i wanted to plant some flowers in my flower bed but i've got an antbed in there.. what's the quickest way to get rid of them and be able to plant my flowers asap?
2007-03-17 09:34:14 · 11 answers · asked by nshadowz 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
so how do i be nice to the ants while planting my flowers and not get bit?
2007-03-17 09:44:55 · update #1
here are some ideas maybe 1 or 2 of them will work.
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/frugal/msg0617023830653.html?50
2007-03-17 09:43:01 · answer #1 · answered by retired_afmil 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would get rid of them by the methods that have been advised above. Although ants are not generally a pest, but if they bite I would definitely get rid of them before I plant. Ants can be the shepherds for garden pests such as scale and scale is very difficult to control. They may not kill the plants but they make them look pretty bad and could eventually spread to other parts of your garden.
2007-03-18 00:18:31 · answer #2 · answered by slipper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While you are doing your planting get some boric acid ( same compound in most eywashes). scrap the hill with your trowel or shovel and spread the white powder around the hill. Admittedly some will die, however, most will live to rebuild the hill. Do your planting and watch for their activity. If they are a biting variety you need to eliminate them. That can wait for another day.
2007-03-17 16:54:49 · answer #3 · answered by jerry g 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put down some Seven dust. Doesn't hurt plants and the ants move elsewhere.
2007-03-18 12:29:09 · answer #4 · answered by lynn g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be enviromentally friendly,you can pour a kettle of boiling water into the nest,if you live in Australia leave them,they may help control white ants(termites)
2007-03-17 16:42:38 · answer #5 · answered by Goanna Dundee 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Surround the nest with ant powder... preferably the stuff that they take back to their Queen. It'll sort out the nest.
2007-03-17 16:37:49 · answer #6 · answered by no_fool 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will keep bugs down, leave them alone. Just work around them if they are a small variety. Use poison if big red ants, they bite and hurt plus kill out plants around their bed.
2007-03-17 17:59:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I've poured a kettle of boiling water over the hill. Same when I see a trail headed into my house.
2007-03-17 16:42:43 · answer #8 · answered by Classy Granny 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They will not harm your flowers. Ants are generally good guys.
Let them be.
Spiders too.
2007-03-17 16:37:49 · answer #9 · answered by John16 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Be nice to the ants!!!!!!! They eat harmful bugs like aphids and catipillars!
2007-03-17 16:42:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