Ghost Pepper Animal repellent

[dj1701]

Hi All,

I have used plantskydd for years and it does a pretty good job to keep the deer away from the veggies. Unfortunately it tends to attract predatory and scavenger animals. sometimes they dig up the stuff I plant.

I thought I would try and make some Ghost pepper tea and spray that on my plants. I'm thinking it should keep everything away. I had some ground up ghost pepper that I put in a strainer and ran hot water through it.
I then put it in a hand sprayer and applied it. It's pretty potent stuff. I'm thinking that the oil in the pepper will keep it from washing away to soon.

On a side note, the only thing I have found to get ghost pepper oil off my hands is Gojo or something similar. Dawn dishwashing liquid just don't work.

Dave

 

[Raul-02]

oil off my hands

chlorine?

 

[otlski]

Do you wear contact lenses?

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Try doing your prep with rubber gloves. I learned that the hard way; cleaning Jalapenos. A quick trip to the bathroom and I learned my lesson...you might say it was burned into my loins. I am also very pragmatic; it Gojo works, use it!

 

[oosik]

I had the same "enlightening" experience while cutting Chili & Jalapeno peppers. My nose itched - I rubbed - I suffered.

When I was young and in my prime - we would go to a local burger outlet in Anchorage - Arctic Roadrunner. The idea being - how many Jalapeno peppers can you eat with your burger. MANY an afternoon I spent in digestive agony. BUT none of us ever complained about this misery.

 

[cqaigy2]

I had the same "enlightening" experience while cutting Chili & Jalapeno peppers. My nose itched - I rubbed - I suffered.

When I was young and in my prime - we would go to a local burger outlet in Anchorage - Arctic Roadrunner. The idea being - how many Jalapeno peppers can you eat with your burger. MANY an afternoon I spent in digestive agony. BUT none of us ever complained about this misery.

Ha ha, the heat that warms you twice.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

We always followed up with a bowl of ice cream. You could hear us later in the bathroom muttering "Come on ice cream!".

 

[bmaverick]

Hi All,

I have used plantskydd for years and it does a pretty good job to keep the deer away from the veggies. Unfortunately it tends to attract predatory and scavenger animals. sometimes they dig up the stuff I plant.

I thought I would try and make some Ghost pepper tea and spray that on my plants. I'm thinking it should keep everything away. I had some ground up ghost pepper that I put in a strainer and ran hot water through it.
I then put it in a hand sprayer and applied it. It's pretty potent stuff. I'm thinking that the oil in the pepper will keep it from washing away to soon.

On a side note, the only thing I have found to get ghost pepper oil off my hands is Gojo or something similar. Dawn dishwashing liquid just don't work.

Dave

It's been a few days now, how is it working?

 

[dj1701]

It's been a few days now, how is it working?

I have had a few nibbles but not bad. Not even sure the pepper I used is ghost. I did not grow it.

 

[bmaverick]

I have had a few nibbles but not bad. Not even sure the pepper I used is ghost. I did not grow it.

From your posting, I went searching. Came across this in-depth article. Lots of good into to glean out of it.

https://organicgrowersschool.org/ask-ruth-hot-pepper-spray/