Make Your Yard ANT FREE FOREVER In 3 Easy Steps

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In this video, I share 3 easy steps to make your yard ant free forever! Ants in your yard and garden can be a nuisance, and fire ants and biting ants can cause serious health hazards. Preventing ants is key to enjoying your yard and garden. Luckily, permanent ant control is possible with the steps outlined in this video!
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0:00 Getting Rid Of Ants Intro
1:07 Why Ants Love Your Yard
3:25 Step 1: Defending Against Ants
8:09 Step 2: Offensive Strategy
9:48 Step 3: Permanent Ant Prevention
12:52 Preventing Ants Summary
14:25 Adventures With Dale
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@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

If you enjoyed this video, please "Like" and share to help increase its reach! Thanks for watching 😊TIMESTAMPS for convenience: 0:00 Getting Rid Of Ants Intro 1:07 Why Ants Love Your Yard 3:25 Step 1: Defending Against Ants 8:09 Step 2: Offensive Strategy 9:48 Step 3: Permanent Ant Prevention 12:52 Preventing Ants Summary 14:25 Adventures With Dale

@sam6907 Жыл бұрын

I've enjoyed your videos. I'm in SC and also enjoy gardening and taking care of the chickens. We have plenty of sand and ants as well. So thanks and take care.

@spoonnwithsunshinehomestead Жыл бұрын

Definitely gonna give this a try!

@TruThat549 Жыл бұрын

Such amazing information! Thank you for sharing this valuable plan to eliminate ants.

@christyw2010 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos!! Your advice is always so accurate and easy to follow. Thank you for your videos and of course the Adventures with Dale at the end. 🙏🐾🐾

@Firedoutdoors Жыл бұрын

can i use the poison garden bed bc they are in one of mine

@billthorne1 Жыл бұрын

i use dry ice, a hot brick and a big soup pot. Place the hot brick next to the ant hill. Put the dry ice on top of the brick. Cover the brick and dry ice with the big soup pot making a solid seal with the ground. Put a weight on the soup pot to keep it in place. The CO2 released from the dry ice will penetrate the deepest areas of the nest -- ants, gophers or whatever underground pest you're pursuing -- and put them permanently asleep, leaving no toxic residue.

@wayne251975 Жыл бұрын

Hot water is an excellent remedy. If hot enough the steam will compound the effect.

@debistanley2791 Жыл бұрын

Love this! Thank you!

@DianneLopez-po8st Жыл бұрын

@farmeunit Жыл бұрын

Great idea. Never heard of it.

@jennymartinez4597 Жыл бұрын

@billthorne1, TY! This solution is so important to me because I have a Big lovable, seizure Dog who can’t have any pesticides like Sevin in her environment or it brings on massive GM seizures! & in TX we have ants! ❤ & Blessings on you! I will try this. Where do you find your Dry ice?

@lynlalalala Ай бұрын

I personally don't like to use anything on my garden that I can't use with my bare hands. For ant hills and ground wasp nests; I squirt 1/2 to 1 cup of Dawn into the hole, then use the garden hose to soak the Dawn down into the hole. For the ground wasps; apply early morning or evening, after the wasps are in their nests. Works every time!

@darlenemartinez384 Ай бұрын

Yep. I’m getting ready to go out and do that to a ground wasp nest right now. Absolutely works.

@angelastevenson252 5 күн бұрын

I have used a vacuum for ground wasps. I point the nozzle at the hole and turn it on... then run! The vibration brings out the wasps and they get sucked in. I've done this many times. It works great! The wasp are killed as they get pulled in.

@gardensofthegods 8 сағат бұрын

You should also look into an insect growth inhibitor because this actually prevents them from being able to procreate and therefore it stops their population for multiplying and if you do that every 6 weeks you will see that you don't have to battle them as much because at some point you'll hardly be seeing any at all if you keep using the growth inhibitor every 6 weeks

@tressastanton1300 2 ай бұрын

Grits works amazingly on any piles. The ant eats the grit, swells up and dies. The whole mound is gone! I have been using grits for over 10 years. Use at least half a box and if the mound is huge a whole box. I have only have to do a second application a handful amount of times. Really works and organic.

@ak0p. 2 ай бұрын

Do you mean Quaker grits? The breakfast food?

@patiencekates5975 Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@sn232 Ай бұрын

What type specifically do you use? Thank you

@markskibo5159 Ай бұрын

sounds expensive

@tony-el1dx Ай бұрын

Will that hurt chickens

@carolynmcbride3136 Жыл бұрын

My dad used to trade a shovelful from one anthill with another & they would kill each other off...Worked pretty good!

@jdub8766 3 ай бұрын

😄😆

@Mantras-and-Mystics 3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@michaelpaliden6660 2 ай бұрын

Let them fight

@katie7748 2 ай бұрын

Huh...not a bad idea actually

@ACE-kn4vc 2 ай бұрын

Death match

@gcdcpakmbs Жыл бұрын

I use a totally organic solution. In the growing season 1. Put down organic fertilizer. 2. Put down dry molasses. 3. Spray with Actively aerated compost tea, or use a product like Medina Soil activator to populate with beneficial microorganisms. 2. Cover with 1/2" of compost. Water like you normally water your grass. Re-activate the microorganism (in step 3) once a month for 3 months. Your soil will be healthier, your garden will do better provided you are gardening organically. I do this and outside my property line there are dozens and dozens of fire ant mounds. Nothing on my property at all. It is simply too hostile an environment for ants, fleas, ticks, and termites. And the bees and butterflies flourish. After a rain, I sometimes get a couple of fireant mounds. I can either treat them with orange oil and molasses, or just wait a couple of weeks - they'll move on.

