Comments on: Will pepper oil or garlic oil prevent cats from chewing on plants?

By: pondering

pondering — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:05:27 +0000

There are sprays and granules you can put on your plants to keep all animals off of them. The best I’ve found is called Critter Ridder….it costs about 18.00 at Lowes. It’s a pepper spray and you can spray it around the plant, you can also spray it on the plant, but you don’t have to. You can also use this spray on anything else that you don’t want animals to mess with. Call Lowes and talk to someone in Lawn and Garden,,,,they’ll know exactly what you’re talking about….it’s very popular. pondering

By: Barbara E

Barbara E — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:31:26 +0000

Just plain black pepper sprinkled on the soil should work, I’ve also used lemon pepper to keep the cats out of the house plants. Actually, my cats have never bothered any of the many varieties of philodendra that I’ve grown, they sometimes are interested in spider plants until they’ve investigated thoroughly. The only plants my cats have ever ruined have been small cacti … for some reason, the cats remove them from the pots and play chase the ball with them. Barbara E