I wasn't meaning to offend anyone. People have strong opinions on rodent control. I didn't want to start an argument or offend anyone on the use of chemicals or poisons.
I didn't realize that pepper was harmful to bees. It is the major ingredient in my bunny be gone and bambi be gone sprays.
I am planting a spray free native plant corner garden with deer resistant, wildlife friendly plants including honeybee blue agastache, echinacea, rudbeckia. I am also adding deer resistant perennials among my roses.
This discussion has me wondering about rabbit, chipmunk and vole resistant plants. Mint is the only one that comes to mind. I'll have to research it more. Surrounding vulnerable plants like roses with deer resistant plants like salvia may limit or eliminate the need to spray with pepper ( or egg, milk, pepper, garlic and thyme in my case).
I read that zinnias and marigolds repel bunnies. I almost lost my dahlias to bunnies a couple of years ago. That is when I learned about and started using diy pepper spray. I also planted zinnias and marigolds among my dahlias because I read that bunnies don't like them. It worked.
