Get Rid of Ants in the Garden NATURALLY

I'm in central Alabama. Ive been using spent coffee grains on the ant hills. In last few years number of hill reduced by at least 90%. Usually it takes just one application, sometimes a few.

Olive oil. I use olive oil on the poles that hold my hummingbird feeders for 15 years. I dab a paper towel in a little olive oil (enough to saturate a portion of the paper towel and to create a shiny glean on a small section of the post near the bottom. It works for about 2 weeks during mild spring and summer days, 1 week during hot summer days. With respect to rain, it does need to be re-applied after heavy rain. I put it around the stem of my tomato, cucumber, melon, squash plants and certain flowers. It has to be reapplied more frequently when used like this on plants. You can easily prove to yourself that this works by the way ants literally run away from it. Hope this helps someone with ants getting into their hummingbird feeders and spoiling the hummingbird food by dying insider the feeders or with certain of their garden plants.

I used to use the borax mix but was concerned about animals with a sweet tooth getting into the ‘soap’ part and making the animal sick. I am now using cinnamon and/or diatomaceous earth which is working great. Thank you Brian for another informative video!

I’m in zone 8A in Alabama. We have fire ants EVERYWHERE. I had a raised bed of corn (block corn) and this was my 2nd planting. The first crop was great! The second crop was nothing. I’d amended the bed between plantings. When I finally pulled it out, I realized the entire bed was completely infested with ants. Never saw any sign above the soil. And, the ants are everywhere in my yard. I treat the bed with Amdro or another granular treatment. But I don’t want to use it in my food beds. Long story short, I have a terrible problem with ants. (The more rain, the more ants.)

I have used the borax/sugar traps for years and it really works but don't get the Borax on your soil. Plants don't like it much and it takes quite a while to break it down

I did the borax method some years ago, we had an inside infestation. In the end I had to pay to have a pest control fix it. That worked 100%, no more flying ants. Expensive but effective.

Good tips, thank you. Here is what has been successful for me: I’ve used the Borax mix, more liquid consistency on cotton balls inside my house (squeezed some of liquid out so they are not runny, and poured corn starch on/where the ants seem to be gathering .

Thank you so much for this! Great tips, especially the homemade ant traps and cinnamon. We don't have K-cups, but I can now see a use for all those little take-out sauce containers that seem to pile up endlessly in our kitchen.

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Awesome information! Thanks

Good information. We’ll try it today.

There is a massive colony in my back yard and another in the front. I've tried dawn dish soap but it only lasts a short time. This borax idea is certainly worth a try. Thank you.

Living in SC, I have fire ants in my raised beds and containers. I have use both of what use mentioned. I have also used organic orange oil.

One plead to ALL my fellow gardeners. 🙏 Please do not use Ceylon Cinnamon for the garden, the tree is going through over harvesting which it'll make prices go up and scarce it in the future (leave it for consumption). Use sugar rather than honey for your ant traps, it works better. This way we help the bees also🐝 Thank you for your help and bountiful harvest for all😊❤

I have a serious ant problem in my garden and yard. They seem 't to be attracted to sunflowers and plants that have grown for awhile but I haven't seen any aphids on my garden plants. I have tried the bait traps but the ants return once the bait is gone. I will try the borax solution. I do get birds but they don't bother my vegetables, cherries, blueberries or strawberries. Thanks for sharing your videos.

Ants are a real problem here in N. Florida. Thanks for the ideas that are natural.

I'm in 6 B(?) & had a problem with the larger Red Ants in the back of my veggie garden; they seemed to be going across to the opposite side to gather something from where the pumpkins were- they were VERY aggressive, coming "after/towards" me even when I would spray them with the hose ! I never saw them in the garden bed with the other veggies, but even if I walked in the back of the garden (gravel "walkway"), they would come up & after me in DROVES !! Don't know where they came from (never had the larger red ones in the yard before), but they seemed to have disappeared as fast as they showed up. I contacted an exterminator, but because they were so close to the veggies, we decided NOT to do anything. Thanks for the info, will try one of them next year !

Thank you Brian. 🍁🍂🍁💚🙃

I like the K cup method. I've been using Borax mix for quite some time, (But I do even parts Borax and sugar to make a paste. Guess I should try to cut back a little on the borax), but never thought of that. I'll have to get some from my son. (I don't use a Keurig).

I've had great success with the borax & sugar (powdered sugar) method especially with the large black ants. I also use DE around in my bed for the smaller ants.