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hedgewizard wrote: Cats are patient, observant, and *whispers* not all that bright.

Arrrgghhh That's a contradiction in terms surely...

I've heard the bottles thing is because the sun reflecting on the water acts as the deterrent....

I remember a trial of different cat repellants a few years ago on Gardeners Question Time & they concluded the most efficient one was citrus peel soaked in eucalyptus oil. I think. It was definately an essential oil, the peel alone didn't work. Tea bags soaked in the oil were also good

I find having my own cat works well. Other cats don't come into her territory (well, only to try & steal her food) & she doesn't crap in her own territory either. I suppose this means she's going in someone else's garden, but it is impossible to control a cat's toilet habits.

lotus_eater wrote:

hedgewizard wrote: Cats are patient, observant, and *whispers* not all that bright.

Arrrgghhh That's a contradiction in terms surely...

Why? I'm bright, but neither patient nor observant!

Curry plants? I hear they don't like the smell.

Honestly - it is sold in our water garden centre - £8 a box - the idea is that the bigger the cat the little ones flee. It is in small larger than pea size pellets.

Hope this helps.

Jan

I have just bought three coleus on the promise from Gardeners World that they absolutely can't stand the smell of the stuff.

Time will tell ...

Coleus? Is that that red and green soft stemmed tropical plant? That it? Or is it something else...

I dont know if it is tropical or not, but it is green with like a dark red flash up the middle.

I think this link will work http://www.botany.com/coleus.html