question about the anti-cat thread ban...

This cat wonders what the fuss is all about.
He'll do his own thing anyway - and tidy up afterwards.

 

coleous canina - can i get this easily? and is it likely to cause a problem to my 2 resident house cats being around it long term?

 

well i guess i'll plant that... it looks rather nice too! T&M have them at good prices too.

 

Quote I am very much a cat lover by the way, i have two of my own, i just don't want to have loads of cats investigating my garden fruits! lol

Have had a few cats in my life.............lovely animals,But None ever ate a banana,apple,orange,blackberry......or anything fruity :WINK1:

Partial to milk,though never gave it them,as not healthy for cats,and they all loved meaty/fishy stuff,often enjoy stroking neighbourhood cats that venture to my garden........but im just an animal lover,and in 40 years of growing,never suffered worse than having to remove one or two small turds,from the border.

Live and let live,and get a rewarding life,own a cat myself,but she stays indoors
as i dont want the hassle,of thumping cruel types,who enjoy chucking stones
at innocent creatures

 

ours frequently run off with fruit, mushrooms, basically anything... mine are indoor cats too... very adventurous little souls ours are. izzy (the oldest one) likes jumping on top of the door, then looking down on us - and alice is an expert thief!

alice has a distinct love of earphones for some reason... she nicks them, breaks them into about 1 inch long bits, then hides them all round the house and looks at me as if i've gone mad when i wonder where they've gone!

 

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<-- finds his lock pick :p - hope i didn't overstep the line oh great and amazing daisees with the locks and keys.

please don't think i was trying to cause trouble, i was just trying to understand as i'm reasonably new here - and then i was told i could ask.

grovel grovel grovel grovel.... :(:(:(

 

Daisees is just ribbing you cc:D Well done everyone for keeping it friendly

 

In a similar thread a few months ago, I posted this:

Last Autumn, after I planted out some Wallflowers and Winter Pansies in a small bed close to the house, our two cats decided this was an excellent and convenient toilet facility!
On this occasion I solved the problem by taking a few prunings from a nearby Firethorn (Pyracantha), cutting them up into small pieces and scattering them liberally between the plants. It worked a treat! :D
I guess prunings from any other prickly plant such as Berberis, Holly or even Gorse would be equally effective too, make sure you cut them up into fairly small pieces though, or they will simply blow away on the first windy day.

This does work and I don't think it falls into the category of 'harmful' to cats either.

Anyone who's watched a cat doing the 'business' will know that they always proceed with great caution, giving the whole area a thorough sniffing, testing out the soil for consistency and so on and so on before finally getting on with the matter in hand (or paw).

They quickly realize that the area is definitely not suitable after a tentative poke around with a paw and go elsewhere.

No cats were harmed in the making of this post. :kittykiss:

 

i know she is ziggy - lol. i'm just playing along.

 

That's exactly what was going through my mind as I was scrolling through this thread but you beat me to it.


I used to have a dreadful problem with cats messing and digging up flowers in the front garden, both in beds and even climbing up onto tubs. So I bought some (25mm? - I'll check the spare bag) stone chippings and put a thin layer amongst the closely spaced bedding plants. Whenever I replant I carefully draw them away, dig a new hole, and draw the back so there's never any freshly disturbed soil exposed. The spoil arising from planting gets sieved and the stones mixed in with it are put back on the beds & tubs. It immediately solved the problem and probably only costs around 50p a year for the occasional top up.

 

i had forgotten the friendly banter on this one though