Dammit, the male kittehs are killing my garden and I need them to stop it

[RedShoes]

I am at my wit's end, and so are my boxwoods. (!!!) I've read that coffee grinds will stop it, the same for citrus peels, but will it hurt the plants? I don't know what to do and I don't want to hurt the kittehs who come a callin' for my pretty diva cat, who will be getting fixed as soon as she's done nursing her litter, which I am keeping each and every one. :)

But I want this shit with my garden to stop. NOW.

Anybody got any suggestions?

[femmocrat]

1. Mothballs?

My mom used to sprinkle them around to keep the cats out of her flower gardens. I think they dissolve when it rains, though.

I don't think either coffee grounds or citrus peels would hurt your plants. I never heard of them as a cat-repellent.

[RedShoes]

3. thanks. I'll try anything.

I am considering a sensor operated sprinkler. That'll keep 'em gone, I think.

[Redstone]

2. I've heard that red pepper flakes (like the ones people put on pizza) work well.

Redstone

[RedShoes]

4. i read that too.. that their sensitive little paws don't like it, but I don't want them HURT

but might if I have to.

[Redstone]

7. I think they don't like the smell.

Even though, for God's sake, they'll eat CANNED CAT FOOD, the most vile substance on Earth, apparently they don't care for pepper.

Redstone

[blue cat]

14. pepper better than mothballs

less toxic and less smelly and gets the point across.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

5. cheyenne pepper mixed with water in a spray bottle and spray your boxwood

[Redstone]

6. Is that the kind of pepper that comes from the city in Wyoming?

Redstone

[ElsewheresDaughter]

8. hahaha now we know why Wyoming is so sparsely populated...pepper spraying

[madeline_con]

9. Coffee and citrus will add acid to the soil.

Bear that in mind. May I suggest a squirt gun?

[RedShoes]

11. I thought that is what would happen....

and that's no better for my plants than the cats killing them. The problem with a squirt gun is I rarely actually catch them in my garden (but I've seen them enough to know they're there)

[GardeningGal]

10. I've never tried these but they look like they'd work.

http://www.gardeners.com/Safe%20Cat%20Deterrent/GardenPests_FencesBarriers,31-954,default,cp.html

[RedShoes]

12. do you know of any kitty resistant bushes?

My grasses have been affected, as have my hollies and my boxwoods but my citronella plants seem to be thriving.

[Eurobabe]

13. what on earth are they doing?

spraying or pooing on your boxwoods? Boxwoods smell like cat shit on their own, they don't need any assistance from kittehs!