Keeping Ants Out of the Garden
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USE CITRUS PEELINGS
Collect citrus peelings (orange, lemon, etc.), ground them up and mix with water. Spray the liquid concoction over the mound. This method is an effective natural remedy for getting rid of carpenter ants and other garden ants. If you don’t want to make this, you can buy Orange Guard. It is a liquid spray that includes only natural ingredients (the main ingredient is orange peel extract, otherwise known as d-Limonene). This product is not harmful to garden soil or surrounding environment and is EPA-registered. Since all ingredients are food grade, it also won’t damage your crops.
USE BOILING WATER
If you can see the anthills, pouring boiling water over them several days in a row is a great way to reduce or eliminate an ant colony. You should use at least 3 gallons of boiling water for each ant mound.
USE BORAX MIXTURE
Spraying a mixture containing borax is effective to kill garden ants. For this purpose, combine equal amounts of borax and sugar and spray the mixture randomly in the garden or wherever you notice garden ants. Sugar attracts them to feed on the mixture and the borax kills the ants. By following this method, you will be successful in getting rid of sugar ants.
SPRINKLE GRITS
Grits or hot cereals are a good choice for getting rid of ants in the yard and garden. Sprinkle it in the garden, especially in the ant mounds and hills. After ants feed on the grits, their stomachs expand until they pass on.
CINNAMON
While not the cheapest method, sprinkling ground cinnamon along the perimeter of your garden (or any surface area, for that matter) will repel ants, but not kill them. Create a thick line that will force ants to climb over and watch both red and black ants refuse to do so. Cinnamon will also reduce the number of ants in your compost pile if they are bothersome.
Grow Mint Herb
Ants hate any type of strong odor. The pungent aromatic scent of mint leaves acts as natural pesticide for the ants. So, do not delay in planting mint in your garden so as to get rid of the troublesome ants. The permanent solution for garden ants is to grow and maintain mint plants throughout the year.
Now that we know how to keep the ants away, you can begin planting and we recommend non-GMO seeds that can be purchased at the link below
Source: Danny Look
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