"T" > wrote in message ...
> On 08/16/2015 08:50 AM, Ian Field wrote:
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>> "T" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 08/15/2015 01:10 PM, Ian Field wrote:
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>>>> "T" > wrote in message
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>>>>> Hi Ian,
>>>>>
>>>>> If you haven't done you soup/broth test in your slow
>>>>> cooker, in addition to your vegi's, toss in a dried
>>>>> Chimayo (New Mexico Red) chili pepper. Break off the
>>>>> end and pour out the seeds, or it will be very hot.
>>>>
>>>> Now I'm wondering what mischief I can get up to with a pile of hot
>>>> chilli seeds!
>>>
>>> Chuckle!
>>>
>>> Grind them up! Throw the powder on your lawn. It
>>> makes a excellent cat repellent.
>>
>> Apparently; if you spice the food put out for the birds - it stops the
>> squirrels pinching it.
>
> Perfect! I read that birds are not affected by hot peppers.
> This one I have got to remember!

That's what I have been told, but I live in a flat with no garden and no
opportunity to try it out.

Someone dumped a sack of potatoes in the bin room that had started to sprout
roots - I cast a few along the hedgerow behind the flats to find out whether
they take.