Things You'll Need
- Spray bottle
- Sprinkler motion sensor
- Citrus fruit peels
- Chicken wire (small gauge)
- Ginger powder
- Pebbles or small stones
Instructions
Shout at the feral cats when they near the flowerbed.
Fill a spray bottle with water. Spray the feral cats every time you see them. The water startles and annoys them because cats don̵7;t like water.
Install a sprinkler motion sensor near the flowerbed. Place the sensor in an area the cats like but people don̵7;t go near. This sprays water when the offending cat activates it.
Slice off the skins of citrus fruits using a knife. Citrus fruits include lemons, limes and oranges. Scatter the peels or skins in and around the flowerbed. Cats have an acute olfactory sense and don̵7;t like the smell of citrus fruits. Replace the peels once they start to decay or lose their scent.
Place small gauge chicken wire 1 to 2 inches below the flowerbed̵7;s surface. The wire deters feral cats from digging up the flowers.
Sprinkle ginger powder around the flowerbed̵7;s perimeter. Cats also don̵7;t like the smell of ginger.
Scatter small stones or pebbles with rough edges around the flowerbed to make walking uncomfortable for cats.