Pea gravel = cat toilet??

[thelittlebluepills]

We have created a path that we are just about to put pea gravel as a top layer but a friend just told me that it will become the local cat toilet?

Is this true?

What can I do to stop it happening?

[SrStanislaus]

Yes -sorry but true.
the only way we have managed to keep the local wildlife off areas of our garden is to put kebab skewers -the bamboo/wood type- buried for half its length ,upright at intervals throughout the patch .
This seems to have worked this summer where previously we have tried all other methods and sadly failed to keep the blighters away.
One other thing that seemed to work on dry days was a liberal sprinkling of pepper but once it rains...

[bananalover]

Yes you will create a fantastic toilet for all the local cats...we did too!

[thelittlebluepills]

Stanislaus I have two boys - aged 5 and 2 so inevitably the skewers will result in a trip to A&E so it's not really an option - thanks

We are considering shingle/larger pebbles now?

[thisisyesterday]

yes, it will.

use bigger stones... pave it?

[bananalover]

Slate is good...not too big or too small and the cats don't seem to bother with that.

[thelittlebluepills]

thanks bananalover - this has saved us a great deal of annoyance and cost!

[luciemule]

we have purple slate in one part of our garden and they don't use that but the large area we've just pea gravelled is used by one of our cats!

[HaveToWearHeels]

dry out used tea bags, sprinkle with tea tree oil and sprinkle on the pea shingle. My aunt swears by it and its bio degradable.

[Ballpoint]

Is tea tree oil damaging to plants? The cat has found that the freshly turned earth, where I've recently planted, is a prime poo spot. Sort of takes away the prettiness of my plants, a big turd nestled at the roots.