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title: "We can’t have indoor plants anymore because the cats dig in them!…"
description: "We can’t have indoor plants anymore because the cats dig in them! Anyone know how to fix this???"
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author: "Plant Manager"
published: "2024-04-07T00:04:02.096143Z"
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# We can’t have indoor plants anymore because the cats dig in them!…

_Posted by Plant Manager on 2024-04-07_

We can’t have indoor plants anymore because the cats dig in them! Anyone know how to fix this???

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## 11 comments

### Kakes! commented on 2024-04-07

cover with river stones, the bigger the better. i also put some double sided tape across the pot so the cat couldn’t touch the soil- only the tape

### Kakes! commented on 2024-04-07

cats are the biggest plant pest… still love my two kitties though

### kylie commented on 2024-04-07

1\. tell the cat you will sell it to the feds 2. give it kisses and get more plants 3. repeat

### Mullein commented on 2024-04-07

Theoretically you can make a shield over the pot with tin foil. Some cats hate touching it, but some don’t and will just pull it off. It’s tricky. Some cats are just so dang determined to commit mayhem lol

#### Plant Manager replied on 2024-04-07

Thank you so much, mine definitely are the committed type 🤦🏻‍♀️ moved the plant to three different rooms and they still found it 🤦🏻‍♀️ will definitely try this

#### Mullein replied on 2024-04-07

Figures! 😹 My old girl is almost 18 and she still knocks everything off of surfaces when she wants attention. She will also jam herself into my arms for hugs lol. Sometimes she’s too much, but I love her so dang much anyways. I’m SO LUCKY she doesn’t show interest in plants, because she could ruin me if she wanted to lol. I hope things work out with yours! 😸

### Naomi commented on 2024-04-08

Really pretty cat

#### Plant Manager replied on 2024-04-08

Thank you ☺️

### nicole commented on 2024-04-14

Lava rocks on top!!

### Heather commented on 2024-04-18

Cats HATE tape. They hate the feel of it on their paws. I would get some heavy duty double sided tape, like the kind you can hang pictures with. Gorilla glue has a good one. I would put it across the planter, like from side to side if you can. Once they feel that sticky tape I think they will learn they don’t like that dirt anymore.

### Heather commented on 2024-04-18

$12 on Amazon

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