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farmkitty
True Blue Farmgirl

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Angela
Anderson South Carolina
USA
69 Posts

Posted - Nov 02 2006 :  03:57:00 AM  Show Profile
Hi ya'll! I have a problems with ants. I don't think they are the type that bite but they have taken up residence in the whiskey barrel planter that I used to grow chilli peppers this summer. I wondered why the peppers did not have a good yeild. When I went to pull the old ones out, millions of black/reddish ants. I tried pouring boiling water on it it and they are still there . I would like to put a few edible plants in for the winter so a chemical solution is out. Any thoughts ?

Annab
True Blue Farmgirl

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Anna
Seagrove NC
USA
2900 Posts

Posted - Nov 05 2006 :  11:50:02 AM  Show Profile
If you haven't done so, you might try to lift the planter off the ground w/ a couple bricks or flattish rocks.

I'd rather the ants in this kind of situation than in the house!!
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Fabulous Farm Femmes
True Blue Farmgirl

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Diane
Lakebay, Tacoma WA
792 Posts

Posted - Nov 05 2006 :  9:25:33 PM  Show Profile  Send Fabulous Farm Femmes an AOL message
Buy yourself some Diatomaceous Earth,near here Lowe's sells it, or check your local feed store. It is a totally organic solution for ants and many other insects!
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farmkitty
True Blue Farmgirl

69 Posts

Angela
Anderson South Carolina
USA
69 Posts

Posted - Nov 07 2006 :  6:34:29 PM  Show Profile
Diane thank you so much . We have a Lowe's here in South Carolina and I will check with them in the morning, Angela
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