Poo flinging from a trowel has not been unknown!
Hi - some great comments here - many thanks!
Yes I also find that dense planting can deter ..and also familiar with the ancient art of poo flinging!
Enjoy your garden!
I have heard that about garlic! My dad used to grow it in his garden for that very reason. I think garlic is definitely the best deterrent
So you enjoy flinging cat shit into your neighbour's garden?
Good thing you don't live next door to me - you would only do it once!
@@carlduffin Yes, it is a good thing that you don't live next door to me, I have a talent for 'outing' little people with their bs.
Laying down cardboard and poking holes in it to plant through discourages them. Obviously this makes more sense for a bed of food crops than an ornamental border that is supposed to look pretty.
yes that could help - removing their scent if they leave any and replacing it with another scent will also help - as in the video - many thanks for your comment
My neighbor takes feral cats to be spayed/neutered and then turns them loose. Right now there is about 30 cats that she is feeding. Most have not been spayed/neutered as she has not been able to catch them. So far there has been 4 new litters. My driveway and garden is their litter box. Looking forward to using your tips
Thanks for your comment, hope you can win the ‘battle’, good luck, it can take a few weeks - so quick response and perseverance are required
Thank you so much! I have cats and they prefer my secured garden and first I had build them sandbox and wood chips area and now I can't get them to poo in the litterbox anymore. Only pee but they walk out in the storm to poo outside. One can't hold the hygiene and monitor poo that great that way. So I will have to make some adjustments or pray for frost, that would do the trick that they use the boxes inside. Using wood pellets inside, they should like it.
Good lock - perseverance is the key!
I live in a apartment. With a small back patio and 4 neighbors have cats that keep coming into our patio and doing there business, 1 cat left fleas in our patio and we didn’t know we brought them in the apartment till I kept getting bit everyday lol got rid of the fleas after 4 long weeks but now I need a way to keep them out
Oh dear, that’s no fun for you, hope you can ‘retrain’ them to go somewhere else… the system in the video has worked for us a couple of times in different gardens - good luck, keep us posted please
I've been picking it up with a small shovel and flushing it down the toilet. It keeps the flies away. It's been the first thing I do in the morning since I discovered the problem a few weeks ago. sometimes it just comes every other night. Don't take it personally if a cat goes in your yard. It's just their nature.
Thanks Robert that is a kind and positive way to address the problem - enjoy your garden!
@@rogthegardener1 Not good to flush it down the toilet, other articles say that the toxoplasmosis cannot be eliminated by the sewer treatment. Better to bag it twice in a thick plastic bag and put it in the trash.
@@wendymartin5816 thanks again, that’s a good point I hadn’t thought about …
Just put it into the trash bag.
Thank you! This is very helpful.
You're very welcome - good luck and enjoy your garden!
I am planting in big pots ..and i too love my kitties ..This evening I put sticks in the fresh dirt and planted pots as well. and in some of them I put pine cones in and around the plants and dirt filled pots ....we will see if these little rascals will consider using one of the available 3 acres they have to chose from for a potty .lolol . I sure will try these other ideas too and will look into scardy cats too.thank you so much ..ps i have a big litter box in the house ...But i like your idea of giving them an out door option as well ...
Hi Sandy, thanks for your comment, sounds like you have a good plan .. or two! enjoy your garden and say hi to your kitties from us!
Home Depot has a few cat deterrents too that I'm trying right now one looks like a powder but it is dry blood mixed with peppers like chili pepper to us it really has no sin but so far so good I'm on day two You have to put it on every day Maybe a handful scatter it around small area and let's see what happens.when my dog barks inside I run outside I have that water hose I'm like a crazy woman now.lol
Collect the cat shit find the lovely neighbor who lets the cat roam and lob it back at their house. Make their property the toilet of choice.
Unless your neighbor comes by when ever fluffy goes out and polices the scat....fairs fair.
1 crappy neighbor + 1 crappy neighbor = 2 crappy neighbors! :)
I think I’ll start taking a shit on my neighbors lawn...
