Diane5's Edible Backyard

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Ants nests in pot plants - Hi John, Looks like you have the same problem that I do with ants in the house. In our office, right behind the wall I'm sitting next to, is a happy trail of ants. But we can't find where they are coming from. Initially we tried the granula stuff like a..6311 days 23hrs
Ants nests in pot plants - Hi John. The brand name I have is Chemspray: Home Pest Control - ANT KILLER DUST. The active constituent is 20g/kg Permethrin 40:60 which is a synthetic pyrethrum. Comes in a yellow, plastic bottle 300g net. Also has a web address www.amgrowgardenking...6318 days 14hrs
Year lime will not set fruit - Hi Stuart. I have a gardeners book with some information about citrus trees in general. It's a fair bit of fine text to read through, but it all depends on the location of the tree, level of nutrients you give it, etc. I'll summarise a bit and maybe..6338 days 21hrs
Ants nests in pot plants - Hi Joe. The pyrethum I have is a white powder that you would normally use dry. But I've been mixing it with water. Pyrethum comes from the crysanthimum flower (excuse spelling). My liquid solution hasn't harmed my plants in anyway as such. I've also co..6338 days 21hrs
Ants nests in pot plants - Hi Dekka, Thanks for the advice. Makes sense considering the anty pots are the ones that get the most sun, so they dry out really quickly. We don't have much shade around so I might invest in a good shade cloth as well as some good potting mix with we..6341 days 21hrs