@danyelunderwood1119 10 ай бұрын

Hi, could you share more details about the fertilizer and spray you use and how to make?

@LynnRPerry 2 ай бұрын

I have read orange oil and Dawn soap also work well.

@BCSBCS-ee6yi 28 күн бұрын

Food grade DE round the mounds when they do pop up. Works like a charm and is edible to animals and humans alike. Noooot so much to those pesky ants!

@gcdcpakmbs 28 күн бұрын

@@danyelunderwood1119 I use growing green fertilizer, but I think any organic would do. You can put it down any time. Won’t burn any vegetation. Molasses you can put down granular or spray a liquid. Can find it at most any nursery as well as Home Depot or Lowe’s. If you don’t make the compost tea, you can find liquid products that will add beneficial microorganisms to spray.

@gcdcpakmbs 28 күн бұрын

@@LynnRPerry that will kill a lot of the mound, but a drench will rarely kill the whole mound. The remaking ones just move the queen and mound to a different location.

@trinatj 7 ай бұрын

Your channel popped up on my algorithm because my daughter and I was chatting about homesteading and gardens; we’re from NJ and now reside in Charlotte. Your channel has been a Godsend. I’ve been binge watching all week. Thank you for sharing a wealth of knowledge!!!

@TheMillennialGardener 7 ай бұрын

I'm glad it's helpful! I'm also from NJ, so it seems we're on a similar trajectory!

@adriankap2978 5 ай бұрын

I can appreciate the hard work you put in to sharing your advice. For ants I use Terro liquid baits or I sprinkle down cinnamon around the ant hills that I find. They hate the cinnamon smell and vacate within a few hours after applying. The baits do the same of attracting ants and they then take it back to the nest and kills the queen. I use small terra cotta saucers upside down to place the baits then cover with plastic cups with small ant size only notches on the lip edge for access and is water and rain proof. Keep in mind that your pup will absorb the chemicals thru there pads and people shouldn't go barefoot where you've put it down. I'm really not trying to criticize but just trying to keep everyone safe and until it was pointed out to me from my neighbor, I wouldn't have thought of that either. I just feel we need to think about what we're putting on the ground so it doesn't seep down to our ground water/aquifers. Thank you again.

@annette-thetwistedsister8727 4 ай бұрын

Thats a great idea, will put bait around ant home and cover with terracotta pots so nothing else can eat it or go near it... thanks for that.

@cmb52 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely!!!

@LynnRPerry 2 ай бұрын

Super idea. I really worry about the animals, especially the Labs and this sounds great. Might have to put a pretty heavy weight on those pots though Labs are snoopy and want to pick up anything interesting in the yard.

@ladyj02 2 ай бұрын

Wouldn't the cinnamon trick just encourage them to rebuild elsewhere around your home? A non-cinnamon area for instance.

@miri-dz9oy Ай бұрын

Can you share what your neighbor exactly told you so that you changd your mind, and how you made this change of perception? This would be really helpful because so far whenever I shared my concerns it just fell on deaf ears.

@johncmitchell4941 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video here, esp for those of us with similar soil. btw, for everyone regardless of lawn, garden or home invasion of ants the downfall of any asphalt, paver, concrete pavement (besides weeds) is the nature of ants to tunnel beneath and eventually undermine them. Using a perimeter defense as shown here is vital to ensuring their longevity in many ways.

@4bubbabites Жыл бұрын

We have fire ants here in Arkansas badly. Since we quit using Chem pesticides, we've found baking soda & white vinegar works well. It's also a fun reaction to watch lol. Just sprinkle a good amount of baking soda on the mound and pour the vinegar over it. For pests in the garden we've found neem oil and diatomaceous earth to be effective weapons as well. Thanks for your videos MG!

@jonas3333 Жыл бұрын

Excellent. We all need to move away from the use of toxic chemicals!

@4bubbabites Жыл бұрын

@@stm5578 take a stick or something to disturb the mound. Immediately pour a generous amount of soda followed by pouring the white vinegar on top. Equal parts of each should be enough. Typically I’ll drag the heel of my boot or kick the mound, but beware they’ll attack lol. By disturbing the mound first you’ll ensure it gets in there good.

@4bubbabites Жыл бұрын

@@stm5578 wait 15 minutes, then repeat the process as necessary

@jimnagel5611 Жыл бұрын

INDEED THIS GUY OBVIOUSLY HAS MONEY TO BURN -- THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS -- I USE DIATOM EARTH TOO -- AND BORIC ACID -- BORIC ACID & SUGAR OF SOME KIND -- OR MIXED WITH SOME KIND OF PROTEIN (PEANUT BUTTER) & YOU'LL GET THE ROACHES TOO -- 20 MULE TEAM BORAX WORKS TOO -- I DONT HAVE AN ENDLESS SOURCE OF MONEY LIKE THIS GUY

@4bubbabites Жыл бұрын

@@jimnagel5611 I learned the boric acid trick with roaches back 90s, this old Chinese man told me to boil a potato, poke holes in it with a pencil and pour it into the holes letting it soak in. I was blown away by the results!

