Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Bakersfield, CA (zone 8b / 9)
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Hi, everyone. We have three cats and they notoriously use our beds (especially the raised ones) for litter boxes -- right after I loosen it up and plant the seedlings, of course. I have tried pest deterrents (I'm currently trying Bonide Repels-All) and none of them have kept them out. Are there any tried and true methods out there? Maybe a sensor sprayer?
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Southeastern PA
Posts: 1,420
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I would think that the best thing to do would be to place something like chicken wire flat on the surface of the soil to keep them from digging.
Many people think that doing things like sprinkling hot pepper on the soil will keep them out but they will get this on their paws and then when they bathe or rub their eyes later it will burn. They will NOT know where it came from, it will just hurt. Something that they don't like the smell of might work but I don't know what that would be. Sorry. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: North Central Florida
Posts: 110
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Several mousetraps. They generally do not come back after they snap a couple.
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Riding The Crazy Train Again
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: San Marcos, California
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That's a vet bill for an injured paw. And cruel. Shame on you.
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BANNED FOR LIFE
Join Date: May 2014
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We have both raised beds and a regular garden. Our cats prefer the raised beds too. Last year, I did notice that they quite using the raised beds after we planted out tomatoes and peppers in them - I also used oak leaves as a mulch. That's when they quit using the raised beds as a litter box.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Austin, Texas
Posts: 93
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3
Posts: 3,231
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I've used pieces of chicken wire weighed down by rocks to keep my cat from digging over freshly planted dahlia rootballs. I remove it when the sprouts start coming up, by that time the cat has lost interest in the spot. Black plastic for mulch could also help.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
Posts: 38,539
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This is complicated but I know it would work.
Get an air compressor and wire the valves to motion detectors. Then pipe air nozzles to the garden spots. When the cat or other critter triggers the device it will hiss like a snake. Guaranteed to run off any critter around. ![]() Worth |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Pulaski County, Arkansas
Posts: 1,239
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i had some welded wire I put over a few beds and it worked.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Southeastern PA
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
Posts: 3,099
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Just cover them with burlap/plastic/thick mulch etc. My neighbors cats used to poop in my beds till I started covering them with plastic mulch. Now Idh to worry about it.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois, zone 6
Posts: 8,407
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My mom is a cat-lover and has 6-8 of them at any given time. The last time they left to go out of town, I noticed they left mouse traps on the counters. I asked if they had mice, and she said it was to keep the cats off the counters. So far, so good, regarding cat injuries. It would take a freak event to injure a cat from them, I think. Also, you can bend the bar that snaps down so that it won't close all the way and trap a paw.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
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I read in a dog training book it was also a good way to train dogs the stay out of the trash to put mouse traps in the trash can.
I always had good luck just smacking them on the rear and yelling, NO BAD DOG!!!! Soon NO BAD DOG is all you need. Cats can be trained to respond to words to. Smokey is. Worth |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
Posts: 3,099
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Unless you have hounds, then you realize resistance is futile and just let em eat the trash if they want. (This is sarcasm)
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
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Stock dogs like border collies are the other. Not that I dislike them they are what they are and I cant give them what they are bred for. I have owned both on the farm. Worth |
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