These methods can all keep your cat from trampling your potted plants at home. Which one do you prefer?

Cats at home always love to sleep in flower pots. The moment they see a container, they want to climb inside. If you grow cacti, they will even pull the cacti out. If you have foliage plants, they will just sleep right on top of them. How do you stop them from trampling your plants?

Kittens are extremely curious about their surroundings, and clearly, indoor potted plants are very appealing to them. I often see kittens searching out the potted plants at home. They find small flower pots very interesting, especially potted plants that grow fairly lushly. Even if there is no room in the pot, they will still nudge out a spot for themselves.

So, netizens came up with some ways to shoo the kittens away, or at least keep them away from the potted plants.

Method one: Cover with foil or plastic wrap

Covering the potted plant with a layer of reflective foil can keep cats from getting close. You can also put down some plastic wrap, but this looks very unattractive, and few people would do it.

Method two: Grow catnip

Growing a pot of fresh-smelling catnip at home can draw the kitten's attention away. They are completely obsessed with catnip, so this can shift their focus and keep the other potted plants safe from disturbance.

Method three: Put in pine cones

Some pine cones picked up from the park were originally meant for making plant landscapes. This time I just tossed them into the flower pot, and unexpectedly, the cat stopped coming near. This method is very effective for keeping kittens from sleeping in flower pots. It protects the plants at home well, and it does not look bad either.

Method four: Insert toothpicks

This method is rather extreme: insert quite a few toothpicks into the soil in the flower pot. Although it does work, it can easily cause accidental injury, and it looks rather creepy. This method can be used to keep out mice and small birds.

Method five: Enclose with plants

This method is even more direct: simply cover the potted plant with a grid-like mesh cover. But it seems the kitten has already run inside ahead of time, and I do not know how it will get out. Seeing its impatient expression, I wonder how you would feel about it?

No matter which method you use, pay attention to safety and do not let the kitten get hurt. If there are children at home, be even more careful. It is best to grow some hanging plants. Suspended in the air, they are safe from cats.