So I discovered this morning that the cat who has been hanging around in my yard has also started using my vegetable beds as her litter box. (No one in the immediate neighborhood will admit to owning her; I suspect someone dumped her here.)
I am totally grossed out! I “scooped” the bed and put hog panels over it for tonight. (I dragged them home to make a t-trellis). Tomorrow I will use pvc pipe and chicken wire and make a more appropriate cover.
Meanwhile, is it safe to eat food grown where a cat has done its business?