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pests Keeping pest away with homemade pepper spray?

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Emeoba69

 So I went outside this morning to find a nice hefty bite was taken out of one of my tomato plants. I was wondering since I have some left over bhut powder from last year if mixing some (few tablespoons maybe?) in a gallon of water would be a good way to keep them from nibbling more on my plants? I've heard of the raw egg thing as well and adding garlic. Figure my bhut dust has quite a kick and could add some punch to a spray.
 
 Anyone try this?
 
I use Critter Ridder, which is basically a mix of black pepper and capsaicin crystals. Seemed to stop squirrels and such from digging in my pots. But then, I only grew hot peppers, and the groundhog and other critters figured out quickly they'd best not be trying a second bite of those, so all they were doing was digging after that. Still, the stuff stinks bad enough I have a hard time pouring it. I would imagine that using your own pepper powder would have a similar effect.
 
geeme said:
I use Critter Ridder, which is basically a mix of black pepper and capsaicin crystals. Seemed to stop squirrels and such from digging in my pots. But then, I only grew hot peppers, and the groundhog and other critters figured out quickly they'd best not be trying a second bite of those, so all they were doing was digging after that. Still, the stuff stinks bad enough I have a hard time pouring it. I would imagine that using your own pepper powder would have a similar effect.
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it would work but for bugs it's better to just have some basil around since you'd have to reapply your spray every time it rained
 
neem oil and pepper juice works just fine   don't forget the mild detergent to disperse the neem oil.   strain the pepper juice through a coffee filter, even small pieces will clog your sprayer.
 
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Yeah Im 99 % sure it was a deer as there are tons of them in my neighborhood. Though I saw a rabbit running through a yard yesterday. Im not to concerned about reapplying as Im out in the yard quite a bit. 
 
I have tried the DE with no luck what so ever. My plants are getting destroyed by some insects. I don't know what type. I have not seen any. I have no idea what to do.
 
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