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Would one or more of you please give me your favorite and most effective
recipe? Thanks in advance.

Make a red pepper infusion - pour boiling water (1/2 gallon?) over hot
dried red pepper (1 package?) and let it soak for 24 hours. Add a
teaspoon or 2 of oil (I use canola 'cause we've got it) as a sticker and
a drop or two of detergent as a spreader.

The question marks indicate that package sizes vary - if it makes your
eyes water when you pour it in the sprayer it's about right :-).

Works in our garden - we've got both rabbits and raccoons as well as
the occasional skunk.

It's important to do this at the beginning of the season. If it tastes
bad the first time, they tend not to come back. If they've found it
good the first couple of times, it takes a lot of spray to discourage
them.

I renew it after it rains and keep it going for at least a month. After
that, I mix some up and apply it occasionally if I remember.

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