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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Feb 24, 2004

I read about lasagna gardening. In my area termites and white ants are a problem and treating the ground is an expensive proposition. Does lasagna work in such places or is it limited to certain places? Newspapers are a good source of cellulose for these destructive insects.

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cherishlife Pocola, OK(Zone 7a) Jun 09, 2004

I would like to know the answer to this question also. I have just discovered termites in my garden.

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Terry Murfreesboro, TN(Zone 7a) Jun 09, 2004

I think the safest course of action would be to make sure the beds are several feet from your house or other wood-framed structures and omit or limit the termite-attracting ingredients, such as wood shavings and newspaper. That's just a guess, though ;o)

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cherishlife Pocola, OK(Zone 7a) Jun 10, 2004

Well, I guess my flower garden is about 30 or 40 feet from the house so I guess I'm probably pretty safe. I found the termites under the black contractors cloth that I have under wood chips.
After learning about the lasagne bed, I have decided that I definately want to try that method since it sounds so much more beneficial and healthy for the plants and would still keep the weeds out. However, if I'm going to have problems with termites, I'm not sure that I should.

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Jun 11, 2004

http://www.motherearthnews.com/menarch/archive/issues/173/173-050-01.htm I think there is a somewhat like an answer to my query here in this link. It says about a layer of lime to start with. Got to try a small patch of land. These termites make tunnels a few inches below the surface and has a vast and solid network beneath to enable the worker ants to return to the Queen with cellulose. I can see these creatures as high as 22 feet where it has attacked the old teak reapers of my tiled house.

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cherishlife Pocola, OK(Zone 7a) Jun 11, 2004

Wow! That's a great site. I just read it from top to bottom. I'm definately going to try it. I would imagine if the termites have something else to eat other than the house, they would probably rather have that, and help decompose the garden at the same time.

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Jun 14, 2004

Here, houses are built using a basement made of granite about 4-5 feet down and the brick construction is laid on it. So, it is not of wood. It is the other things like the doorframes, reapers that are in danger. Some people who can afford money treat the perimeter of the premises with insecticide that can be permanent solution to the problem. What they do is dig up a foot around, apply the prescribed amount of insecticide adn close the hole. This slowly forms a wall that prevents entry of the termites towards the house. Something similar can be done for lasagna.

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