What do I put on my new little plants in pots to stop my cats thinking its a nice new dirt tray?

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On a large pot's surface, use pine cones, they dislike the smell. On a smaller pot's ground surface, almost anything, like stones, so they cannot get at the gorund to 'go'. Good luck!

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red chilie powder and a lightly watered down Tabasco sauce

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Maybe try putting foil around the base of the plant?

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Tin foil does the trick.

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I had this problem too. First I made little rounds of tape with the sticky part outside so when she stuck her paw in, it would stick. But then I got tired of vacuuming trails of dirt and tape, lol! Then I went with the foil technique and it really helped. It isn't very appealing to the eye, but it does the trick!

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Natural oils like cinnamon, pepermint, oil of wintergreen. Easier on the nose than hot pepper oils.

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First of all, you need to move the trays out of the cat's reach. Or you could put them in a terrarium. Then second, have you tried to plant some catnip or cat grass just for them?

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fence the pots with tall barbeque sticks so they won't dig it.