@skLuke638 Жыл бұрын

We live in NE Georgia with red clay/granite. Red ants thrive everywhere here. In 2021, we were in a terrible car accident. When we were pulled out of the car by Samaritans and put on the ground away from the accident that was about to catch fire, these native Georgia ants that live in the red dirt(without mounds) began biting us in our legs. The good thing (in the midst of this tragic accident) they kept us alert until the EMT could get to us. Not that it was pleasant, but we were coherent enough to communicate with our family & give vital information to EMTs before becoming unconscious. So much for red ants. In our property out in the country, we have used fighting techniques. We will take a shovel load from one mound to another. Sometimes, we will add even a third mound, and they will fight each other, appearing to fight to the death. In our front yard years ago, we planted Zoyzia, which was with plugs and time-consuming. But the roots are so thick, very little weeds, nor ants can get thru it. It is beautiful when it turns green in the spring & doesn't grow tall.

@shancan6328 Жыл бұрын

Interested in the Zoyzia idea. I'll look into it. Thanks for comment.

@skLuke638 Жыл бұрын

@Shan Can a of the end of February the grass is still dormant &the only thing that has come up recently is the wild onions. Once the grass turns green again, it will be beautiful and low growing but thick.

@shancan6328 Жыл бұрын

@@skLuke638 Thanks Kathy.

@ruciradevidasi6020 Жыл бұрын

very instructional, thank you, still going to be difficult here in central florida, but perfect for raised beds and growing melons.

@Cynbad333 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing all this info. I'm a Master Gardener in SW Virginia and we have property in the OBX area as well. You nailed it!

@tworebelsoffgrid Жыл бұрын

This is great information! We purchased 36 acres in SE AZ and we have exactly the type of soil you talked about in the video. Although we probably will not be able to change the structure of all the soil on our property, we can at least work on the areas close to our living area. We actually were bit several times while putting our fence up at the end of last summer and feel your pain about the flip flops...I definitely wouldn't wear those around until we get them under control!

@shelleysteed1767 21 күн бұрын

"Two Rebels Off the Grid"- You lay out millions of dollars to buy a massive 36-acre chunk of beautiful desert land in Arizona and then talk of changing the sandy soil composition to eliminate colonies of ants? Tfu.

@tworebelsoffgrid 21 күн бұрын

@@shelleysteed1767 well if in your mind $28,000 is millions to you then…I’m sorry ..,unlike millionaires we don’t use the land as a extension of our ego,, we are living off the land and to grow here the soil needs amendments and we do what we have to do to grow.. if this means removing insects 🐜 then that’s what we have to do,, our interactions with nature are far less invasive then a city or town full of people relying upon massive commercial farms to keep them alive..we are intimate with the soil the environment and with God living the way we do.. but I also understand your assumptions

@Angie-mm9rn Жыл бұрын

Great video easy to understand and follow, great advice which I'll try to implement to the letter. Thank you, Millennial Gardener!!

@kpag3030 Жыл бұрын

You can create a less sandy lawn for sure by spreading compost as a top dressing a couple of times a year. In a few years, you will have an inch or two or more of transformed soil and also still have a lawn. A healthy looking lawn. And very little environment for ants to thrive.

@robpar5282 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video, thank you for taking the time to learn the subject matter and explain it to us. Excellent job!

@BenNawrath Жыл бұрын

Great video! I'm an engineer too, so I appreciate your systematic approach. A word on lawns... since I'm more off a lawn guy than a garden guy. I live on Long Island where it's also sandy. I get ants especially in and around my patio. Over the last few years that I've really been getting into lawn care, I've been trying to loosen up my soil and add organic matter where I can with top dressing and humic acid. Between that and a couple of apps of insect preventer, I've seen my ant situation drop dramatically. I never thought the organic matter would be part of it until you mentioned it, but it's all kind of making sense now! Moral of the story, if you also want a nice lawn (I have a dog and an 8 yr old son), improving the soil conditions for the grass likely helps the any situation too!

@debistanley2791 Жыл бұрын

Why not just use the mulch and and organic matter. It may take longer but no poison to the good bugs and wildlife.

@BenNawrath Жыл бұрын

@@debistanley2791 humid acid is a naturally occurring thing. It’s basically part of the decomposition process of organic matter. So I’m giving my lawn something the microbes can actually digest and thus make the nutrients bioavailable to the grass. And don’t forget, in this case “organic” is the chemical definition, containing carbon. Not the the one related to food. Unless you have a mower that does an abnormally good job at mulching grass, it just takes forever to break down and actually cakes up on the surface of your soil creating too much thatch. So people mulch all year then dethatch their lawn and remove it? Seems silly.,, so I bag my clippings and use them as compost for the future or mulch for my gardens. Your lawn likes compost, not mulch… we put mulch in our gardens to keep weeds from growing, not good for the lawn. Like I said, my ant problem has gone down and I use less and less ant killer, and lately I really just target the ant hills. I concentrate on mechanical solutions for my lawn, mowing more often, thatching, top dressing, and then add some fertilizer and humic. And before you jump on that “chemical” bandwagon, lawn fertilizer is various combinations of nitrogen phosphorus and potassium. Those are elements. And the bag will tell you where they come from (urea is a common nitrogen source). Everything has a chemical name… many we can’t pronounce. It doesn’t mean they’re bad. Why do you think vitamins are lettered?

@gregsanderson2470 Жыл бұрын

@@BenNawrath your right being organic doesn't mean safe ! Think about poison ivy , it's organic. Apple seeds contain poison.

@BenNawrath Жыл бұрын

@@gregsanderson2470 I use poison ivy as an example all the time! Also you can measure the calories of a chunk of tree bark, doesn’t mean your body can do anything with it… same with grass, not all forms of nutrients are easily absorbed.

@scottiopizza7565 Жыл бұрын

I'm from LI no fire ants there when I left, do you have them? I would be surprised..

