Thanks I will give the fertilizer a try too. We are due for more rain this
weekend so the timing for all this such be about right.

BTW Bill you have a beautiful website of your garden! I enjoyed it.

"Bill R" wrote in message
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wrote:
I've got a nest of ants in my biggest compost pile. It is still working
and hot in the middle when I turned in yesterday. Any suggestions of best
way to get rid of them? Thanks


In the early spring I sometimes see ants in my compose bin. My solution
is to add fertilizer and more moisture. The fertilizer helps the pile
heat up. The ants are always gone within a week.
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Bill R. (Ohio Valley, U.S.A)

Gardening Since 1969

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