Hi greeneyes! You and tillacum have supplied me with a number of ideas on how to approach my ant problem. I’m going to try the cornmeal solution first.
Have just obtained a big sack of cornmeal. -5 Pounds- Affected plot is about 4x4.
How did you apply it, greeneyes? Was it surface only? Or did you work it in? Lightly sprinkled, or heavy snow of if?
My okras and sunflowers in the plot are losses, I believe, and so I guess this is my year to recondition the plot! I harvested the two what-I-had-thought-were- garlic, but turned out to be onions which remained in the plot. One of them had gone to seed and exploded. That’s ok. Maybe they will volunteer next year to be an onion patch - if we can persuade the ants to leave!
I’m still wondering how it works!
Just did a quick search - apparently the cornmeal alone doesn’t get them, but mixing it with boric acid does.
http://www.gardenguides.com/127543-kill-ants-corn-meal.html
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/cornmeal-rid-ants-86655.html
Did you do something like that?
Another article says that cornmeal GLUTEN will starve the ants over time.
Hmmmm interesting. Wonder how to get THAT!
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/organic/cornmeal-in-the-garden.htm
I’m very interested in your take on this! THANKS!