‘Most effective’ method to stop both foxes and cats from pooing in your garden

Gardening expert gives tips on deterring pets and pests

Foxes and cats are naturally curious creatures who love to explore and mark territory, but there is an easy and cruelty-free way to permanently stop them from entering your garden. 

It can be fun to see cats or spot a fox in a neighbourhood, but it can be a pain if they decide to dig out your flowers or defecate on your plants, as it can feel disheartening to see all your hard work in the garden getting messed up. 

However, you can stop these mischievous animals from tearing up your garden using a homemade remedy created by gardening expert Alessandro Vitale, who is an urban farmer from London who has plenty of experience dealing with foxes.

In a video online, Alessandro explained how to “repel foxes and cats from your growing space without using any sort of chemical.” 

He said: “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.”

Both foxes and cats have a strong sense of smell and can be very sensitive to certain fragment scents which is why a homemade repellent spray the best way to keep animals out of the garden but is cheap to make as all the ingredients together cost less than £1. 

Alessandro said: “Among all the homemade remedies I have tried, this is so far the most effective. And really easy to make.”

Homemade solution to keep foxes and cats out of your garden

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

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Instructions

To begin, heat up six cups of water in a pot on your stove. Alessandro said: “You don’t need to bring it to boil, but to the point it is almost boiling.”

Now chop up your basil leaves and add one cup to your pot of water. Next, do the same for geranium leaves if you have them.

Peel and chop your cloves of garlic and then add them to the pot of water. Alessandro said you can replace the garlic with a big onion if you wish. 

For the last ingredient, chop up some sage and add it to the water. Now turn the heat down so that the mixture is boiling on a low heat and then add the lid and let the mixture cook for 30 minutes. 

Once ready, remove the mixture from the heat and put it aside to cool down. Once completely cool, use a strainer over a clean pot to separate the solid vegetables from the liquid.

Add the liquid to a spray bottle, but you can also place the vegetables around the borders of your garden to keep both foxes and cats away. Spray the mixture around your garden every few weeks to keep them gone for good.

Alessandro said: “This mix of strongly scented herbs is known to repel foxes and other kinds of animals. Repeat the process every two weeks when the scent wears off or after a heavy rain.”

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