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jcf Brooklet, GA(Zone 8a) Jan 30, 2004

every year my crop makes well but i always have the holes and ant problems with them. how do i organically stop this from happening. the ants really eat them up badly.

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leaflady Hughesville, MO(Zone 5a) Jan 30, 2004

Try sugar and boric acid traps and dishes in and around the beds/plants. Human urine is is reported to be a good ant repellant/killer. You pour it down the ant hill. I've had mixed results with it. Get an anteater. LOL. If you find a hill outside the potato plot pour very hot to boiling water right down the hill. Use a gallon or more to reach deep into the colony's tunnels. Adding some household ammonia will help too.

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Horseshoe Efland, NC(Zone 7a) Jan 30, 2004

There was a thread last year about using grits. Yep, GRITS! I'm sure you have some of those, jcf!

Edited to say: found it! http://davesgarden.com/t/384703/Grits

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jcf Brooklet, GA(Zone 8a) Jan 30, 2004

thanks for all the info. i am going to put the grits into the trench with the potato seeds and around the plants when they sprout and see what happens. i will let you all know come around late april or early may when harvested.

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raisedbedbob Walkerton, VA(Zone 7a) Jan 31, 2004

Dang, Shoe, you beat me to the punch. That is one of my favorite threads.

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Horseshoe Efland, NC(Zone 7a) Jan 31, 2004

Bet you went and stocked up on grits, eh Bob!??

;>)

(I'm not sure I'm too willing to share w/the ants!)

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LimeyLisa Princeton, IL(Zone 5a) Jan 31, 2004

'Course, Shoe, you probably enjoy real grits. The ones that cook for like 20 min! Now those are good grits! I may live in the north, but my daddy's from Evansville, IN. and his mother from KY. She made grits, fried mush, fried okra, turnip greens, etc. when I was a little girl. Mmm Good!

;~D

LimeyLisa Kay

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Horseshoe Efland, NC(Zone 7a) Jan 31, 2004

(I have NO idea why all of a sudden I got HONGRY!) τΏτ

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