I would love to find the owners to do just that.
I would learn to brake into a car and then leave everything untouched so that I could leave a big pile of their cat's shit on their driver's seat.
And that's for starters.
@@dsandoval9396 Interesting take...... :)
I insert white plastic forks with the tines up, and they are easy to move, but kitty has no room to have their way!!!
Thanks for your comment - good luck!
thank you for this! do you have any suggestions for how to clean the soil in order to start growing Food again? because i'm sure they've left deposits...it's very fertile Soil, too...my Dad farmed it for 40 years...but it's been empty-ish (Grape vine + few Herbs) for about 10 years now...weeds are almost pulled up. thanks!!
hi, thanks for your comment - good to hear that that soil is going to be sued again - well done!
In terms of cleaning up the soil, I make sure I get rid of any 'deposits' very thoroughly and maybe just a little of the surrounding soil, and then water the area ... and then water it some more!
Good luck - enjoy the fruits of your labours and please keep us posted with your progress ...
@@rogthegardener1 thank you, Brother! will do...
So my daughter's kitten has decided as of late to use my tomato planters for cat turds, and this randomly came up in my feed. Not sure how I feel about phones "listening in" and suggesting stuff, but in this situation it applied for the better... Thankyou!😆😁👌
Hi thanks for your comment - enjoy your garden ... and the kitten!
@@rogthegardener1 their always listening
Disclaimer: I am not a cat lover. When cat owners start eating their food out of "kitty litter" boxes, I'll stop trying to kill them for shitting in my raised vegetable beds.
Thanks for your comment, and for providing another way of looking at this problem - enjoy your garden
First thing to remember about cats as they need to be on a leash
Thanks for your comment - enjoy your garden
Good advice, i have an abundence of holly leaves do u think these could work as deterrant.
I have 4-5 different cats visit my garden. Its making me insane.
I think they meet in my garden for a play, ive seen them going down my daughters 5ft tall slide.
:-) sounds like you have a cat playground! yes holly might work - especially if used in conjunction with the poop removal / perseverance etc - good luck !
Thank you for your very informative advise. Our new neighbours have 2 cats and yes one of them is using our garden as their toilet. Will try the plant and thorny twigs and will let you know how it goes. I do like cats but not their poop J😊
Hi Jackie - thanks for your comment - I am with you there, good luck .. a little perseverance may be needed, but within a month of that video we are were 'poo free' and have been for the 2 years since...still plenty of cats around but no gifts!
I have loads of sticks and branches sticking out of the ground. Also sharp rocks dotted around the garden. This seems to stop them from pooing but they still spray against anything they can find. I really need to get a dog!!
Thanks for your comment, yes a dog is another option :-) - might be worth trying the scented leaf plants this summer .. and maybe spreading the scent along the footpath they normally use to get to your property if you can, as they follow their scent on the paths ... good luck!
But dog poo is yucky also. My neighbor's dog likes my mulched soil as well as my cats. I'll just keep scooping and maybe try some cayenne. 🐾
After years of trying all sorts one is stretching the term perseverance. Too many cats in the area vying for our plot, won't let go having already attempted what you outline. Only thing is to cover the plot with pebbles.
Thanks for your comment - I understand your frustration, good luck with your plot
Great ideas 💡. I've never herd of the Scaredy cat plant.
Thank you
Thanks for your comment - enjoy your garden!
I ‘borrowed’ my grandsons water pistol, and they HATE being sprayed with a stream from that! Highly recommended, I will have to give it back to the boy sometime though…
Yes! We have a giant water 'rifle' which my wife can be seen chasing the squirrels with 😀 ... no problems with cats since we did the video.
Thanks for your comment - enjoy your garden and target practice!
Is there another plant I can use? I can’t find coleus in México.
Hola Betty! thanks for your comment I would think that any plant with a strong scent to the leaves would help .. mint / rosemary anything like that?
