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Crumple Joined: 6/18/2008 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 1	Posted: Jun/18/2008 8:46 AM PST Hello everyone my name is Crumple and I am a what you call a prairie chicken .I live in a small town in Sasakatchewan and I was wondering if anyone could help me with a safe organic way to stop CATSfrom pooping in my yard and gardens. Any helpful hints would be much appreciated . Crumple Quote \| Reply \| Report

fathernature Joined: 6/18/2008 Location: Florida Posts: 3	Posted: Jun/18/2008 12:22 PM PST Try sprinkling cayan pepper or jalapeno pepper flakes aroun when they smell that it should put a stop to that. and It won't hurt you plants. Sometimes orange peel works too. Let me know if it works? Quote \| Reply \| Report

tiger-tail Joined: 6/24/2008 Location: Waco, Texas Posts: 1	Posted: Jun/24/2008 7:54 PM PST I tried the hot pepper flakes and they just moved to another flower bed. Treated that flowerbed and they managed to get lid off my daughter's sandbox! I can't put red peper flakes there. I thought I may try the automatic sprinkler that is triggered by motion. It shoots a hard stream of water at the intruder, and we all know how much cats hate water! These are not even MY cats - neighbor's cats!!! I have an OUTDOOR LITTER BOX (as well as an indoor one) for MY cats, and they never go anywhere else. I asked the neighbors if they would set out an outdoor litter box, and they said, why do you think we keep them outside? We do not want to have to mess with a litterbox! Well, one day I decided to give back to the neighbors, that what belongs to the neighbors - namely their cat poop! I have a chainlink fence, to which I have attached some beautiful REED FENCING - for privacy and hopefully to discourage their cats. Cats climb the tree and drop out of the sky to come poop in MY flower beds. So, I get the poop on the trowel, and with a little flip of the wrist, over the reed fence it goes. Little did I know that was landing in the stack of resin chairs they had stacked by my fence! When I heard the girl next door screaming at her cats for pooping in the chairs, I could not help but laugh! While the landing location of the poop was purely unintentional, it certainly was effective - they put out a litter box, and all is well in Suburbia! Quote \| Reply \| Report

witt Joined: 3/28/2008 Location: Lancaster, SC Posts: 16643 Moderator	Posted: Jun/25/2008 10:46 AM PST Great story! What a hoot! Quote \| Reply \| Report

Aurora Joined: 4/24/2008 Location: Chesapeake VA Posts: 1954	Posted: Jun/25/2008 11:43 AM PST ROFL!! They shouldn't even be owning cats if they don't want them in the house Quote \| Reply \| Report

Dega Joined: 6/26/2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 8	Posted: Jun/26/2008 4:26 AM PST You can plant an herb called Rue. This safely deters cat from your yard. They do not like the plant. Surely stay away from planting catnip. Ha Ha they love that one. A strong mint or a citronella Geranium also works well. Good luck Quote \| Reply \| Report

stereoman Joined: 3/17/2008 Location: beautiful southern appalachians Posts: 2168	Posted: Jun/26/2008 6:45 AM PST OMG! I did not know that about rue! It's such a beautiful plant, who knew it had a Great Purpose? I mean, besides remembrance? Welcome Dega! Why not hop on over to the Introductions forum and . . . introduce! Quote \| Reply \| Report

yardgranny6 Joined: 7/05/2007 Location: Posts: 4556 Moderator	Posted: Jun/26/2008 1:22 PM PST Thats the best remedy I have ever heard. May we not forget it. Give back what is deposited, everyone wins, even the cats. Just think an outdoor litter box. LB Quote \| Reply \| Report

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