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[IBC] Squirrels/chipmunks
Well then I guess that settles the foliar feeding thing. I just passed
over it mentioned a few times in various sources, Peter Chan, Colin Lewis, Michael Persiano, so I thought maybe it would be worth a try. The 40/60 leaf to root ratio thing I keep hearing (reading) startles me though. Is that maybe just for water absorption? Moving on... In other news, squirrels and chipmunks (I have witnessed both) climb up my shelves and make a general mess of my trees. Any effective ways of capturing and relocating the beastly little creatures? Should I look into the humane traps and drive a few miles to a new home for them? Any advice is welcome. Thanks again, everyone. Justin ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Squirrels/chipmunks
Justin Diaz wrote:
In other news, squirrels and chipmunks (I have witnessed both) climb up my shelves and make a general mess of my trees. Any effective ways of capturing and relocating the beastly little creatures? Should I look into the humane traps and drive a few miles to a new home for them? Any advice is welcome. Thanks again, everyone. Most mammals don't like capsaicin. It burns their little tongues and foot pads, so they go away from where it is. Hot peppers contain capsaicin... I was plagued with squirrels digging in my pots. Raccoons rooting to see what edibles there were. Went to a garden center and asked what they had for that. I bought a $10 can of granulated hot peppers, black pepper oil and sand, mostly sand. I didn't know that's what was in the can until I opened it; they didn't mention sand on the label. Thought it was too expensive for what it was so I decided to make my own. I wish I had measured the ingredients, but the memory will have to do. I went to a grocery store and bought a pound of dried hot peppers and two clamshells of fresh habanero peppers. Fragmented the hot peppers in my food processor with some Everclear grain alcohol (no measurements, maybe 2 cups) to do an alcohol extraction of the capsaicin. I did the same with the habs (stems and all). Added some olive oil (couple cups) in which I have been infusing granulated black pepper. Also threw in some ground white pepper (1/4 cup). Processed the whole thing together, put it into a 1/2 gallon canning jar (nearly full) and set it into a sink filled with hot water to further encourage the alcohol extraction. After an hour or so, I tasted a speck of it. Then I drank a glass and a half of milk in small sips until the pain subsided merely to unbearable. I took a couple cups of this mixture, combined it maybe 4 or 5 times as much 1/4" chicken grit and broadcast it around on the soil of my plants. That was a couple weeks ago. Not one squirrel or raccoon assault since then. Threw it around the area on the ground as well. That doesn't work as well. Last night there were raccoons prowling, but they stayed well away from the plants. Went after the bird seed. Pastorio in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Squirrels/chipmunks
Bob P. wrote:
Most mammals don't like capsaicin. It burns their little tongues and foot pads, so they go away from where it is. Hot peppers contain capsaicin... Snip several agonizing paragraphs. Hope no one here works for the SPCA. ;-) I'm sure that works. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it should have - Paul Bigelow Sears. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Squirrels/chipmunks
Sounds like a hell of a recipe for pizza!
Edmund L. Castillo in Loudoun Co. VA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Pastorio" To: Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 2:30 PM Subject: [IBC] Squirrels/chipmunks Most mammals don't like capsaicin. It burns their little tongues and foot pads, so they go away from where it is. Hot peppers contain capsaicin...(cut) +++++ ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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