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Originally Posted by MadCow333
Squirrels are such lil' s%#*$. You could go buy some black oil sunflower seed at $.50/lb or less, or some cracked corn (it goes for $.35/lb here), and put that out for the squirrels as far away from the tomato plants as you can get. Here, the squirrels are kept so busy stealing my bird feed that they have never thought about trying tomatoes. lol
Can hot pepper sprays be sprayed on tomato plants? I don't know. But hot pepper is one strategy they incorporate into bird seeds. Birds can't taste it but squirrels can.
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There's an organic gardener nearby that uses capsaicin oil (google "Texas Creek Pure Evil") to keep the squirrels and raccoons at bay from their maters and corn. I've no idea what the dilution rate is, but they've never had a problem since they started using it. I swear you can smell and tear up sometimes when you're walking by though.
Never bothered to ask how much they have to wash (if at all) to get the residue off so their veggies don't end up hot.