I don't know what pepper wax is but Cayenne seasoned soil did not deter the a$$holes (ours are that obnoxious), they like spicy foods. Maybe Habaneros would work. I have chicken wire covering my pots that are outside; covering across the top and having the plants grow between the wires or in the spaces between the plant and the wall of the pots.

Get a dog. It doesn't even have to be a real dog if it's motivated enough, but if it has a bark like a 12 gauge it won't have to work as hard.

We have 3 dogs already. As I said in the original post, the orchids & dogs share the same part of the yard. Two dogs are older but still bark a lot. The third one is a young terrier - dachshund mix with a bark that will split atoms; he was born rabid and has kept the attitude going for a year and a half. Unfortunately the squirrels are active at times when the dogs are indoors (early morning). Keeping dogs outdoors full time is not an option.

A .22 air rifle should do the trick nicely.

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Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

I tried the pepper spray (a commercial one). They loved it, left a note asking for the recipe. Moving on to try other suggestions.

Cymbidium seem to be the main target. I have temporarily moved them indoors.

Given your parameters, I'd scour your local Craigslist, classifieds and yard sales for used bird cages. They provide protection and if you have baskets or mounted plants they're perfect for hanging them.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Oh this is funny. Nothing like the orchid board to give me a good laugh in the morning. I'm going to have to go with you will have to do the fencing thing to keep the little buggers away. Luckily I don't have squirrels but I have to fence the garden from the rabbits. Little shits were even eating things they have never bothered before this year. I do sometimes threaten there lives but :roll: we think there cute and feed them, so well, I can't really kill them. I've had pets before, there so cute.

I have dogs that munch any vegetable plants within reach. I tried sprinkling crushed red pepper flakes all over them. Now I have dogs that want to eat everything I cook with cayenne powder, habañero sauce, chile powder. And they're big enough to knock any pot off the stove, or reach anything on the counter. The plus is now I can't walk away from the kitchen and get distracted while cooking, so I stopped burning pots full of food.

Here we eat them (the rabbits) in various ways...I can give you a few recipes.:biggrin:
In fact that's one of my favorite meats.