Pricklypear
Southern Arizona
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That citrus spray sounds interesting to me too.
I always have orange peels in the freezer because I save them for steeping with tea and baking.
Hmm. I'm wondering if I couldn't just make up some of that orange water, strain it and store it in the freezer. The soap could be added when you are ready to use it.
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newgrow
Orlando, FL
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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Also I heard that you take 2 water bottles and cut the bottoms off. You notch out a piece about 1/4-1/2 inch across and from the top making a u shape cut out. Do this on opposite sides to both. Then staple together where the two ends make a hole and fill with a dark beer. The snails and slugs love it more than your plants! I'll post a pic soon on how it looks if this sounds confusing.
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SanDiegoLarry
San Diego
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That grits idea is quite intriguing. Would this really kill the whole nest, or just cut down the numbers for a time?
A few years back I purchased some citrus pest spray, and it worked extremely well to deter ants. I've been looking to buy more, but I can not find it anywhere. I should probably stop wasting time looking for it, and start making some using the recipes in this thread.
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TommyTexasRowlett
Texas
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| Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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Try planting mint around the perimeter of your greenhouse or planting area. Ants do not like it and you can make a yummy tea.
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newgrow
Orlando, FL
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The problem I have heard with mint is if in the ground it must be contained or it will take over your entire garden. So it that is the case you MUST plant a box of sorts all the way around the garden so the roots can not spread. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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