@satishchandrakodagally7945 7 ай бұрын

Wow! This is awesome information. For container gardening, Change the soil structure and/or just add a fabric to the base so they can't throw out soil to build their homes. Thanks a ton 🙂

@Chainyanker007 Жыл бұрын

I use a borax solution and put it in small disposable water bottles in which I’ve cut a small opening to allow easy pouring of a tablespoon or two of the solution into the bottle. I then place them wherever I see ants and in other random places where I can easily see the bottles so I can periodically put in another tablespoon or two of the solution. I wash the bottle out if a bunch of dead ants are in them, and rebait the bottle and put it back till no more ants die in them. So far this seems to have killed off the colonies because the worker ants drink the solution then take it back to the nest and some goes to the queen which kills it and eventually every ant that consumes it dies. Many of the ants also die in the bottle. No doubt the colonies will return but by leaving the bait bottles out at random places it seems to have kept them at bay as any new ants get killed off. I keep the solution in a bottle and pour from it into the bait bottles. I like this method because it is economical, easy and effective. The solution is made by mixing the following: 0.5 cups sugar, 1.5 Tbls powdered borax, 1.5 cups warm water, 1 - 2 teaspoons of honey. Mix till completely dissolved.

@danielrogers997 Ай бұрын

This is the way

@BCSBCS-ee6yi 28 күн бұрын

We typically spread some food grade D.E. round the mounds, but just may have to try your suggestion as it seems a bit less maintenance intensive!

@CaptainG-xs3yo 12 күн бұрын

I mix mine with a 50/50 Sugar Borax. It got rid of the little ants in my cabin. They didn't come back for three years.

@dianacarr5515 Жыл бұрын

Just FYI - try cornmeal. We have horses and lots of ants. Because horses love to graze, putting chemicals on their pastures is not ideal. Someone told us about cornmeal. The ants love it, they eat it and when they drink water the cornmeal swells and kills them. It is super effective, non toxic, great for garden, great for fungal infections and gets rid of ants quickly and effectively. Drawbacks ... *Not as effective on rainy days - for obvious reasons. * we do broadcast spreading but only in heavily infested areas - like our barn and feed areas. * it is better as a spot treatment * it has to be reapplied as needed. Not a once done. In and around our barn, we may do monthly or every other month. A lot depends on the weather. We use a hand spreader. We also keep an old large plastic chive spice container filled with cornmeal to spot treat occasionally. It's super effective but does require reapplication as needed. The bonus ... it's doesn't hurt the beneficial like worms etc

@GinaKayLandis Жыл бұрын

I have 4 raised beds - two are 2' x 4' and two are 2' x 2'. Broadcasting cornmeal may actually work in those! Thanks!

@axlmcload 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! at least something natural and not bad for birds and other insects!

@jforzone18 Ай бұрын

And harm to the horses?

@vikkirountoit497 Жыл бұрын

PLEASE add a note to your description stating if this is a safe strategy for property on water - SO much of eastern NC is on water and we need to know if these products can be an issue for all of the life that calls our water home. Critical also for the many of us that consider that water life to be a food source.

@lynlalalala Ай бұрын

Do your research before applying product... 😉

@quetzalflight5790 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. I'll use your tips. I used the cinnamon powder method in and out the house. It really functions. I also use the combination of water vinegar and liquid floor cleaner lavender also functions. Thanks again.

@dogsareawomansbestfriend 10 ай бұрын

I had withdrawn my Ant Killer Company when the year was done. I'm so glad your channel popped up!!

@denisepacetti4559 Жыл бұрын

Awesome and excellent video with real working and accurate advice. Lifetime Florida resident here. But as a very important add on - to do what you have done (and admirable it truly is!) one must be vigilante and dedicated to the routine of discovery and annihilation immediately. I haven't achieved the level of perfection you have, but I'm still diligently trying! 😁

@OleensEmbroidery Жыл бұрын

That is what I have been doing. Every other day I walk the property looking for the first signs of fire ants. I have eradicated hundreds of hills since buying this property a year ago. Pretty much ant free now. I will continue the patrols.

@perspectiveiseverything1694 Жыл бұрын

Florida is a whole other level. Fire ant nests ARE our soil! 😉

@MikeSmith-nu9wt Жыл бұрын

You step in them a few times it brings back that deligence..lol It's that time of year ..my place , the whole 40 acres is to damp for them , swamp land , but the yard ain't ..uugggghhhh .

@kmyase1 Жыл бұрын

I turned my sandy soil into moist top soil and it definitely got rid of most ant hills.

@donnabaldinell5409 Жыл бұрын

I just found your information today and have enjoyed your content!! Thank you for putting out so much to help others!!

@markbooth3066 Жыл бұрын

Nice video, thanks for the advice. So far, we have just been using an Offence strategy, using Spinosad based granules, but the nests keep coming back, so I like the idea of using your defensive and protective strategies to complement this. Sadly the Sevin granules aren't available in the UK. The closest I can find are a Deltamethrin based spray that lasts 3 months and covers 50 sq.m with 5L, and a Cypermethrin based spray that covers 100 sq.m with is a 5L, but only lasts 6 weeks and is 3x the price, so I'll give the former a try and see how it works out.

@markbooth3066 Жыл бұрын

@@AlexMartin-cv6cq It seems likely. I know that we have been campaigning against allowing Chlorinated Chicken to be exported to the UK since before we left the EU and became able to negotiation trade deals that would allow it.

@matthewhowe3727 8 ай бұрын

About 4oz of Dawn dish soap to 1-2 gallons of water. Won't prevent them but I've used it twice now and it worked awesome.

