"DEAR SIDNEY: Controlling cats, even under the best circumstances, isn't easy, and trying to stop the actions of a wandering cat that treats the neighborhood as its personal territory isn't the best of circumstances. But there are things you can try, and I'm confident one of them will have some success. Whenever an animal is getting into some place they're not wanted, the first suggestion is to put a physical barrier in place."
"You can try spreading orange peelings among your irises, or spraying around the garden bed with vinegar, or ringing the bed with coffee grounds. Physical deterrents include things that make the irises less comfy for a nighttime snooze. Try burying plastic forks, tine side up, throughout the bed, leaving just a little of the tines exposed, or doing the same with chop sticks."
Controlling a wandering neighborhood cat is difficult because fences often fail unless they fully enclose an area. Physical barriers are usually impractical, so deterrents are recommended. Olfactory deterrents include orange peelings, vinegar sprays, and coffee grounds. Tactile deterrents include burying plastic forks tine-side up, chopsticks, pine cones, or sweet gum seed balls to make planting beds uncomfortable. Motion-activated sprinklers can discourage nighttime use. As an alternative, plant or pot catnip away from irises to attract the cat elsewhere. Worldwide bird numbers are declining, noted in relation to fewer robins on pyracantha.
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