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Preparing for bulbs
Hello, Im hoping you can give me some advice.
I have a rose garden in my front yard, the roses have never really taken off so I have decided to transplant them somewhere else and turn the garden into a lovely display of bulbs. Anyway, today I took out the roses and made a garden out the back for them but I think I discovered the reason they never did real well. The dirt in that garden bed is absoloutely infested with very small ants. It almost looked as though the dirt was moving, there were so many of them. Im assuming they were eating the roses' root system as their roots were very stunted. Anyway, rather than plant my bulbs and hope for the best I thought I would seek some advice first. I have plans to improve the soil quality, I have a load of good quality dirt to which I will be adding compost mixed with blood and bone. I also have NPK Blue as I have been told that once the bulbs sprout that they like that. BUT... my question is this... how do I get rid of the ants?? If I sprinkle ant dust in the dirt will this hurt the bulbs I intend to plant??? Also, will the ant dust be affected by watering?? Im really wanting to get started on the garden bed ASAP so I am really hoping someone has some experience with a similar problem. ALL advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance Flossie (south west WA) |
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Preparing for bulbs
I would use boiling water if feasible, or just dig and water thoroughly,
as ant dust will hang around for a while. It won't hurt your bulbs, though. Ants are usually a problem when the soil is dry and sandy. If that's the case in your garden then improving the soil with compost and manure, and keeping it moist should help. Jane |
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