@markbooth3066 8 ай бұрын

@@matthewhowe3727 If you're in the U.S. why wouldn't you just buy the chemicals suggested in the video?

@melinda3196 Жыл бұрын

I used the "let the ants fight" method and it works every time! I put ants from one mound on a different mound. Somehow they all leave because they don't like invader ants....in about an hour, NO ANTS

@sandracastle42 Жыл бұрын

How do you move the ants without getting bitten?

@s.williams8985 Жыл бұрын

@@sandracastle42 ++++ She Probably Scoops & Quickly Dumps Them To Other Mounds With A Shovel. I Would Have A Can Of Ant Spray To Spray The Shovel Afterwards. 🤔🤷‍♀️

@gonzopenguin Жыл бұрын

@@sandracastle42 use a shovel

@jimdavis1566 Жыл бұрын

@@sandracastle42 really fast

@sandracastle42 Жыл бұрын

@@jimdavis1566 yeah right?

@robertevans8024 Жыл бұрын

Part of the life cycle of nightcrawlers is coming up onto the lawn to mate and feed on decaying matter. These poisons affect them as well. And the residues leach deep into the sub surface. So your not only killing ants, but grubs and worms, and all those other insects that help break down decaying plant matter.

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

Some of this is true. Some of it isn't. Yes, it will harm all insects that dwell on the surface of the lawn. No, they do not leach deep into the subsurface. One of the things these products are known for is being quickly bound within the soil. There are so many lies spread about products like these by the automatic "everything not organic bad" culture. As with anything, you need to understand how it works, read the labels carefully and apply strictly as directed. Here is good information on pyrethoids like bifenthrin: npic.orst.edu/factsheets/bifgen.html#wildlife "Bifenthrin is not likely to reach groundwater because it binds tightly to soil. However, soil-bound bifenthrin has the potential to contaminate surface waters through runoff. Bifenthrin on soil surfaces is unlikely to become airborne." When applied in a targeted approach in perfectly dry weather exactly as directed on lawns only, you should mostly target the "bad" insects. Keep in mind, as discussed in the video, this is a measure for people overwhelmed with problems. A lot of us have such bad infestations that you can't even let your pets outside without getting bitten, so we have little choice. If you don't have infestations of dangerous ants, you can simply spot treat and work on your soil culture as discussed within the second half of the video.

@lorilynn6563 Жыл бұрын

I agree. We humans are destroying this earth with chemicals that do more harm than good. If I can't drink it or eat it without causing harm to myself, I'm certainly not going to put it on my lawn. Every single chemical leeches into the water & those who have private wells water their garden with your chemicals, they provide water to their chickens with those chemicals and even drink the water themselves.

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@onlyyou5817 Жыл бұрын

I have two small 5 pound dogs and have always been hesitant to use the poisons in my yard. What's your opinion on that as I know you said they were harmful to cats.

@wickedmageik1712 Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener “not likely” does not mean “doesn’t happen” also you realize ants are a part of life? You don’t spray anything, ever. Organic or not isn’t the deal here. I don’t think YOU are the one who understands this. Maybe take a path to learn about chemicals in the environment and what it will do in long term as well as short term. Really. You’re giving advice so at this point you are held responsible for the people who listen and think “okay! I’m going to put insecticide over my yard for…. Ants.” Try building up NATURAL defenses of ants are THAT much of a bother to you somehow. Humans. This isn’t YOUR world. You’re just living on it. Quit ruining it for every other species including your own. Pathetic how blind people are.

@jaylewis8789 4 ай бұрын

Tip 3 worked for me. Along with Amgro. Watering helps as well the ants don't like wet soil.

@terib3625 Жыл бұрын

A previous had installed weed barrier in flower beds & I was have ant problem inside my house. When I discovered the weed barriers underneath were huge ant beds. I removed the barriers & finally got rid of ants but took several years.

@joycehandersonfriends3225 Жыл бұрын

I tried something in my 2 small 4x8 ft raised bed gardens a few years back that was expensive but it worked. Since I didn't want anything in my garden that might not be safe, I just bought some large cans of black pepper and sprinkled it all over any fire ants I saw. It didn't kill them but they would move elsewhere, away from my garden. However after a few rains they came back and I had to do it again.

@suerogers2931 Жыл бұрын

Ideas may be good for you but the fire ants love red clay. They will tunnel through 12" of mulch to get to the red clay to make Tunnels for their homes. Extinguish does a pretty good job on Them.

@suerogers2931 Жыл бұрын

7 does work well on all ants except fire ants.

@suerogers2931 Жыл бұрын

7 will take care of yellow jackets nest.

@davidbarnes8315 Жыл бұрын

Once again MG man you delivered a spot on ,and solid information that makes complete sense to go with!!! You really enlighten our wonderful journey in being the best we can with our food garden 🏡 thank you for your inspiration !!

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad the video was informative. It's been quite the learning experience moving here to the coastal Carolinas, because I never had any of these problems living up north.

@marymoore2962 Жыл бұрын

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@zabajart 11 ай бұрын

Interesting video, I have taken gardening classes with my local extension office here in Middle Georgia, and was always told not to throw sand over the yard to help grass grow, we have heavy clay soil, so when I aerate my lawn and dethatch it I usually use a combination of evergreen topsoil and mix in compost to fill in bare spots and don’t usually have fire ant issue that I can control with Ortho ant killer on the few mounds I find

@CapitanFantasma1776 Жыл бұрын

Your knowledge has really been helping me here in Annapolis MD. Thanks so much!

