Squirrels can be a serious problem for vegetable gardeners. They seem to love fresh tomatoes as much as we do, and they’re often a serious pest to bebattled with.
The Gardenuity way is to create anti-squirrel pepper recipe.
Peppers arein the Capsicum genus and vary in spiciness levels. Paprika, for example,contains capsaicinoid levels up to 30 parts per million, whilejalapeños have concentrations of 16,000 parts per million. Squirrels’brain receptors react to the capsaicinoids in peppers negatively andthus deters them.This makesa pepper mixture a great way to keep squirrels away from yourgarden.
We have tried lots of different pepper recipes over our gardening years.
Here are two of ourfavorites anti-squirrel pepper recipes.
We will start with the Tea Recipe that provides a spray to apply to your garden to keep the squirrels away from your vegetable garden.
DRY RECIPE
Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp paprika
- 2 Tbsp cayenne pepper
- 1 Tbsp crushed red pepperflakes.
Directions
Simply mixequal parts of each spice and sprinkle the flakes in areas you want tokeep the squirrels away from.
Hot Pepper Tea Recipe
Recipe by GardenuityCourse: TeaCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy
Prep time
5
minutes
Cooking time
30
minutes
Calories
5
kcal
This Hot Pepper Tea provides a great spray to keep squirrels away from your vegetable garden.
Ingredients
1 quart of water
1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon ofpaprika
2 chopped jalapeño peppers
Directions
- Mix 1 quart of water with 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon ofpaprika, and 2 chopped jalapeño peppers. Boil the water and add all ingredients to the pot.
- Let the mixture simmer for approximately30 minutes, remove from the heat, and let cool.
- Once cool,strain it into a spray bottle and spray the hot pepper spray on andaround your garden.
Notes
- This spray should notbe applied in the heat of the day. It is best applied in the evening.
DRY RECIPE
Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp paprika
- 2 Tbsp cayenne pepper
- 1 Tbsp crushed red pepperflakes.
Directions
Simply mixequal parts of each spice and sprinkle the flakes in areas you want tokeep the squirrels away from.
