Fighting Ants in My Plant Container!
by
Kim Smith
I have a very large hypertufa trough, and this morning I went out to water it, and found that has an ant infestation. Oh my!
Deja vu!
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I sound a little depressed in the video, because I am!
It's not the same trough as I found ants in this spring, but I am so horrified that I would have this to do over again. And as you recall, the last time I finally dumped it and started over! I absolutely will NOT do that with this huge monster.
These are the little Baby Swiss Geranium (not really a geranium, just resemble).
And the Blue Eyed Grass was doing fine. I hope the ants don't kill the plants. Have you had any experience with them killing the plants?
So I will try with the remedies again. Hydrogen peroxide? Cinnamon? Pepper? Corn meal? I had no luck last time, so I am not hopeful.
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I use cinnamon to keep ants away. We get fire ants that nest in my planters. The sticks are longer lasting, and can be broken into chunks. Using coffee grounds helps to replenish the soil as well as deter. The ground cinnamon will also help with fungus and deter gnats or fruit flies indoors too
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Hey, sticks are an excellent idea. I will try that.
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I putknow the terror ant syrup it's clear in thecorner on a piece of card board paper , small piece , they will eat itit an take it backout to the nest,may have to put it on a few times , then next thing you know they will be gone
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Could I put in some pieces of copper in the soil?
Not sure but what about borax mixed with powder sugar so they carry back to nests? Mixed well and set out where they will eat? Just Google borax effects on plants to be sure. You may need to play with the pH of soil later. Idk
Ants seem to love this one plant in the planter . What is it , so I don’t buy it again and how do I get rid of the ants ?