Red Ants!!!!!

[Grovsey]

Anyone know how to get rid of red ant colonies organically? I had themn last year and my potatoes were a disaster (Jersey Royals too!)....over the winter i dug the soil thoroughly and could find no trace of them, then last week my raised beds were crawling with them...

does anyone know what to do?

PLEASE HELP!!!!

[Geo]

This should sort them out..>>Click<<

G e o..

[heebiejeebie]

I want one!!

[Dobby]

where can I get one

[Headfry]

Chuckle chuckle

[Grovsey]

Not sure he would enjoy living in my garden.....with my 3 year old terrorising him!

[Stacey]

Well I have just read this thread with a great big sinking feeling. My garden is like an ant battlefield. you could literally draw a line across the middle,the side nearer the house we have loads of black ants,the farthest side is full of red ants,that is were i have my veg patch. I have never grown anything before in my life (apart from cress at school probably more than a decade ago). So does this mean im screwed????

[yoanbob]

try green gardner .com
also hot water poured down holes, and allegedly weeing down holes

[Two_Sheds]

They don't like being watered, period. Hot water will kill your plants, but cold water will still do the trick. You'll have to follow them as they move around your garden though.
I always get ant nests under my stepping stones (concrete slabs) so periodically I turn them over, scatter the eggs for the birds, then drown the nest with comfrey tea

[Paulottie]

oh traditional 2 sheds method ...if it annoys you chuck comfrey tea at it

[kernowyon]

hi stacey, reading your post with red and black ants in the same area reminds me of growing up, when we used to collect black ants and stir up red ants nests and then drop black ones in the middle of them. mini gladiators!

[Grovsey]

The red ants I had didnt eat my garlic or onions last year...but they totally screwed my tatties!

But we have had so much rain this week I am hoping that they may have drowned!!!