How To Stop Cats From Pooping In the Garden? Our Guide Here

Written By James
Updated May 16, 2021 by James

How To Stop Cats From Pooping In the Garden? Our Guide Here

You have probably caught your pet lapping up your garden’s plants. Or, you might have even found them pooping or peeing there.

These problems are common among pet owners, and it can be especially frustrating if you are not a fan of cats.

However, it is important to understand why your pet is behaving like this, so you can find a solution to it.

The first thing to remember when trying to solve this problem is that it is not a behavior problem, it is a territory problem.

Cats view your garden as theirs, and the plants as their toys. They push their owners out of their territory and mark it as their own by spraying their scent.

What Is The best Cat Repellant For The garden?

Usually the biggest issue for gardeners is to protect their plants from animals.

There are several ways you can protect your garden against cats. Some of them are humane and others are not.

Cats should be let outside at night and be back in their owners’ houses by morning. Cats are a major pest in the garden, with their fondness for eating and trampling plants.

They can also be very destructive in the garden and a good deterrent is needed. 

Cats are sensitive to smells, therefore using certain odors as a deterrent can be effective. A compost pile has a lot of organic matter that can sometimes produce unpleasant smells.

Spraying a cat repellent is a great way to keep the cats away from your garden. There are many commercially available sprays.

Essential Oils That Cat Dislike

The cat repellents are essential oils, such as citronella, lemon eucalyptus, methyl nonyl ketone, and peppermint.

Some of these essential oils smell good to humans but are disliked by cats. If you have a cat then you can be sure that it will smell when your cat has used the cat litter or the cat toilet.

Essential oils are made of concentrated aromatic compounds and can be very dangerous to your cats.

Cats don't have a good sense of smell like we do, but they have extremely acute senses of taste and hearing.

If you add essential oils to your home and your cat detects it, he or she may begin to avoid areas where the scent is strong.

What Plants Stop Cats Pooping In Your Garden

Our cats are very well trained, so when they’re outdoors and hear their names being called, they come running.

We are grateful for this, because we live in a rural area and it’s good to know they’re safe, so we can relax and enjoy the fresh air. But it does mean that our garden had become a toilet for our cats.

Although we love them to bits, we’re no longer keen to step on a squishy, warm, disgusting mound of cat poop every time we go out into the garden.

Some plants are better at repelling cats than others. If your problem is persistent, try planting these cat-repelling plants in your garden or on your patio.

Plants with bitter taste, scented leaves and those that give off an unpleasant smell, are good cat repellents.

As well as repelling cats, these plants can also deter other pests.

Ways To Stop Cats Pooping In Your Garden

  • Chicken wire or Fencing 

Fencing the plants is an important part of a garden. It keeps the animals out and helps to protect the plants from strong winds.

If you're growing in a large garden, you may want to consider using chicken wire to keep your plants safe.

You can create a shape for your plants with the wire to ensure they have enough room to grow without being cramped.

This option makes it difficult for cats to reach the top of the fence and will make it nearly impossible for them to latch on. 

  • Scarecrow Water Spray Deterrent

Garden scarecrows are a great way to protect your garden from pests and animals. But they also attract birds and other animals who see a statue as a great place to perch for a bird’s-eye view of the garden. 

Fortunately, there’s an easy way to keep birds and other animals away from your scarecrow: protect it with a water spray.

This is where the Scarecrow Water Spray Deterrent comes in. When attached to your hose, the Scarecrow Water Spray Deterrent will automatically water your garden when it appears withered.

The cat will very quickly realized this area is out of bounds and won't return but you can keep the scarecrow set up just in case. 

Plus, it will send a wireless signal to your smartphone when the garden is thirsty.

  • Cat Noise Deterrent

That’s not surprising, as cats are natural hunters and plants make great backdrops for their stalking behaviors.

Consider planting plants that have a strong, unpleasant odor like citrus or garlic. These smells aren’t pleasant for your cat, so it may give the plants a wide berth.

You can also try spraying cat repellant around the plant or placing a few moth balls nearby. 

There is a natural cat deterrent that smells just like a skunk. It can be sprayed on plants, stones, bricks, and even on trees, and is reported to work within five seconds.

It is claimed that it is safe to use around children and pets. The deterrent is made from rosemary, thyme, and cayenne.

According to the company, it should not be sprayed directly on a cat but can be sprayed on a plant near a cat, and the cat will avoid it.

  •  Light Reflection

The most effective way to keep cats away from your plants is to use a laser or other light source that will annoy them when they come near your gardens.

This option is both eco friendly and also will allow you to reach your desired goal.

They don’t like the moving light and will stay away from your garden.  The best option for this is a laser , used CDs, Films and other.

  • Cover Soft Ground

Cats love to do their business in the soft soil of your flower beds. It is easy to dig up so it makes sense for them to go there.

You can cover the ground with anything from full-on decking to simply laying loads of sticks on the soil a few inches apart. 

You can do the same thing with rocks if you prefer the rock garden look. 

  • Motion Detectors

Cats are known to do a lot of damage to gardens, as they eat and dig at plants. The best way to keep cats away is to use mechanisms, such as motion detectors.

Motion detectors usually use infra-red technology to detect movement. However, you can do it in a simpler way by using reflective light.

  •  Motion Activated Sprinkler.

Some plants attract cats because of the smell. Cats can smell catnip, and they just seem to love it. And catnip is just one of many plants that cats love to roll in, chew on or just smell.

Some people grow catnip to give their cats a bit of a treat, but if you don’t like the idea of your kitty being outside, you need to keep the cat out of the garden.

The solution is a motion-activated sprinkler.

  • Ultrasonic Cat Deterrent

One of the most effective ways of keeping cats away from your plants is to use an ultrasonic cat deterrent.

This is a fairly new method of cat deterrent, and it is also one of the most humane ones.

Cats hate the high-pitched sounds coming from these devices and will learn to stay away from the garden when they hear them.

Of course if you have more than one cat you will have to buy more than one cat deterrent, so that you can protect your entire garden.

There are also devices that combine ultrasonic sounds with sprays of water. This is a solution that may be more effective than ultrasonic cat deterrents, but you will have to choose that on your own.

Ultrasonic cat deterrents are also used in many gardens to scare off cats and other animals that typically prey on birds and small animals.

Cats and other small predators are generally terrified of ultrasound, and the devices work by creating a loud, high-frequency noise that is inaudible to humans but is unbearable for cats. 

  • Prevent the Cat from Climbing the Fence

One way to stop a cat from entering your garden or for keeping your cat in your garden if you are a cat owner is to cat-proof the fence .

There are many ways of doing this from using a net barrier to using anti-cat spikes along the top of the fence the spikes are blunt so they will not cause harm to the animal. 

The cat has a knack for climbing the fence and escaping into the neighbor’s yard.

The time has come to get serious about keeping the cat in the yard. Building a better cat fence is the first step.

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James

My father, and his father before him, and his father; for the past 3 generations, my family have always been into gardening. The green fingers is a gift passed down to me and I thoroughly enjoy it! I also have worked in the manufacturing department for Bosch and DeWalt so I like to think I know a thing or two about tools and such!
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