Cheap homemade spray stops foxes and cats from pooing in your garden
If you're sick of smelly fox and cat mess turning up in your garden, this cheap-as-chips trick will be right up your alley.
Foxes and cats are regular visitors to gardens and while some people may like their presence outside their home and enjoy watching them from their windows, they can be a nuisance.
As well as leaving piles of stinking poo dotted around your outside spaces, which can be dangerous for children, foxes are very fond of causing a lot of destruction and leaving their mess strewn behind for you to clear up.
They love to uproot your precious plants and often dig holes in lawns while trying to make escape tunnels on what they see as their turf, while spraying their scent to mark their territory. They are also renowned for chewing virtually anything left outside.
Shoes and garden tools will be munched up, usually by cubs who are teething, rubbish and other people’s possessions are brought into your garden from their exploits rummaging through bins and other gardens. Plus, there's always a risk they could come into your home accidentally through an open door in the warmer months.
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No one wants any harm to come to them, so any kind of deterrent needs to be chemical-free and kind. That is exactly what one gardening expert has created with his homemade recipe using all natural ingredients - that cats and foxes hate.
The secret to the potion is the pong - the pesky animals have a very sensitive sense of smell, so you could say we’re getting revenge for all the smelly poo they leave for us. Alessandro Vitale, is an urban farmer from London, where foxes are rife thanks to us building all over the landscape, so he has tons of experience in coping with the furry rascals.
According to the Express he shared a video online explaining how he came to create his deterrent: "After seven years or so that I’ve been dealing with foxes, I’ve learned a few tips to avoid issues in my garden. I found out that plants with a strong smell are ideal to keep foxes away from your garden."
The ingredients are readily available and they are very cheap - altogether costing just one pound - saving you money as well as hassle tidying up after the four-legged creatures. "This mix of strongly scented herbs is known to repel foxes and other kinds of animals," Alessandro adds. “Among all the homemade remedies I have tried, this is so far the most effective. And really easy to make.”
To make his unique formula, you will need:
- Six cups of water
- One cup of basil leaves
- Sage
- Four cloves of garlic or one onion
- Fresh geranium leaves (optional)
- Spray bottle
- Pot with a lid
- Strainer
Here's how to do it:
Heat six cups of water on the cooker in a pan until it's almost boiling. Chop up one cup of basil leaves and one of geranium if you have them and add to the pan. Then peel and chop the garlic (this can be replaced with an onion if you like) and the sage and add both to the pan.
Turn the heat down on the pan so it is simmering, place a lid on top and leave for 30 minutes to cook. After that time, leave it to cool and then strain the mixture through a sieve into another container so the leaves and other solid material are left behind.
Add the liquid to a spray bottle and spray around your garden liberally, concentrating on anywhere you have regularly seen the animals and borders and plants. "Repeat the process every two weeks when the scent wears off or after a heavy rain," Alessandro advises.
Will you try this trick? Let us know in the comments below.
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