ants in garden plot

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  1. pethummer

    pethummer New Seed

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    Hi, I'm Pethummer from Vermont and I just rotortilled my garden space and have discovered many ants. What to do that is safe for a garden?
     
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  3. Netty

    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    Hi Pethummer :wave:
    Welcome to Gardenstew from southern Ontario!
    I don't think that the ants will harm your plants. I have recently heard that cornmeal will kill them. I don't know if it works, but I think it's worth a try!
     
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    pethummer New Seed

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    Thank you very much. I will try that and I read also that baking soda kills ants too. Reacts as a poison to them that they take back to the queen and knocks out the whole colony.
     

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