Cocoa Shell Mulch

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Does anyone know a stockist of this, I'm happy to order via web, but need around 250litres.

And just to save the animal lovers of which I am one, I know it can be harmful to dogs, I do not own a dog and my garden is secure enough to prevent any dog from entering. I'm also happy that it prevents Cats from digging in it, this is the main reason for wanting it as my neighbour has 5 cats that crap most day in the flower beds and I'm sick of giving them the crap back

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A neighbour of mine puts clear plastic water bottles, half full of water in her garden. She lies them down and dots them around the garden. I asked her why she did it and she told me it keeps the cats out. Weird but true. May be a load of old tosh but give it a go.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
A neighbour of mine puts clear plastic water bottles, half full of water in her garden. She lies them down and dots them around the garden. I asked her why she did it and she told me it keeps the cats out. Weird but true. May be a load of old tosh but give it a go.
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Thanks for tip, I have known about that for years. But can't get over the fact I'll have litter lay round my garden. Unfortunately my OCD won't leave me comfortable putting bottles around the garden. I have tried the electronic scarers and water scarers but neither worked.

It really winds me up that it's an offence for a dog to foul, but cat owners get away with it. Next step is to start posting the crap back through their door see how they like it.
 
I've got three cats and always make sure that they have a litter tray to use as well as an area of the garden that is dug over for them to use. Have also told our neighbours on all sides that if they don't want them in their gardens then to chuck a bucket of water over them or I will buy them a super-soaker to squirt them with. Would far rather they do this harm them in a more permanent way.

As for keeping them out of your garden there's the buckets of lion/tiger crap from a local safari park to dig into your flower beds. You could buy these cat sillouettes with reflective eyes. Or there is a gel you can put on your boundary fences. No idea whether any of these work or not. Or you could get a dog. Get a big enough one and it's bound to work.
 
Sharpen lollipop sticks into a point and bury them at surface level around the area the cats are using. Chick wire snapped into small pieces does the same job and isn't really visible if buried slightly with just the jaggy edge sticking up.

Scatter some citrus fruit peel around the area, they don't like that and it lasts longer than pepper (which they also don't like).

Buy an air rifle (or power sling and bag of marbles).

All the above are effective.
 
It's perfectly legal for cats to go wherever they want... just like a fox might if it found itself in your garden as both are classed as 'roamers' whereas dogs aren't. If you don't want cats to crap then cover your flower beds with pebbles (as you'd find on a beach) as they won't go on them as they can't dig in them (they try to bury their poo).

We had 2 cats and had an issue with our neighbour..... we now have 5 :rofl:

Although I'm not a total knob as we have 4 litter trays available and a 13x3ft raised flower bed (read as litter tray) all of which the cats use.... but I can't legislate if my neighbours make their gardens more 'attractive' to the cats for pooing in. I did watch someone else's cat poo in my neighbours garden then my neighbour chuck the stuff over my fence - they won't be doing that again in a hurry I can tell ya :whistle:

As I said, I don't think ANY kind of mulch will stop them, only pebbles.
 
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