We had a problem of foxes poo-ing in our raised beds at the bottom of the garden. I tried a repellent from a garden centre but didn't seem to work. However, what did work was when I started emptying my son's potty (wee only!) onto the beds. Its added nitrogen for the plants too, and has worked a treat. I had given up after october as it was a bit cold to go out in the garden, and towards the end of Nov poos started appearing again, but the odd potty once a week seems to keep them away.
Of course, if you don't have a child of potty age might be a bit trickier - could you persuade your partner to do it, or is your garden overlooked by neighbours...
I got loads of other weird suggestions off my facebook friends that I didn't try but here they are for you (I thought my veg patch might end up as a cross between a war zone and a voodoo shrine if I did them all!)
We put out barbed wire in coils in the vegetation round the back fence where the foxes were getting in. It seems to have worked. We ordered the barbed wire online and it was delivered next day. It wasn't expensive.
09 August 2010 at 21:27 · Like
Ian Tester You need an automatic "scarecrow" that shoots water at them (£40-50), or an electric fence (a smidge more but reliable). Don't bother with ultrasonic things. Or smelly things - all the good (i.e highly toxic) ones have been taken off the market and a fox isn't going to flee in the face of citronella.
10 August 2010 at 08:53 · Like
Briony Marshall I looked at those water jet things as they seemed to get the best reviews on amazon - but will I need to run a hose down to the end of the garden for it?
10 August 2010 at 11:42 · Like
Sian Prime Sarah Bucknall recommends putting human hair in the garde.. apparently Foxes hate that...
10 August 2010 at 13:17 · Like
Karen Britton Soak some potatoes in parafin and hang them up around the veg patch just out of kiddies reach... the foxes hate the smell and will stay well clear!!
10 August 2010 at 14:20 · Like
Good luck