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Tue, May 15, 12 at 13:20
| I just potted a new blackberry in a container 2 weeks ago. The plant is already leafing out beautifully, but it won't bear fruit for another year. I discovered an ants nest in the container today. What can I safely use to kill the ants but not poison the soil? Or should I kill the ants and replace the potting soil?
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- Posted by larry_gene USDA8b-OregonPDX (My Page) on Tue, May 15, 12 at 23:07
| You can try boric acid powder/powdered sugar mixture (but this must be kept dry), or ant traps. I assume the container is too large to just discourage them by overwatering and flooding them out? You can probably poke around and disrupt the nest without harming the blackberry plant. |
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