How do you keep cats out of flowerbeds?

[MaxPC]

Cats do keep the mole, vole, rodent population under control so I wouldn't hurt them. Here's an idea that works really well and serves another purpose: it will keep raccoons and others out of your strawberries so you can have a full harvest. Also, it you want to start your plantings early, you can attach a row cover over it to keep the warmth steady in early spring freezes.
Low hoop covers

[Somebody]

I like that hoop idea......... will have to see what we can come up with.

I think we do have a part roll of chicken wire, but probably not long enough for the whole bed.

We won't do anything harmful to the cats. They are our children's pets.

I will spray them with the water hose if they dare go in the patch when I have the hose in my reach!! And I'm going to try the vinegar trick too.

Anybody need a cat? or 2? So far this spring there were only 3 baby kittens.

[MaxPC]

I like that hoop idea......... will have to see what we can come up with.

I think we do have a part roll of chicken wire, but probably not long enough for the whole bed.

We won't do anything harmful to the cats. They are our children's pets.

I will spray them with the water hose if they dare go in the patch when I have the hose in my reach!! And I'm going to try the vinegar trick too.

Anybody need a cat? or 2? So far this spring there were only 3 baby kittens.

I used a similar idea for my tender vegetable sprouts when we had the farm. Initially it was an investment but I re-used them every year. Some of the pvc I was able to get from the leftovers of local plumbers.

[Robert]

Some of the ideas my children will object to very strongly!

Do you want to please children or get rid of cats?

[Bootstrap]

Find someplace to plant mint and catnip and other things cats love. They will leave your garden alone.

[justme]

the vinegar trick works.
poor kc accidentally got sprayed in the eyes when he was being trained.
it worked.


i felt so bad

[Neto]

Anybody need a cat? or 2? So far this spring there were only 3 baby kittens.

Once you have two, you have twenty-five.

[JimFoxvog]

Anybody need a cat? or 2? So far this spring there were only 3 baby kittens.

Once you have two, you have twenty-five.

There's a way to "fix" that.

[MaxPC]

Anybody need a cat? or 2? So far this spring there were only 3 baby kittens.

Once you have two, you have twenty-five.

There's a way to "fix" that.

[Robert]

There's a way to "fix" that.

Annddd... we are back to the 22 rifle.