Foxes will RUN from your garden thanks to £4 Asda buy – cats will find it ‘repulsive' too
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HAVE you got foxes in your garden that just won't leave?
Well, if you're on a mission to get a fox-free garden in time for summer, then you've come to the right place.
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If you're eager to ensure foxes leave your garden but without doing any harm, we've got just the thing
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Thanks to a £4 buy from Asda, foxes will run from your outside space - and cats can't stand it either
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This bargain buy will deter cats, dogs and foxes from fouling, digging and scratching in gardens
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We've found a super simple, yet highly effective tip that instantly repels the pests from your garden in no time at all.
Not only this, but cats and dogs will find it 'repulsive' too.
Fox cubs will dig in soft soil, often in borders, and to mark their territory you might find foxes leaving excrement on your lawn.
But thanks to a bargain buy from Asda, you'll soon be able to say goodbye to these nocturnal animals and their mess.
And don't worry, this hack doesn't involve any harsh methods that could harm or injure these wild animals.
What's more, you won't have to go out and spend loads of money on any fancy tools either.
With this method, you'll need a £3.97 buy from Asda.
It turns out that cat repellent also works to stop foxes entering your outside space.
While several retailers sell a cat repellent, the Doff STOP Cat and Dog Scatter granules, which you can buy from Asda for just £3.97, £4 from Wickes or £3.99 from Wilko, promise to repel and prevent not only cats and dogs from 'fouling' in your garden, but also foxes too.
This bargain buy also 'helps reduce fouling, digging and scratching in garden areas".
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To use it effectively, all you'll need to do is 'scatter the product' over your grass and fox entry points.
Thanks to this supermarket buy, such animals will avoid entering and fouling in the areas treated.
Common garden pests
Common pests in the garden don't need to be a cause for alarm. If you can identify them, you can work on getting rid of them and preventing them from returning.
Aphids (Greenfly, Blackfly)
Aphids are extremely common and can impact plant growth. They have tiny soft pear-shaped bodies, and are usually green or black. You may spot them clustered on the stem of soft shoots – look under leaves in particular – or may find a sticky substance on your plants that gives away aphids have been there sucking at the sap.
Whitefly
These small white-winged insects are related to aphids, at just 1 or 2 mm in length, and look very much like white moths as adults. They can be found on the underside of leaves, preferring younger, fresher leaves. They fly in clusters when you disturb them. Their lifecycle is only three weeks long, which means an infestation can occur very rapidly.
Slugs
An unmissable, squashy-looking body plus small sensory tentacles on its head. Slugs move along on one muscular foot. They range in scale from surprisingly small to terrifyingly large; limax cinereoniger species can grow comfortably beyond 20 cm in length.
Cabbage Moth Caterpillar
Cabbage moth caterpillars happily make their way into the heart of the vegetables, The caterpillars are distinguished in shades of yellow or browny green with no hair.
Mealy Bug
Mealybugs are tiny oval-shaped insects that have a white, powdery wax coating. There are several different species, many of which have what looks like legs coming from their sides and back end. In their earliest stage of life, it's entirely possible to mistake them for fungus and not recognise them as insects at all.
According to the product listing, the granules 'release a strong highly perfumed odour that lasts over several days.
'The goal is to mask odours left by previous fouling so the animals do not recognise the area.'
Not only this, but the product description continued: "Cats and dogs also find this smell repulsive.
Tips for keeping pests from your garden Plant companion plants such as peppermint to repel rats.
Place Garden Netting Pest Barrier, over your flowerbeds.
Fill open-top containers with beer and place in soil to repel slugs.
Spray plants with Neem Oil, to repel ants, flies, and spiders.
Dust your flowerbeds with Diatomaceous Earth.
Mix 1 tablespoon dish soap, 10 drops peppermint oil, and 4 cups water and spray on flowerbeds.
Place eggshells around your plants to protect from slugs and snails.
'This safe and handy scatter bottle has natural scatter granules containing natural plant extracts.
'They quickly mask the odours but also slowly release a scent that cats and dogs do not like."
Foxes operate in a similar way as cats and dogs - they will mark territory and use the smell as a flag to return to fertile hunting grounds.
Remove the smell with these purse-friendly granules and you'll find foxes running away from your garden, as they will be unable to find their way back.
Not only this, but according to the RSPCA, other options to deter foxes from your garden include planting shrubs closely together, with prickly plants or small pebbles that make it difficult for the creatures to enter.
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