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Container Gardening
gary_cotterill

Ants in gritty mix

9 years ago

Every time I water plants growing in gritty mix in containers, billions (with a "B") of ants arise from the gritty mix and swarm all over the leaves and branches.

  • Does gritty mix promote ants?
  • How can I eliminate the ants?

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