On Apr 3, 6:50 am, pak...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 07:44:29 -0700 (PDT) in
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mjcicca...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > I have heard that this can keep the critters away. My questions are
> > what critters and wouldn't you have to replace it daily?
> > Thanks in advance for any shared information or experiences.
>
> The active ingredient in all hot peppers on the browseable bits of
> the plants should be a deterrent to all mammals that like eating your
> vegetable plants.
> rates for re-application depend on the form it's in and the weather.
> If it's a spray that leaves an oily or waxy residue, it might survive
> a few rains. If it's a powder, it might depart after a good breeze.
>
> Warning, dear love eating habenero and cayenne pepper plants as long as
> they have something to eat other than the fruit.
> --
> Chris Dukes
> "Let all the babies be born. Then let us drown those we do not like."
> -- G. K. Chesterton.
Okay then,
We have an irrigation system that comes on twice a day (we water from
a private lake so we still can) so it seems that pepper is
impractical. Any other ideas? Deer and rabbits seem to be our worst
enemies. We have put up motion flood lights and have a garden full of
pin wheels.
Thanks, Mary Jo
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