How do I stop cat's peeing in my herb garden?

[CagedBird]

I want to plant some herbs in my back garden, however, our garden is open and my neighbours cats have appropriated it as their own. Tbh I don't really mind the cat's but I don't want them peeing in my herbs. How do I stop them doing it? (without killing them or putting poison down)

Lion manure is supposed to be good - do you live near a zoo?

Plant cat mint (nepeta), valerian and catnep away from your herb garden. Failing that you may have to put a water sprinkler in on a timer.

I'd put a small netting 'fence' around it until the herbs grow up and cover the space, by which point the cat won't think it's a toilet. I use this stuff, which is easy to put up and down (I just shove some sticks through it):

www.harrodhorticultural.com/HarrodSite/product/Garden%20Netting_Animal%20Protection%2 0Netting/GNE-102.htm

I actually have the theory that planting cat mint among the herbs makes the cats see it as a non-toilet area, but it does have the downside that they may then roll on your herbs!

when you first plant it up cut some holly twigs and scatter them between the plants. Or put little vertical twigs in.

Lion manure????? lmao I don't think i could stand the smell but no don't live near a zoo.

Might try the catmint in a different area of the garden but then might the cat's just play in that area and then go back to pee on my herbs .

Someone in rl told me to sprinkle pepper on the ground around the herbs and that would stop the cats coming back, but would that hurt and more to the point would it actually work??

Might try the twigs as well (cheaper than the netting)

I've been told that cats hate citrus peel....maybe worth a try? In the past I've put down sprigs of holly (sounds rather low-tech but I think it did help, funnily enough - they certainly don't want to walk on them!).

Even more weirdly, someone I know puts down fake snakes (those wibbly rubber ones you can buy in toy-shops) and it seems to work quite well. Cats are very nervous of snakes, it seems, and steer clear.

This really works:
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Then again....

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A clear plastic 2 litre bottle filled with water and placed in the bed you want to keep the cats out of worked for me

Snobear I like your second idea your first is great but the area it covers is too large I think. My gran says water bottles work could try that as well I suppose.

Everything helps!!!

we had the same problem with cats and brought cheap cap gun like this- www.all-toy-guns.com/cap-guns.html

it soon sorted the problem :)