@melindawallin3713 Жыл бұрын

Hey North Carolina, California here. Really enjoyed your get rid of ants video, doesn't matter where you are, ants are a real menace to the garden, I have tried the borax solution with no success. I have also tried sprinkling around diatemaceous earth which who knows if it's doing anything. No lawn so no Sevin but I will try your other recommendations and see if it works Anyway , thanks for the well done and informative video.

@myurbangarden7695 Жыл бұрын

Fire ants are a painful nuance here in Texas. After the rain 🌧️ they build HUGE mounds. This year I covered large areas of my lawn with leaves and landscaping fabric. So far so good.

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

Keep in mind as the leaves break down, they will compact into a silt that will allow the mounds to be built. Fresh organic matter prevents them, because it is well aerated and they can't build since it won't hold shape. Once organic matter decomposes, they can begin to build. The key is constantly applying fresh compost and mulch, because that constant supply keeps the area structurally unsound.

@4zooflorida Жыл бұрын

Aww, your fire ant hills are so cute! We live in Florida, and our ant hills are numerous and yuuge! I see eight right now, looking in the back yard acreage. I use one of those Amdro containers every time I treat. They come up in our pool pavers, my garden, my compost bins, pretty much everywhere. I just cleared some out of our package delivery bin up front, because they didn’t want to deliver our packages in it. I will try to drive them away from the house and garden using your suggestions.

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

@@4zooflorida it’s February. In 4 months I’ll show you hills the size of a basketball.

@4zooflorida Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener I know you do better job keeping yours under control than we. With ten acres, we pick our battles.😉 Plus, I didn’t realize fire ants made it to the Carolinas. Thanks for the good info!

@bryanbennett972 Жыл бұрын

@@4zooflorida Same here. With a 1/4 or 1/2 acre lot it is feasible to put up a fight. Like you, here on the farm we can only deal with the ones near the house. For the rest, I would go broke buying and treating all the fire ant mounds. Occasionally I will burn some of them out when they get good sized..

@raijeimdouglas3289 5 ай бұрын

this is by far the best video i have seen explaining how to rid yourself of ants, im starting a garden project soon and i have been battling ants for two years since i bought my house. Thank you

@TheMillennialGardener 2 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@maryanncrowl1624 9 ай бұрын

Fire ants love black land clay! I have a 30 acre farm and they are everywhere, some years worse than others but I would never wear flip flops until this summer when the drought was so bad that there were very few mounds in the pastures. However, they LOVE my garden. They love the composted, mulched beds. They love my compost bins. They love the wood chip mulch pile. They even love my 30" high metal raised garden beds that I got specifically to avoid the fire ants. I've used a product called Come and Get It in my garden specifically b/c it is approved for organic gardening. I've tried everything natural for the past several years - orange oil worked the best but they just keep popping up - and typically when it is time to plant out my garden, I have fire ants in the beds, the compost, etc. For the fall I am trying a new approach. I am using the Come and Get It in the garden area but I am going to break down and use Amdro in the mounds outside of my garden fence. Inside the area where the garden is but not in the garden itself, I may consider spreading Sevin. I don't know. But I need to do something to discourage them from getting close to my garden in the first place. Thank you for your information and enthusiasm.

@miri-dz9oy Ай бұрын

I read more than once that ants seek areas with geopathic stress zones like. Depending on the knowledge of a dowser, they might have remedies and methods to clear up the energies of a place (semi)-permanently. It is just an additional idea. Planting lemon grass might also be an idea.

@rmburn9634 Жыл бұрын

Perfect information for you and most people. I live in south Florida and have been adding organic material; literally tons worth, over 18 years. Returns to sand in months. I also will only use chemicals in my yard at last resort. (fleas from neighbors animals) I have chickens and a McCaw and dont want those chemicals in my yard. The amdro is targeted and I love that. In fact a fire ant colony is somewhere in my raised bed so I need to get some soon. I have red ants in my front yard and dont have any fire ants there, I think the red ants keep them at bay. In my backyard I have no ants because the chickens are there.

@gofigure4920 Жыл бұрын

I find using my used coffee grinds deter the ants to another area so you can keep it out of your garden beds or fruit bushes, trees, veggie plants than use the amdro. 👍🏻

@miri-dz9oy Ай бұрын

Have you ever tried to produce Terra Preta from compost and charcoal? It might be worth a try. That's what people in the Amazon region did where they had very sandy soil. The areas where they created the so called Terra Preta (Black Earth) are still intact after thousands of years: Rich dark soil whereas surrounding untreated areas are just sandy.

@teenagardner3623 Жыл бұрын

Great content 👌 I've been struggling for while as the ants were all in my garden. I actually wear slippers outside doing work cause they are easier to get off if I do not know I've stepped in ants. Dale is so cute. His face was pretty serious. "Don't play with my emotions, Dad," my Bear does same thing lol

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@bcb58bcb Жыл бұрын

I moved from the north to Texas 6 years ago. The fire ants where awful. I started listening to a KZfaq site called “How to with Doc”, so I could learn to take care of our lawn. Doc suggested products for your lawn by The Anderson’s. One product I learned about was “HumicDG”and I mmediately started using it. It helps to nourish the soil. The last couple of years they have come out with another product called “Humichar”, (he has a whole video explaining how it works) which is what I use now. I have been using all this stuff and my soil under my grass is rich and black about 4 inches down. I have no ants anymore. Just though I would share this in case you wanted to use it on your front lawn and the back area where your dog loves to play, and it is natural!

@laoguoba Жыл бұрын

Great host! I really appreciate your attention to your location and the date your video is created, which provides me the reference to my situation.

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's very important to reference, because without knowing where a person is, it's tough to figure out when to do things.

