In article >,
Bubba > wrote:

> Katra wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > Bubba > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>If stress causes heat increase in chilies, I got a poblano yesterday
> >>that needed some serious therapy. I was chopping away (and, of course,
> >>have to taste while I chop) and popped a chunk of poblano in my
> >>mouth.....Wham! We're talking high end jalapeno type heat. Not that
> >>that's a bad thing, but it sure was a surprise!
> >>Anyone else out there ever get a "zinger"?
> >>
> >>Bubba
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Not poblanos, but I've gotten horribly hot jalapenos during drought
> >conditions.
> >
> >I gave most of those to the cockatoo.
> >
> >She loves hot stuff, then loves to play kissy with a pepper stained beak!
> >
> >Gives a whole new meaning to the term "hot lips".
> >
>
>
> I'll bet!!! And that's why pepper spray won't keep birds from eating a
> garden....they have no receptors for capsaicin.

It's an excellent source of vitamin C for parrots, and does not attract
as many fruit flies as citrus does. :-)

Capsaicin supposedly will work for squirrels tho', and without driving
off your wild birds for the very reason you just mentioned!

Cayanne in the bird feeders as a squirrel repellant is rumored to help,
but I've not tried it yet.

Anyone???

--
K.

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