Cats are creatures with fine taste, which may be one of the reasons they love to hang around gardens so much. Loose earth is great as an outdoor litter box and there are tasty young plants to chew. If you enjoy bird watching in your garden, then the presence of a cat will keep all birds away. Although there are many commercially made cat repellents, they are very expensive as compared to homemade cat repellent.
Plants
There are some plants that cats really do not like the smell of. These include lavender, rue, rosemary and chives. If you plant some around the edges of your garden or any particular place to be cat-free, then the cats should stay away.
If you don't have time to wait for the deterring plants to grow, then you can use essential oils from these plants. Get the real therapeutic grade oil and not any oil that is just for filling oil candles. Lemon, rosemary and citronella are the least expensive to work as a cat repellent. Place a few drops in a clean mister or spray bottle, add tap water and it will be safe enough to spray directly on plants.
Chicken Mesh
Where possible, like over vegetable rows, protect garden patches by covering making a protective fence of chicken mesh wire around it. Try to get as small a mesh as you can so that the cats can't get their claws in. You can always dab some undiluted essential oils on the mesh as well.
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