Roger Crookes thank you!
Great one also if you love your garden but also love your cats lol
Thanks for your comment
I put rocks about every 6 inches in flower beds and garden and branches I've pruned off my fruit trees and that keeps cats from digging and I keep the dirt wet where ever they prefer to use as a bathroom. They come into the yard under a shrub so I've placed chicken wire along that path - they won't walk over it.
Good plan! thanks - enjoy your garden
Thanksfella very informative
You are very welcome - thanks for your comment, enjoy your garden!
re: the orange peel, how long does the peel work...when it dries does it still work...my mom has a neighborhood cat that keeps comign in her store to pooh, pee, and gnaw on things....when her store closes...so we need to leave fresh orange peels daily....so cut up the peels into a dozen pieces?
Oh my, that sounds like a serious challenge! when you say store do you mean its a 'shop'? I don't use orange peel myself, as I don't like the smell :-) ...I guess it is not possible to stop the cat getting in? another thought, if you know the route that the cat takes to get in, try rubbing the orange peel along his path, as he will be following the scent from his paw pads, if you can cover that scent that will confuse his sense of smell on the approach ... and as I mention in the video consider if you can encourage him to do his business somewhere else ... I do this by transferring the poo to your selected alternative area, ideally where there is some soft soil, or maybe even a cat litter tray which you then have to empty every couple of days, which is not much fun but not as bad as having a smelly store ...?
Good luck, let us know how you get on - thanks
Thanks for the tips. Will try anything to stop my neighbours 9 cats using my borders as a toilet. I'm not anti cat we have just rescued a kitten but her cats are just beyond a joke now.
Thanks for your comment David, yep its a challenge, and I'll be honest ... we had a couple more 'deposits' left for us after filming this, but I did as I said ( I guess I took my own advice!) and we have been poop free for a couple of months now :-)
Did you solve this issue yet?
@@michellesovereign4564 I did have some luck but was still getting some of the cats using it (last count she now has 15). I planted some lavender plants and seems ok
@@davidsmith9826 thank you for replying. 15 cats is just crazy. I'll plant lavender this spring. I'm glad it helped you.
I'm having same problem with my neighbors diarrhea popping cats and with a new puppy I've had to be extra vigilant but the cats poop on the walkways and brick walls I wish this cat person cared more....
Hello. Thank you for you advices! I will surely follow them however I have a few questions to ask - I wanted to plant my tomatoes and other veggie plants in my flower bed and I have found few of cats poo and I really don’t know what to do now! I am worried about contamination with my veggie. How much would you recommend to dig out? And can I even plant anything this year? I was even thinking I will dig out as much as I can , then neutralize the soil follow your steps and maybe even leave it for this year?
I am quite new at gardening so I would appreciate any kind of advice! Thank you!
Hi thanks for your message and excellent question!
I would try to remove every piece of poo, partly because if even the smallest piece is left that will attract the cat to come back and deposit more poo as they are attracted back to their smell. But also any remaining pieces can be a potential source of contamination.
I am no expert on the contamination risks, but having read a bit about it seems the main risks seem to be from touching the poo and then cross contamination .. so wearing gloves and washing hands etc are important.
Regarding how soon can you plant, assuming that you have got rid of all the poo deposits then a thorough drenching of the soil to wash away any toxins before considering replanting… I think I would want to be sure that all poo was long gone and the soil thoroughly washed, which could take just a few weeks or a few months depending on how quickly you change the cats toilet habits … if you want to wait until the next season then be sure that would be extra safe but may not be necessary…
I am sorry I can’t be more definitive- but hope the above helps?
@@rogthegardener1 thank you!
Jeyes fluid solution, but needs to be done again if it rains. Have heard it might damage grass, so really only suitable for yards, gravel and paving slabs.
Thanks for your comment - enjoy your garden!
I'm not sure that it's going to work, but I'll be putting chicken wire around the parameter of my gardening space. I live in a mobile home Community with many Stray Cats. I'll take the wire from the top of my trailer, out about 3 foot and then down to the ground. Hopefully it will keep out not only the cats but the rabbits and birds as well.
