cucumber plant?

Question

i have a cucumber plant, what do i do to keep ants from eating it before its fully grown?

Answer 1

Use Diatomaceous Earth.The white powder will cut through their exoskeleton and they will dehydrate and die.

This site has lots of suggestions :50/50 mix of vinegar & water, black pepper, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, Simple Green, chalk, Bay Leaves, apple cider vinegar, & Shakley's Basic H. (a non-toxic soap made from soybeans).
http://www.thefrugallife.com/ants.html

Granular molasses, cornmeal, vegetable oil & chili pepper, among other things, has been recommended on this site for getting rid of ants:
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/frugal/msg0617023830653.html

Don't use Borax in your garden because it can ruin your soil if too much Boran accumulates in it.
Good luck! Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Spray it with liquid seven, it will kill the ants, and is safe for the plant. If you don`t like chemical sprays, and prefer organic....Crush some hot red peppers in water and let them soak awile, then strain and spray the juice on the cucumbers, It will repel insects. Just wash off the cucumbers before you eat them (also, it wont flavor them). Be careful and don`t get the spray in your eyes.

Answer 3

Go to your garden center and see what they recommend. They can tell you what is safe to kill the ants and not harm the plant or the cucumbers it will produce that you'll be eating. It might be okay to use seven dust or spray, but I would definitely ask first.