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I was quite concerned about the amount of black ants.As i work in quite a lot of private gardens i did notice that from weeding paths to just general digging there was always a nest.It is the worst i have ever seen. What can I do for next year about

I have poured paraffin on some serious ant  hills in my front garden. I assume the little Bu****ers are all stiffs now. Am I safe to shovel off the top of these quite large humps to level what used to be grass. Now dead for a while. For those who

. Ants don't like to be disturbed and will move. Failing that - buy a container of ant powder and encircle the pot with it. I stand the pot onsome ant killer so they get into it when they come out of the pot but nothing else does Thank you, will give both

Does anyone know any companion plants to keep the ants off my pea seedlingd please? I have successfully forced ants to move their nest by planting mint next to it. However, be aware that mint can be quite invasive unless precautions like planting

We have apple and plum trees plagued with ants. We ahve tried the tar bands from the garden centre to no avail. Help please! You say the band doesn't work - it should if it's well-fitting. Are you sure that the ants aren't getting on the tree

How do I shift ants from young apple tree ?? I am told they are farming Aphids and I have tried washing off with hose pipe is there an easier way Spray the aphids with aphid killer-ants go away Simple

We just moved into an old house, the garden is full of moss, weeds (and daffodills!)... I noticed lines of ants running up the driveway for a while but thought nothing more of it. I have been de-weeding some of the flower beds (quite tricky around

the roots can grow through! but i see i have a lot of ants all around them, will that be a problem? will the ants eat my strawberrys before I do? can any one help Hi Lu, Ants will not cause damage to strawberries by themselves, but if the fruit is damaged

I took some lovely well rotted compost out of my bin last week to plant my seed potatoes in and it was full of ants! Any suggestions please as to whether its usable compost? E. G. can I treat it with ant powder......AJB I'd use the compost, but I

...nothing worse than baggy pants Christopher... To keep pants compact tighten belts.Mahonia can be cut back very hard...very hard..without probs. in fact, they benefit from it. Not just my own but I have rejuvenated other lanky, thin flowering-at-the-top-only mahonias. They u...