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Author Ants are eating my strawberries!
flowerpot

2005-06-29, 12:25 pm

They seem to prefer theirs just a little under ripe. If I pick the
strawbs before they've reached the ant enticing stage will they still
ripen in a dish?

Any suggestions how to get rid of ants without resorting to nasty
chemicals?

Help please!
flowerpot

Kay

2005-06-29, 6:25 pm

In article <1120051225.816728.99190@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
flowerpot <mallowkat@aol.com> writes
quote:

>They seem to prefer theirs just a little under ripe. If I pick the
>strawbs before they've reached the ant enticing stage will they still
>ripen in a dish?


Yes.
Also you'll find that strawberries are good once the seeds are turning
brown - the fruit does not need to be entirely red.
quote:

>
>Any suggestions how to get rid of ants without resorting to nasty
>chemicals?
>

keep the ground wetter?
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

kate7

2005-06-30, 12:25 pm


Kay Wrote:
quote:

> In article 1120051225.816728.99190@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com,
> flowerpot mallowkat@aol.com writes-
> They seem to prefer theirs just a little under ripe. If I pick the
> strawbs before they've reached the ant enticing stage will they still
> ripen in a dish?-
>
> Yes.
> Also you'll find that strawberries are good once the seeds are turning
> brown - the fruit does not need to be entirely red.-
>
> Any suggestions how to get rid of ants without resorting to nasty
> chemicals?
> -
> keep the ground wetter?
> --
> Kay
> "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"


My mother's house was infested with ants, and she heard on the telly
that if you put out food for them in the garden they won't come in. She
tried it, and it worked!! Maybe you could lure them away too.


--
kate7
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