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Gardening

OregonBlue

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8. I sprinkle with ground Cayanne pepper. I order it by the gallon on ebay. It's cheap. Comes in a big

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 03:44 PM

Apr 2017

sprinkle jar and I put it all over my bloomers. Squirrels hate it and so do the deer. I also put it around the perimeter of my lawn since every cat in the neighborhood had started pooping in my nice beds. They sniff it once and they don't come back. Just don't use too much. You don't want to hurt them. Just teach them your lawn is not a fun place to be.

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Ok DU Gardeners. How do I keep the squirrels from eating my tulips? [View all] FSogol Apr 2017 OP

Little assholes. They did the same to my begonias last year. Squinch Apr 2017 #1

I've read that some types of peppers discourage them. spooky3 Apr 2017 #2

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It's dumb to consume capsaicin? You don't know what amazing cuisines of the world Nitram Apr 2017 #10

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I'm not sure why you think you have more experience with peppers than I. I'll write that off as Nitram Apr 2017 #16

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Ah, but the old world found various and wonderous new culinary uses for our wonderful peppers. Nitram Apr 2017 #18

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Keep in mind that you wrote, "Only humans are dumb enough to consume them." Nitram Apr 2017 #20

I've grown tomatoes for years without any problem. CrispyQ Apr 2017 #3

They do that in drought conditions. NutmegYankee Apr 2017 #15

There's a product I used to keep deer from eating my plants BeekeeperInVermont Apr 2017 #4

I don't know if it works yet but cilla4progress Apr 2017 #5

I'll try this one first. Thanks. n/t FSogol Apr 2017 #22

Eat the squirrels? SeattleVet Apr 2017 #6

Don't they taste a little fuzzy when you cook them? hedda_foil Apr 2017 #7

No... SeattleVet Apr 2017 #14

I sprinkle with ground Cayanne pepper. I order it by the gallon on ebay. It's cheap. Comes in a big OregonBlue Apr 2017 #8

Bulbs are something I am just getting into teezy Apr 2017 #12

plant daffodils. we keep getting gifts from squirrels. we had a new crocus. pansypoo53219 Apr 2017 #13

Thanks for the replies everyone. I'll try a few of these. n/t FSogol Apr 2017 #21

moth balls that are crushed up. Botany Apr 2017 #23