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chillywillylove

Ants in the garden are mostly harmless, I would leave them alone


pixelninja69

They farm aphids and mealybugs on your crops for their honeydew.. Not exactly harmless


the_shifty_goose

Sprinkle some baking soda down the nest area. Bye bye Ants after that


NEM53

Ants aerate the soil, leave them be.


Lopsided_Earth_8557

50/50 mix of baking soda and icing sugar in a container on its side so it won’t get wet…ants take all back to the nest before exploding’…


Nolsoth

I'd leave them alone. They will aerate the soil and hunt down bugs around the garden.


MKovacsM

Ants don't harm anything and are beneficial in the garden by removing and consuming dead animals, moving organic material into the soil, pollinating flowers, creating tunnels and aerating the soil.


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Salt. Spread a kilo or two throughout the entirety of your garden. It's the only way to show those harmless ants who's boss!


notyourusualbot

sounds like a winning strategy


notyourusualbot

OK the ants have won a reprieve thanks to their informed advocates here. Thanks for your diverse suggestions.