Good luck Dawn - sounds like a good plan
Now all you need to do is add some power to it 😁
Thanks for your suggestions. How about placing/pegging some chicken wire over the area that they like to dig , thereby making digging impossible?
Maybe - worth a try ... I suppose I don't do that because the chicken wire may not look so good over the soil and to be honest you would still need to remove / cover the scent of their poo if they have been there before ... but if you try it please let us know how you get on .. hope it works for you - good luck!
Thanks for your prompt reply, Roger. Our problem is that all our cat, as well as all our neighbors’ cats all use the same spot in our garden! We’re in Mexico, so I don’t know about availability of smelly plant you recommend. Also, we’re just not going anywhere unless it’s absolutely necessary. We do have some bits of chicken wire so will give it a try & let you know.
@@elainekellaway8923 Mexico ! sounds lovely .. lots of sun I guess? you know you can use lots of smelly alternatives ... diced garlic, pepper, mint ... even lions poo is supposed to scare them off .. just i case you have any lions nearby! hey good luck, stay safe
@@rogthegardener1 yes, lots of sun, but chilly in January. We’re in Jalisco, on the edge of Lake Chapala, the largest lake in Mexico. Climate is pretty temperate year round as we’re about 5,000 feet above sea level. Plenty of lovely gardens here & almost anything grows - & fast!
I do the same thing with my orange tree when I trim the orange branches they have long prickly torns on them so I just leave them there on the soft soil and it works
Yes - that could work!
Will be trying this starting today. I used the Dog/Cat Be Gone and it worked until it rained and the cats were waiting for that because I got up the day after to look at my garden and they got me again. I hope this works because next is shooting them and I know my neighbor loves her cat!
Its a tricky situatin for you - Perseverance is the key! it can take a few weeks to retrain a stubborn cat - but we have been 'poo free for almost 2 years now!
A super soaker water pistol 🔫 They are after all creatures of habit and remember. Makes dealing with the problem fun!
Yes!
That will also work 😀
@@rogthegardener1 thank you for the video and the reply.
I debated this and decided it’s harmless really. unfortunately I do not have the time to cut up brambles and placing them on the soil surface to try and deter cats. I have a small garden, which I have limited time to care for and enjoy. When I do garden, I want to enjoy that and not spend time cleaning up a toilet!
I love animals and indeed I don’t mind cats. What this comes down to is behaviour and habit. So breaking a pattern with a simple warning without harming the cat at all. Won’t have many cat friends after though 😆
One time I put down chicken wire. It worked well but must be put in before stuff starts growing
Thanks fro your comment - enjoy your garden!
Great video, I will try these tricks, thanks you 🤝
Thanks - good luck, it took us a few weeks to win the battle, but then all good!
A dense layout of sharpened sticks pointing up works, but as soon as one is knocked over, they'll start going in the gap and more will be knocked by the digging.
Thanks Andrew - I can that you have asked on a separate comment if this process has worked for me (for some reason I cannot find your comment to reply directly to - its a UA-cam niggle I think ? - the answer is a definite yes! that garden has been 'poo free' for almost 3 years now - so long as you persist by quickly removing their scent and replacing it with another scent they get ion the habit of going somewhere else
@@rogthegardener1 Thanks! I deleted the question after I found your comment that you'd been poo free for s year.
@@AndrewHelgeCox ah that makes sense
How do I keep them from marking my house?
That's a good question! I guess if you wash away their mark, they may be more inclined to spray / mark again the replace their scent? Having looked on vets advice pages they do suggest washing with water but not necessarily replacing their scent with another (this is a different cat urge than the poo problem in the video).
I would be tempted to put some other scent along the route / paths they use to walk onto your property if that is possible ...
Anybody else got any suggestions for @UncleDaaave ?
These cats have driven me crazy, I started growing my veggies in pots ,still I have seen them relieving themselves.
