A CAT Deterrent/ repellant?
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 at
6:27 pm
Rather than the hit and miss of choosing from many bottles and powders on Supermarket shelves, I feel sure there’s a more positive answer to deter the feline species encroaching on my small garden
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There is a plant called Coleus Canina (also known as Scaredy Cat Plant) which has purposely been been created to repel cats from gardens.
Experiments with over 300 plants have now produced the ultimate deterrent. Cats, dogs and even foxes will avoid the Pee-off plant as it’s affectionately known. This attractive Coleus has excellent foliage and small, attractive spikes of blue flowers in the summer, and releases a stench that cats can’t stand. Thankfully it only smells to the human nose when touched! Annual, but can easily be propagated and cuttings kept in a frost-free place over winter. Plants need to be established before the smell is released, be in drier rather than wet soil and planted every 1-2 metres (36 inches apart). Supplied as cell-raised plants.
Further plant details;
Half-hardy Annual
Flowers: August to September
Height: 24 inches
Position: Sun or Partial Shade
You should be able to find this plant at a garden centre locally or on-line.
Good luck.
critterrepellant.com has an all natural product called "Shake-Away"…it should suit your purpose well
if it is not a very large garden then I suggest a little bit of cyan pepper sprinkled around
cats hate the smell and will not want to be any where near it
it also keeps away other samll animals such a squirrels, and otehr rodents
good luck and I hope that I helped