@tuckertruckerpatriot312 Жыл бұрын

My experience with the weed mat is that the ants build massive nests underneath it.

@justaskin8523 Жыл бұрын

I also don't like the weed mat that doesn't decompose, and that's because it prevents earthworms from escaping the rain. There's a huge nursery here in Central Florida, called Lukas Nursery (in Oviedo, northeast of Orlando), and I've noticed that within the last 2 years or so, they have replaced almost all of their weed mat with gravel. I keep forgetting to ask them what underlayment they are using.

@tactileslut Жыл бұрын

If they push sand through the cracks in the driveway I can't see them having trouble with fabric. Ortho Orthene is my revenge powder of choice, applied with a Sevin dust shaker outside or a plastic knife behind the electrical wall plates inside.

@lizellehattingh281 Жыл бұрын

Same here!!!

@Eduardo_Espinoza Жыл бұрын

@justaskin8523 Do you know how thick the gravel layer has to be?

@georgeadcock2347 Жыл бұрын

I have been to Lucas's dozens of times. I Will ask them and post it..

@mohammedatik8324 Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate your hard work ,and sharing the out come 👍👍

@El_Walt 5 ай бұрын

I love it. I’m def listening to an engineer about insect control. Very well thought out. TY. I subbed 👍

@srgoli07 Жыл бұрын

Hi, I like your nice gardening videos. Thnks for sharing your knowledge. One request - Looks like you have a sunroom kind of structure attached to your house in the backyard. I'm planning to get a similar one built at my house for winter coziness and saving my plants as well. I'm sure that there will be more people interested like me. Do you mind to make a small video on that structure ? Thanks in advance.

@notatworklol Жыл бұрын

Here in Texas fire ants are a pain. But I have been putting bait down in the spring after the mounds show up. I always sprinkle bait around my raised beds on the out side, so they don't make their home in my raised beds.

@vlunceford Жыл бұрын

We have heavy clay at our home in NW Georgia AND we have fire ants galore! I don’t want to spread Sevin or other synthetic chemical products on my lawn but I have had pretty good success treating individual anthills with a mixture of 1-2 ounces cold-pressed orange oil and a glug of Dawn in a gallon of water.I pour the entire gallon on the anthill - if it’s very large, I might use 2-3 gallons.It works very, very well and eliminates having to treat my entire yard. I do occasionally treat individual anthills with Amdro or a similar product. I have also had ants build homes in my well-composted raised beds - definitely not light sand - and I can use my orange oil directly in my raised beds.

@myurbangarden7695 Жыл бұрын

I have heard that orange 🍊 oil is good. I will try it.

@LifeWithTurks Жыл бұрын

I have ants in my raised beds. So you just add orange oil and a few squirts of dawn to a gallon container and pour it? I can’t see the ant mound inside my bed but I know it’s there because I see the ants crawling around in the bed. Should I pour the mix in the entire bed or dig to find the mound and pour it on that? Will the Orange oil/dawn mix affect my plants that are in the bed?

@morganconley7111 Жыл бұрын

Yeah the whole ants won't live on organic matter thing is simply not true. The only two places I've been fighting ants in my whole yard is in my raised bed which I grow in 100% compost and in my compost pile itself. Both full of organic matter.

@barbarac4750 Жыл бұрын

I used to spray the Argentine ants with strong peppermint oil water, it worked but peeled paint

@sn232 Ай бұрын

Same question as others - do you use orange oil, or orange oil/water/dawn on the raised beds, and does it affect the growth of your vegetables? Thank you

@kodiak536kodiak536 9 ай бұрын

I live in Eastern NC and have some ant issues in my yard not really too bad. As you are, I don't do much in my front or rear of property due to non,existent HOA and trying to maintain good grass in the back yard. I have used the ant bait you mentioned and it works really well. But, they do come back eventually. My wife had spread some Savin, since she read it will take care of intrusions, BUT she knly did it once, therefore ants keep coming back. As for the soil, I shouldn't need any composting in my back yard, since I grow nothing other than grass and weeds, mostly centerpede mixed with weeds being spread from both of our neighbors. I've watched few of your videos and actually got the ant bait info from your other video👍

@ndpitch Ай бұрын

Thank you! This is helpful. Soooo many anthills in my sandy yard. Time to get go work!

@barbaradoye1989 Жыл бұрын

I really like how you included organic alternatives! You did a great job on this video. Thank you for providing a valuable resource for both new and seasoned gardeners! Take care!

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I tried to cover all bases. It's difficult to explain this problem to those that don't have it. It can be so bad, and so *dangerous* that you can't use your yard, and a lot of folks just don't understand it. They're lucky.

@cynthiamerryman Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener can u do a video telling us pet safe alternatives??

@bigrich6750 Жыл бұрын

I really learn a lot from your videos. I have a huge ant mound in a stump that was left from hurricane Sally. I filled the stump with compost and planted black berries in the stump but ants got into the stump. As you mention, they’re not in the compost but have build a huge mound on the side of the stump and into the ground. They go crazy every time I water the black berries, so your suggestions will be my strategy.

@Angie-jg4nz Жыл бұрын

I’m convinced we have a 5 acre, mutant ant farm, on my land. All sandy soil.

@kbuckmister65 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! I live in the desert of SE NM and have a variety of little and that love to colonize my backyard and potted plants 😡. I’ve resorted to Seven Dust and find Ives’s with that in the yard but my pots could maybe use Andro on the ground by the pot. I’m definately going to try it.