In fact most of time and energy is spent on how to deter them ...😚🤔😏......But the good news is that
I am learning their psychology now and have much improvement since last year.
1...I have found out that they get conditioned, last year around my sunflowers plants , they had no obstruction, they freely used that space , until Put some thorny branches ....
2....I made sure that I don't leave any uncovered space in pots , I have used branches cut into pieces and camoflauging the pots .....
3..They have sharp eye ,if they found even a small free space , they 'll try to use it.
4...I chase them away with water and trying to send the message you are not welcome...
Tbh it has improved a lot
# positive note: never ever give up
They are not smart than human beings .
Sorry to hear of your struggle - keep on trying, hopefully you will succeed ! Keep us posted
Try shish kabob sticks pointed up make them uncomfortable....
How does this work in the winter with snow on the ground and freezing temperatures?
We have stray cats in neighborhoods even they poop in my neighbor’s yard I still can smell them everywhere in thr air !
Oh dear, that doesn't sound so good - hope you can find a solution that works - good luck!
My neighbor feeds feral cats. They breed like rabbits of course. They have killed all my container plants by urinating in them. I had to throw out everything, containers too because I couldn't get the horrible smell out of the containers. There is an area up against my place that is soft dirt and now they are urinating in there too! I can't put plants there with high scent or not because the deer around here just eat them. I was going to put some ferns there that I was going to dig up from the woods because I noticed the deer don't eat them. But that is out now too because as you said, cats are creatures of habit. I keep cleaning up their mess but the smell is still there so they keep coming back. Doesn't do any good to talk to the neighbor because she has a pretty bad temper. I've talked to my landlady about it but since she doesn't even care about taking care of her rentals, she isn't going to care about it. My only alternative is to move. That is going to be a cute trick since the area I live in has a serious housing shortage. It's still winter right now but come summer this place is going to smell horrible. I just wish people would consider how their actions affect others.
Oh Juanita - that does not sound like much fun, I hope you are able to find a solution
@@rogthegardener1 I'm hoping the landlady will do something. Live trapping the cats and taking them to the SPCA won't be a solution as the neighbor will just keep finding what ever feral cats keep showing up.
Maybe you should try to talk to her again. I feed feral cats too. They come and go in this neighborhood it seems everyone feeds the cats. At one time l was feeding seven, now l am down to two. I feel bad they live outside, my indoor cats are feral. Tell her outdoor cats also eat the birds. See if you can try to persuade her. Watch her for a good mood, and then try to explain your feelings.
@@kathysemrau2301 I've talked to her and the landlord has as well. I don't understand why they landlord won't force the issue but I've decided to move. It breaks my heart to move because I've been here since 2009 and it's a cute little A Frame overlooking a small lake. There aren't any laws to protect one from someone feeding feral cats. My A Frame is already reaking from the cat urine and I can't have plants. I actually can't have anything on my little deck that the cats don't destroy. I wish people would stop and think of what their actions can cause those around them.
RIP Ginger, Beautiful cat ✨
Ah thanks - he was indeed a beautiful cat, came to us as an abandoned stray cat / quite aggressive ... but hungry :-) so within a couple of months he became this popular softie that everyone loved!
do you have cats?
I love the rose thorn ide!!! Thanks
:-) - watch 'em jump when they tread on those!
I’ve heard that if you get the used filtered coffee grounds from your barista and spread them over the garden.
Doesn’t hurt the plants but the smell apparently deters.
Yes although I haven't tried this, I have head that the coffee 'grounds' are quite safe to use around plants (I would be wary to using too may too often though) the other principles of removing the cat poo and replacing the scent with another strong scent (including coffee grounds) does seem to work until you change the cats habit - many thanks for your comment - enjoy your garden!
I did the coffee ground route, and it didn't seem to bother them one bit. I'm going to try to use plastic forks, tines up, spread throughout the area wherever I don't want them to do their thing. Plastic forks are cheap.