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B3B3 Posts: 25,161
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Is a nest of black ants any danger to very well-established roses?
I'd rather leave them in peace to go about their business if I can.
In London. Keen but lazy.

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  • OmoriOmori Posts: 1,672
    Presence of ants would suggest the soil is very dry, so probably could do with a deep water if possible?
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 83,735
    Yes, flood them out, they'll move on ... 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • B3B3 Posts: 25,161
    Nature has been doing that for me for the last few months. I'll have to continue the good work😏
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Singing GardenerSinging Gardener Posts: 1,220
    ant nematodes work very well at persuading the ants to move elsewhere.
  • B3B3 Posts: 25,161
    I know you'll think I'm bonkers, but I'm a bit  uncomfortable about using nematodes in the garden.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 83,735
    The first day of warm sunshine on our porch step and the ants are running about all over it ... a few squirts of ExAnts (herbal deterrent available online) and they’re looking for a new home 👍 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FireFire Posts: 17,116
    It's a frequent comment about ants liking dry ground, but I get ant nests in my sodden compost bins. Perhaps it's different there are they can create cavities which creates ventilation in the sodden structures.
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