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Bekah
Joined: 28 May 2003
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Location: Coppell, Texas
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| Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:45 am Post subject: Fire ants in my compost |
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I have a lot of fire ants in my compost bin that sits on the ground. I know that they can help decompose the stuff, but I don't want to spread them around my garden. Should I just use the organic fire ant mound drench? Any other tips?
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Mr. Clean
Joined: 27 Mar 2003
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Location: Garland, Texas
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| Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Add moisture to the pile and/or turn more frequently. |
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Gar
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
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Location: Lavon,Texas
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| Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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| I had the same problem with my compost last summer. I added dry molasses and watered the pile. In a couple of days the ants moved on and I was able to turn the pile with out getting bite. |
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