Keep Cats Out Of Outdoor Plants

An electric fence surrounding your garden can effectively keep cats out of it.

Keep cats out of outdoor plants.

Keep an eye on any plastic materials you add to the garden so they don t blow away and become litter. Place pine cones in a plant. Catnip plants produce tiny flowers but if you don t want to wait for the color consider incorporating other plants around the catnip. Other plants often recommended for keeping cats away include rue lavender rosemary and pennyroyal.

How to keep cats out of outdoor potted plants. Keep cats out of yard. Some oils to try are eucalyptus lavender rosemary lemongrass and other strong scents. Blackberry plenty of thorns to keep all animals at bay with the added bonus of producing berries.

Blackthorn really nasty spikes guaranteed to keep cats and most other animals out. Plant wave petunias around the edges of the planter and the catnip in the center. Unlike the curry plant lemon balm and coleus canina thorn bushes cannot be simply jumped over. The coarse texture of the curry plant will also irritate the cats if they brush past them causing the cats to avoid the area.

Other plants recommended for keeping cats away from yards are rue lavender which is also a deer resistant plant and pennyroyal. Plant these between your other plants. Other ways to keep unwanted cats out of your garden include diluting essential oils in a spray bottle with some water and spraying it around the plants. You can simply collect pine cones outside when you see them.

Plant these between your other plants. As long as it is low voltage it will not harm the cats only drive them away. Like seashells or stones this blocks your cat s access but allows water to get through to the soil. Plant curry herb and lemon balm curry herb plants or helichrysum italicum and lemon balm plants have unpleasant odors that cats will avoid.

Line pine cones around the bottom of your plant. Plant these bushes around the border of your yard to keep unwanted cats away. Look for electric fencing at hardware or home supply stores. The fence can be raised about 4 inches 10 cm from the ground and still discourage them from entering your garden.

Peel an orange and place the peals neatly around the seedlings on top of the pot. Plant a few of these throughout the garden. When seeking other good ways to keep outdoor cats out of catnip plants transplant them into pots with hangers. Then again you could also appeal to their taste buds by planting catnip in areas outside the garden where they re more welcome.