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Author Topic: Ants in the root system Boobie Gardener Member # 2770 posted                       Does anyone know a way to get the ants out of my garden. They have developed colonies in the root system of some of my tomato plants. I have used grits, cream of wheat, even boric acid. It always seems to rain when I don't want it to. Help. Posts: 2 | From: Alabama | Registered: Jun 2004  |  Logged: 64.91.92.88 pagarden Dream Gardener Member # 2799 posted                       just a thought i;m throwing out there - not sure if it will work or not. i read somewhere that ants don't like mint. so maybe you could chop up some fresh mint (if you don't have any growing they usually have some in the produce dept of the grocery store) and sprinkle it around the plants? just an idea..... Posts: 362 | From: NE PA | Registered: Jun 2004  |  Logged: 172.156.5.218 njoynit Garden Pro! Member # 1345 posted                       I never heard that about the mint....but got ants....and grow mint...so will try it out. bbbbbbbbb I will age ungracefully until I become an old woman in a small garden..doing whatever the Hell I want! http://community.webshots.com/user/njoynit03 http://community.webshots.com/user/njoynit http://photos.yahoo.com/njoynit03 Posts: 2209 | From: SE TX`in the yard somewhere most likely | Registered: Jul 2003  |  Logged: 63.185.96.194 mshpring Garden Helper Member # 2118 posted                       So, did the mint work? I've got ants in a few of my potted plants, so I am curious. Posts: 15 | From: Waco, Texas | Registered: Mar 2004  |  Logged: 216.188.238.95 loz guests posted                 Hi, I'm moving this to the pest forum so you'll get more responses...... Logged: 4.248.225.48 Shani Garden Pro! Member # 2920 posted                       Would Ant colonies at the bas of trees kill the tree? I have a bunch or Lilac bushes that are having big problems they've been scraggly for years. There are large ant colonies in the area and at the base of some of them... Maybe thats why th e trees are dying bbbbbbbbb Shani May the wind always be at your back and your keel in the water Posts: 1248 | From: Brampton, ON, Canada | Registered: Jun 2004  |  Logged: 142.140.139.199 Arctostaphylos Great Gardener Member # 2496 posted                       In my experence FRESH mint will repell ants but looses its effect upon drying. As to ants damaging trees I would say no, they are just annoying as all get out. There is one very significant exception to this there are a group off ants called carpenter ants. These guys can cause a lot of damage, they do not eat the wood but chew the wood to create galleries for the young. Given your description i would think this unlikely. Hope this of some assistance, good luck. Posts: 90 | From: California | Registered: May 2004  |  Logged: 209.148.127.136

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