The spicy capsicum should tingle their senses and keep them away instead of inviting them. This is another reason I was thinking of doing a raised bed in cedar, etc.
Mike: for the seeds you send me: The brandywine tomato seeds I see are spouting and #23 sweet is also spouting up. I covered the pots for tonight. We have cold snap coming that that might reach 36 F tonight, but still some frost might be possible.