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Ants in pots

Pat 10Pat 10 Posts: 20
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I have a plant in a huge container and it is covered in Ants. Will they harm the plant and how would I get rid of them?

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Can you raise the pot off the ground on those little feet? Ants can and do damage plants by removing the soil from around the roots. A good drowing might get rid of them but you may have to repot to eliminate them. Unless you use ant killer. I don't like ant killer, I don't know how far up the food chain it goes. I only use it when the ants get in the house



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  • sanjy67sanjy67 Posts: 1,007

    i've never seen so many ants in the garden before, they seem to be flippin everywhere and on most plants & woodlice too, maybe it's because of the dry winter.

  • LandlubberLandlubber Posts: 396

    So you are worried about a few ants on a plant, I have them running about in my kitchen, but as yet have not been able to find out where the nest is sigh.....image

  • Pat 10Pat 10 Posts: 20

    Thank you. Gave it a good water last night and it will get the same treatment again. Also got some feet I can put under the pot. Am loathe to repot it as it is huge and such a chore.

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