How can I keep my neighbors cats out of my flower beds and garden?

I asked this last year and I have tried everything that was suggested; moth balls (the cat batted them like they were real balls), tooth picks (just scratched them away), all kinds of peppers (didn't even slow the cats down), live traps ( the owners just let the out when I am at work), etc. I have tried all these...does anyone know anything else, other than killing the cats?

How can I keep my neighbors cats out of my flower beds and garden?
Cats like to dig before they potty, right? Make it harder for them to dig. Put down a gravel mulch around your plants. Alternatively, you could find an old length of chain link fence, cut it to size to match your flower patch, and then apply a layer of any kind of mulch to cover it. They won't dig through THAT!





If you put a "wanted" ad in your local classifieds, you might even get a piece of chain link fence for free. If you do get it, you can put it down anytime before your plants sprout... they'll grow right up through it! And kitty will look for better digging!





Oh, and one more thing... here is a product (which means it's expensive) that would definately do the trick. You have to decide for yourself if you can lay out this kind of cash for your flower bed. Look at this link and you'll see a picture of the perfect fix short of killing your neighbour's cats:





http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.asp...





Personally, I prefer the chain link fence idea as it's long lasting and, hopefully, FREE! If you can't get chain link fence, try metal screen that you'd use to screen soil with... if you can find some coarse enough, it should be as good or possibly even better than the fence.





Hope this helps.
Reply:Mark your territory, strategically dump your urine around where you don't want the cat to go and ask the owners to keep their cat out of your flower beds and graden. Or, invest in one of those invisible fenses.
Reply:Get a gun.


A .22 with a suppressor should deal with them.





If you don't want to kill em then get a BB gun and fire a few rounds at em.


Should keep them away.





Turning on the hose and soaking them would also work.
Reply:Kill them and sell them to China Buffet.
Reply:ground cayenne pepper or


instant lead poisoning