I went to my local Lowe’s on Friday to get more critter ridder - my pepper patch is being flattered by something that likes to lay in it at night (probably cool) and is breaking my jalapeno pepper plants apart (I plan to make jalapeno relish as Christmas gifts this year). I suspect it’s a large raccoon.
The regular spray bottle was $17 !! and the granular variety was $22. I think I paid around $7 for each one last year. I was really shocked and passed.
Found a DIY version on the Internet that uses cayenne powder, tobasco sauce, dish soap - all of which I have at home - and black pepper oil, which I found on Amazon for $8.00, ordered and it arrived the next day. Plan to make some today to spray around the pepper patch and the bird feeders, which the squirrels are now conquering.
We made small cages out of turkey wire to protect small plants.
They’re 8-10” across and about a foot high.
They work great for plants like bush beans. It helps prop them up as well.
The critters are really being destructive this season. I’m having raccoon problems, too! Jerks!