Re: Squirrels & deer was Birds & Bugs
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- Subject: Re: Squirrels & deer was Birds & Bugs
- From: k*@mail.atl.bellsouth.net
- Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 15:35:01 +0000
"Nancy Lowe" <nlowe@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I buy supercheap hot pepper at the discount store in big jars. The main
> thing is to make sure it's HOT pepper (I think it says chili pepper)
> <snip>
> It has worked very well for me. The squirrels were not only eating the
> seed, they were eating the cedar feeder, as well. I haven't seen a
> squirrel in the feeder for years now, since I started using pepper.
>
> Theoretically, it should work for other mammals and rodents. (any
> critter with salivary glands), but I'd think you'd need to make it into
> a spray, and reapply it after rain--'course, that wouldn't be a problem
> here!!
>
I have no squirrels and the resident chipmunk (or munks) clears out a
feeder or two full of seed every year or two and then apparently
retires to Florida. But friends who have squirrel problems have
tried the pepper treatment in vain. Yet another example of YMMV
(Your Mileage May Vary), a principle inherent in gardening.
On behalf of my squirrel-plagued friends, does anyone else have
suggestions about this? (By the way, I have deer problems so don't
be too jealous of my squirrel-free life!)
Kate Lykins NW Georgia, Zone 7a
105.3 F at 2:53 p.m. July 18, 1998
with, fortunately, a nice breeze
Kate Lykins
"Had I but four square feet of ground at my disposal,
I would plant a peony in the corner and proceed to worship."
-- Alice Harding
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