Planting 'maters, freaking ants!!!

February 20, 2012

So I'm sticking in a few more plants today, filling up the last spots in the bed. I'm mixing in a few additives to the soil when I get that feeling that something on my wrist is wrong. Eh, it will go away...right? Hey! Ouch! What the heck!!! Stupid FIRE ANTS!!!! I hate you.

So do any of you Texas growers got a reliable method for keeping these suckers out of your raised bed? Normally I can see where they are nesting, usually right in a corner against a board. But today, the bed looked normal and didn't appear to be holding any ants, until my wrist was covered in them. I would prefer not to use something too drastic, but I have 2 kids that like to garden too, so in the end, the ants gotta go...

February 20, 2012	#1
eltex Guest Posts: n/a	Planting 'maters, freaking ants!!! So I'm sticking in a few more plants today, filling up the last spots in the bed. I'm mixing in a few additives to the soil when I get that feeling that something on my wrist is wrong. Eh, it will go away...right? Hey! Ouch! What the heck!!! Stupid FIRE ANTS!!!! I hate you. So do any of you Texas growers got a reliable method for keeping these suckers out of your raised bed? Normally I can see where they are nesting, usually right in a corner against a board. But today, the bed looked normal and didn't appear to be holding any ants, until my wrist was covered in them. I would prefer not to use something too drastic, but I have 2 kids that like to garden too, so in the end, the ants gotta go...