Vegetables Gardening - Growing Organic Vegetables

Hi Gail,
Try corn meal, spread it on the trouble area and see if that helps.The
corn gluten
should kill the ants.

Jim
Zone 5a MI

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From: gail41647 <glsh47@hotmail.com>
To: Organic_Gardening@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, February 22, 2012 8:21:35 PM
Subject: [Organic_Gardening] Fire Ants

Does anybody have problems with these besides me? I had to replace my 2 raised
beds because the wood rotted. When I built them about 8 years ago I mixed a lot
of organic material in the dirt so I wanted to save the dirt. We dug out the
dirt and put it in a childs plastic swimming pool and covered it with a tarp
because it was going to rain. Well,I guess it got nice and warm under the tarp
because when we put it back in the new beds it was loaded with fire ants. I have
been battling these d--n things for years and when I saw all those ants I lost
it and had a temper tantum and started crying. (it's OK, I'm an old women) I
don't know how I'm going to get them out and still stay organic. I can't pour
boiling water over them because there's no mound. They are dispersed throughout
the dirt. I did some research online and someone said take some peanut butter
and put in some honey and boric acid. I put a glob on the end of a popcicle
stick and placed it near thier trail. It's been there for a couple of days and
only a few of them are eating it. i need to start planting now. Anyone have any
ideas?

Gail
frustrated in southern MS

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