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title: "how do you all keep your cats from chewing on your plants? 🥲"
description: "how do you all keep your cats from chewing on your plants? 🥲"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "sunni ☀️"
published: "2024-04-20T04:51:23.931343Z"
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# how do you all keep your cats from chewing on your plants? 🥲

_Posted by sunni ☀️ on 2024-04-20_

how do you all keep your cats from chewing on your plants? 🥲

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## 3 comments

### LadyImpatient commented on 2024-04-20

Cinnamon on the soil. Idk why it works but mine steer clear. Also helps with fungus gnats

### Plant Mom commented on 2024-04-20

Only thing that works for me is putting them out of reach

### Theriankid commented on 2024-04-20

Strong smell by the plant, I’m not a plant expert, but I’m great with animals, and cats don’t enjoy strong smells like perfume.

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