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pethummer
Vermont
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 11:33 pm   Post subject: ants in garden plot


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Hi, I'm Pethummer from Vermont and I just rotortilled my garden space and have discovered many ants. What to do that is safe for a garden?

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Netty


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Southern Ontario zone 5a
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 12:36 am   Post subject:


Hi Pethummer
Welcome to Gardenstew from southern Ontario!
I don't think that the ants will harm your plants. I have recently heard that cornmeal will kill them. I don't know if it works, but I think it's worth a try!

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pethummer
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 10:39 pm   Post subject:


Thank you very much. I will try that and I read also that baking soda kills ants too. Reacts as a poison to them that they take back to the queen and knocks out the whole colony.

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