12 Surprising Benefits Lemons Can Do for You

3. Keep kitty out

Stray cats wandering into your backyard and messing up your garbage cans are really annoying. Or maybe you do own a cat, but it loves to scratch up your furniture. There’s a simple solution to that! Use a spray bottle to spread some lemon juice on the areas you want to keep the kitties out of. This works because cats despise the smell of lemons, and so won’t go near that place.