On 23 May 2007 07:36:11 -0700, texas_gardener
wrote:

After having my garden weeded and planted at my new house, I find that
the garden has a multitude of tiny little any hills, and the tiny
little ants are making their way into my kitchen. I solved the
kitchen problem by putting a small line of Ajax at the window where
they were coming in. But what should I do about the garden? I have
tomatoes and eggplant coming in (hopefully), not to mention all kinds
of flowers.

I know they're sentinent beings. Don't start.

Thanks!


If your soil is acidic, apply a dusting of agricultural lime
(powdered) over the ground. Ants hate chalk. Ants in the garden is
not a big concern, unless these are fire ants. They might even help
with pollination. For indoors I have used Terro syrup with success.