how can I keep cats out of my garden?

Renato Abatiell: kill them and bury them some where else then the garden.

Verena Koop: there is a pet repelant you can buy that makes a noise that we cannot hear but cats & other animals can you put it in your garden and leave it to do the work then your garden will be cat free

Elissa Curlin: hang them from a tree as a warning to any other cats who might get ideas

Hermina Ketring: poo in the garden and they wont like the smell and throw dead flower petals on the floor with cushions

Dale Mccoun: Get a dog.

Truman Biby: Lol what a random question....The best way to keep just about any animals out of your garden/yard is to plant prickly pear cactus around it. most animals won't cross it for some reason.....

Dewey Heersink: 1. If a Tom starts to mark his new territory you could mark over it yourself although it may surprise the neighbours!2. You can buy repellent pellets from garden centres that smell like citrus fruits, which apparently c! ats don't like.3. Or you could use the real thing lemon or citrus peels work for a bit but you have to keep replacing them every three or four days. Not good for a big space unless you really really like lemonade.4. You could try planting Coleus Canina which emits a foul odour when a cat rubs itself against it, but I'd imagine you'd have to cover quite a large area (depending on the size of your garden) for it to be effective.5. Lion dung is said to keep them out but it may smell even worse than cats poo, but it's good for the roses.6. Small sticks pushed into the ground so that approximately six to 12 inches are sticking out of the ground like spikes. They must be close enough together to prevent cats snuggling their bottoms down between them to poo.7. Get a dog.8. Some say Jeyes disinfectant fluid around the edges of the garden works but the fluid is actually quite poisonous to cats and will kill them in fairly small amounts.9. Spray water at them, not from a hose, from o! ne of those spray bottles from a garden centre or use or a sup! er-soaking water gun for cats further away.10. I have heard that they don't like garlic.11. A friend suggested moth balls worked for her.12. Sprinkle black pepper & chilli around the garden, harmless to animals but an effective deterrent apparently.13. Getting a cat yourself often works. Its very unusual for a cat to poop in its own garden, and other cats won't really come near another cats area, unless it likes them, and then it wont poop 'cos it respects the area!14. Catch the cat and rub its nose in it (not so it smudges all over the cat, just near it) then put the cat in next doors garden, or wherever you wish it to poop from now on.15. You can buy some pet repellent spray from the DIY stores. It is harmless to animals and children.16. Solid toilet blocks (used in public loos usually) crumbled around.17. Scatter citrus peel (oranges & lemons) around the garden.18. Place pine cones around near garden borders.19. Plant geraniums, marigolds and petunias, cats apparently di! slike those plants.20. Grow spiky plants near areas you want to keep cats away from.21. Ask local cat owners to provide an inside litter tray for their cats to discourage outside toileting.22. Or if the cat owner doesn't want/can't have inside trays...Ask them to dig a pit in their garden, several feet deep and 2 foot square and fill with peat. Then all that is needed is for this outside toilet to be dug over frequently.23. If you have bare soil cover it with gravel or slate chippings etc, it will discourage digging.24. Keep your lawn short. If you let your lawn get to 3" ish high, they will poo in it and not bury it.25. Place a small length of hosepipe in amongst your plants, cats and birds don't like snakes!26. Invest in a bag of coffee (grounds), and spread around the garden.27. Plant some lavender. It works for some and smells divine and for some reason the cats hate it.28. Olbas oil (the one you put on pillows for blocked noses) works pretty well.29. Water 'Scarecrow' ! that squirts water at things it detects moving, including you!30. If al! l the foregoing makes you despair then go the high-tech route and buy yourself an ultrasonic cat repeller....Show more

Jefferson Sarson: I use spray to keep cats out of the garden. Lemon or orange essence and pepper are both good cat repellents. Visit on http://www.agritura.com for gardening tools.

Rashad Marecki: I've seen people put moth balls out in their garden. I'm not sure how effective it is, but at least it's a try! Or else maybe a small decorative fence around the area you want to protect?

Mikel Bethay: put orange peel around your garden, cats dont like the smell

Jonie Lauria: buy an mp5 sub machine gun then shoot em

Tory Clapper: we put chicken wire flat on the borders of our garden. cats hate the way it feels on their feet, so they don't go in, but it doesn't hurt them. it kept our cats out all summer!

Burt Stoecklin: 1

Estrella Northway: Buy one of those devices on the market that make a sound only cats can hear th! at will work they dont like the sound.

Marcia Cheathan: moth balls is a way i've heard to keep cats out of gardens. that and giving them a hose down with some water if you catch them in the act.