Garden ants do a lot of harm. They plant aphids on plants, which destroys young leaves and stems. It has long been used ash against ants. It destroys pests, fertilizes the soil and protects plants from diseases and fungus.
How to use
If gatherings with barbecue are planned, then it is worth going around the whole garden as early as lunch. It is necessary to note in what places formed anthillsto destroy them in the evening.
Charcoal, which will remain after the holiday, must be collected and scattered hot on ant nests. Before this, the anthill should be unearthed.
On a note!
You need to act quickly so that frightened insects do not have time to scatter and save their the queen.
Fresh ash from ants is used on the site, in the garden and in the garden. It must be taken hot, then it will destroy the insects and block the access of air to the passages.
Ash broth
Ash from ants in the garden is used as a decoction. It protects plantings from insects and kills prolific aphids.
There are several recipes for ash decoctions:
- For five liters of hot water take 1.5 kg of sieved product. The infusion is kept in a dark place for 48 hours, and then filtered and 40 g of soap are added. The liquid is used to combat aphids that have been bred by ants.
- Three hundred grams of ash is diluted with boiling water and kept on low heat for 30 minutes. Then the product is diluted with water to 10 liters and 40 g of soap are added there. The solution is sprayed with foliage and young stems so that they do not start aphids and ants.
Ash helps from various diseases, and it also scares away the trees and green spaces of the ubiquitous foragers.
Prevention
So that ants do not attack the beds, prophylaxis should be done. In this business, you can also rely on ash.
Around the bushes with flowers they dig a shallow canal and pound the crushed substance there. From above everything is covered with fresh earth. Pests are afraid of ash and do not gnaw buds.
On a note!
Tobacco powder is mixed with the dry powder. The substance is dusted with onions, cabbage, radish.
Plants are sprayed with a decoction of coal. Some gardeners scatter the product around the perimeter of everything suburban area or garden.
Reviews
I have been using ash on a garden plot for a long time. I collect it and store it in closed buckets under a canopy. I prepare infusions from it, sprinkle in a dry form on beds with cucumbers. I deal with anthills with hot ash. It destroys insects and prevents them from building a new house.
Kristina, Tyumen
My mom always used in the garden from ants ash. I believed that the method has outlived itself. After all, now so much has been invented. But it turned out that the substance effectively fights pests and does not poison plants.
Lida, Tambov
This folk remedy is very popular among gardeners. It fertilizes seedlings and helps get rid of numerous pests. A hot remedy destroys ant colonies. In residential premises it is impossible to use ash, but there is many folk ways to get rid of ants in an apartment or house.
