How to Keep Cats From Digging in Garden Beds

Cats have been known to damage plenty of gardens. This easy to make natural repellent will help keep those pesky felines from destroying your plants and your sanity.

Things You'll Need

  • Plastic spray bottle
  • Sticky label or waterproof marker
  • 2 cups water
  • Mixing bowl
  • Mixing spoon
  • 1 to 2 tbsp. of regular white flour
  • 1 ½ tsp. ground cayenne pepper
  • 2 tsp. powdered mustard
  • ½ tsp. regular ground pepper
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Instructions

    • 1

      Mix the water, flour, ground cayenne pepper, powdered mustard and regular ground pepper together in the mixing bowl. Be sure to mix the ingredients thoroughly so they will spray evenly on the ground around your plants. It is easy to double or triple this recipe if you need more of the mixture.

    • 2

      Pour the mixture into the spray bottle and put the top on the bottle securely. Be sure to shake it well before you use it.

    • 3

      Label the bottle clearly either with a sticky label or with a waterproof marker so you don’t mix it up with other solutions and grab the wrong one by mistake when you need it.

    • 4

      Spray the mixture on the soil around the plant or along the edge of the areas the cat likes to dig or may be attracted to. Prevent the damage from happening in the first place, with this natural organic spray that doesn’t use harmful chemicals or hurt the environment. Make more if you need it and reapply as necessary.