"T" > wrote in message ...
> On 08/16/2015 08:50 AM, Ian Field wrote:
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>> "T" > wrote in message
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>>> 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!
>
>>
>> Cats don't like the oil in orange peel - I believe there's commercial
>> cat repellents based on that.
>
> When I first bought this house, a section of my rocks in my front
> yard was a cat toilet. So I racked back the rocks, put down
> the nastiest cayenne pepper I could find, then racked the rocks
> back over it. No more cat poo in my yard ever since.

Pray tell, how do you rack a rock? And why would a cat go poo on rocks?
>
> When the cat clears an area to do his deed, he gets the
> powder on his paws. This burn him. So, he sticks his
> paw into his mouth. Now his mouth burns. Next thing you
> know "Mr. Darcey" makes that loud cat noise, off he goes,
> and he NEVER comes back. And, it does not permanent damage
> to Mr. Darcey. This is the origin of the term "Cat's Tongue",
> meaning you have no tolerance for hot spices.

That is so very mean!