Contents:
- Coordinate cultivation: naturally and effectively
- Mulching - immediate effect
- Plant preparations
- Homemade ways to fight ants
Coordinate cultivation: naturally and effectively
In organic horticulture, the interaction of species is often used to protect against pests and diseases.Plants, by releasing certain substances into the soil or air, thus deter those insect species for which they are harmful or unpleasant. Therefore, in the vicinity of plants that we want to protect against ants, it is worth planting species that these insects do not tolerate.
The plants that most effectively repel ants are all species of mint. Especially peppermint (Mentha piperita) has an odor that is extremely unpleasant to these insects. Another plant that ants hate is rosemary - a strong smell repels them. The species that discourage ants from visiting include: mugwort, garlic, chives, petunia, mugwort, anise, chervil and lamb's lettuce.
In order to protect rose bushes, compose them with fragrant clumps of lavender, which ants hate, or bright marigold flowers.
Accompanied by vegetable patches, you can plant marjoram, thyme or coriander - spice plants that will discourage ants from settling in the area.
Mulching - immediate effect
If we want to limit the ants' access to specific beds or plants, we can mulch the beds or the passages between them with plant leaves, the smell of which discourages ants. The best leaves for this purpose are tomato, golden and tansy leaves.
Plant preparations - easy and cheap
When reaching for measures to fight ants, we do not have to choose chemical products. Nature itself will come to our aid. Let's use common weeds from fields and meadows by preparing our own means to get rid of unwanted guests from the garden. We can prepare infusions, extracts and liquid manure from them, which are extremely effective in fighting pests.
Tansy infusion
Take300 g of fresh herb or 30 g of dried herbs, pour over 10 liters of water and cook for 20 minutes. Use without dilution by watering or spraying insects, and the paths of their migration.
Statements
Extracts of garlic and nettle, thyme or marjoram are very effective in fighting ants. Pour two parts of water over one part of the plants. After at least 24 hours, use the prepared ski lift to cover the ant migration routes and the entrances to the anthill.
Gnojówki
Although they are very effective, they need to be prepared a little longer. Fermentation takes about 3 weeks1 kg of fresh wormwood herb or tansy leaves pour 10 liters of water and leave covered. Spray the affected plants without dilution with the preparation obtained in this way or pour the soil around and the anthill around.
Homemade ways to fight ants
Homemade ways to scare off ants in apartments will be just as effective in the garden. We can spray ant migration routes and entrances to the anthill with essential oils obtained from plants that discourage insects, e.g.mint, lavender or thyme. It is also a good idea to sprinkle the paths and anthills with baking soda, cinnamon, anise, pepper or coffee beans.
Gray soap is a well-known ant repellent. On its basis, it is easy to prepare a solution with which we spray pests. Spraying should not be done while the plants are flowering.
Infusion based on gray soap
Mix half a cup of mint, garlic leaves, leek leaves and horseradish. Boil over low heat in 2 liters of water. After cooling, strain and add 3-4 tablespoons of gray soap to the brew. Dilute 1: 2 with water before use.
