"Dave Hill" wrote in message
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On Apr 22, 9:39 pm, "Christina Websell"
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Recently bought a mint plant from a supermarket and have been growing
it
a pot on the kitchen window sill. The other week we put it in a bigger
pot, but now have a lot of ants coming out of it.

Have just submerged the pot in a large jug of water. Will this do the
trick? If so how long will it have to soak? Or is there a better way?
thanks.

Yep, drowning the ants will do the trick. How long will they take to
drown? Who knows?
As you repotted it the ants are likely to have been in the compost you
added.
Is there a better way? Probably by making sure there are no ants in
your compost so you don't have to drown them.

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Christina thanks. Hopefully it wont upset the mint plant if i leave it
soaking all night ?

should be ok but don't let the water come over the surface of the pot
overnight or you'll drown your mint as well.
If you've had it submerged for a few hours that will be enough.
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And you cant drown their eggs either.
Try Nipon or some other ant killer that they take back into their
nest, it will kill the eggs as well.

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Thanks. Would it be still be alright to eat the mint though, since i guess
ant poison is somewhat nasty stuff?