@lindabirmingham603 Жыл бұрын

I live in NW SC and fire ants were a big problem in my new raised beds last summer. A master gardener from Clemson Home and Garden Info Center reviewed my soil test results with me and told me I had way too much organic matter in them. Sadly, loose organic soil didnt work for me.

@gardentours Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing 👍 We had so many ants in the garden last year. We had woodchips in the garden for the first time and they really like those woodchips.

@debbiejastrzebski6722 10 ай бұрын

I've found that peppermint oil sprinkled around and watered inti the dirt does help a little. Debbie

@firebutterfly Жыл бұрын

My whole neighborhood needs this. We have tiny ants that are very aggressive. I've been lucky to find a solution, but sheesh, the little monsters ... one neighbor lives in WV, but also has a smaller home here in NC. He leaves and has to put ant killer in his drains every single time he leaves. The trap dries out and the ants ring the drain when he comes back. The come from yards away for the tiniest scraps of crumbs or a tiny smear of oil from chicken. It's incredible.

@venjielyntollola6924 Жыл бұрын

Very informative. Thank you very much. I'm a big fan of your channel from London, Ontario Canada. I've learned a lot from you. Looking forward to more videos this coming gardening season.

@domenicpolsoni8370 Жыл бұрын

While informative this info is useless to us seeing as all cosmetic use of pesticides are banned here in Ontario. I suppose you could grab some in the States and bring it over but you won't find that stuff here.

@Jeannette311 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video! Very helpful for me, I have severe ants in SC. I do have stray cats though in the neighborhood and I don't want to hurt them. I'm going to watch this a few more times, there's so much good info here!

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

A lot of the toxicity warnings on pyrethrins/pyrethoids for cats come from flea shampoo. The active ingredient in most dog flea shampoos are pyrethrins, because dogs are not harmed by pyrethrins. Cats, on the other hand, are, so the people that see their cats harmed by pyrethrins are those that are using dog flea shampoo on their cats. That is a HUGE no-no, because cats are sensitive to pyrethrins, so using dog flea shampoo on cats can be very dangerous. People don't know that. They see flea shampoo for dogs and figure they can use it on their cats, too. That's the problem. Here is a good article explaining the problem: vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/pyrethrinpyrethroid-poisoning-in-cats Keep in mind when spreading bifenthrin granules or something like that on your lawn, that's a little different than submerging your cat in flea shampoo or giving them flea and tick preventative, which is where these problems occur. In this case, you would apply the granules around 5PM, turn on the sprinklers to water them in as directed, then let them dry fully. They have pet-safe instructions on the label you must read. Here is the label info: www.domyown.com/is-sevin-insecticide-granules-harmful-to-dogs-and-cats-qa-34171.html#:~:text=Sevin%20Granules%20are%20pet%20safe%20when%20used%20as,people%20are%20can%20return%20to%20the%20area%20safely.

@Jeannette311 Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener you are amazing, thank you so much. I don't want to hurt any poor cats in the neighborhood!

@EPMPestControlBrisbane-au Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing these tips! I've been struggling with ants in my yard for ages.

@justinbailey6515 Жыл бұрын

I've had good success in south Florida using a lot of the methods you described in your video. Additionally, I've found using DE (diatomaceous earth) on the lawn has helped as well.

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

Good to hear! I've found DE ineffective, because it's too wet in the summer, here. I imagine you get as many thunderstorms as I do or more, so using it in the summer when ants are most active is very challenging.

@va1445 Жыл бұрын

Ants are my greatest nemesis! I appreciate the video. Maybe we can actually hang out in our backyard this year.

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I hope you have success.

@LoveandPeace1971 Жыл бұрын

I lived in Texas for 8 years. Although I miss the weather, I do not miss the bugs and the ANTS. I had both Sevin granules and Amdro. They work extremely well, even for those dreadful spiders that would scurry out of our yard during mowing. OMG. Thank you for the information and the nostalgia. ☺

@julianokleby1448 Жыл бұрын

Orthene powder was what we used for fire ants in Texas. It killed the queen within 24 hours, and once the queen is dead, the mound is dead. It smells strongly of sulfur (or sulphur, depending on where you're from), but it works like a charm. We tried Amdro, Sevin, and just about everything else on the market to no avail until the Orthene.

@MarcDufresneosorusrex 11 ай бұрын

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@TowMan127 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video. I have been dealing with ant hills in North Carolina. We have a red clay that they must love. Just subscribed. Would love to check your videos and see your garden. I’d like to grow a garden in out yard.

@amygail5118 23 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing your engineering problem solving! You laid out a good strategy here. I live in Louisiana so fire ants are a huge problem and natural methods just don’t work. We bought a home & lot that had multiple huge ant mounds, so I had an exterminator contract at first. Now, in year 2, im trying to save money and start building my edible garden so don’t want the bait everywhere anymore . The ants have returned with a vengeance. We aren’t ready to get the compost and build beds to enrich the soil just yet, so I laid black plastic and weed blocking fabric so my husband doesn’t have to mow every week this summer. I thought this would solve the ant issue, but they seem to be all over the plastic which is bumming me out. I don’t know if there are mounds underneath the plastic or what. Got the ant bait and waiting for a day without rain right now. Ill go ahead and buy the natural first product you mentioned (starts with a p)for the future. I hadn’t heard of that. Glad to know once we lay out the beds and paths, the good soil will help. I made borax and sugar baits for around my few plants. Seems to be working and are full quickly but there are still millions crawling on everything. 😅

@SocketSlinger Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed your video and the tips you have given. I would like for you to clarify something about the ants we have in NC. There's a invasive type of black imported fireants that love moist decomposition like mulch, old wood, cardboard and other such things. They are tiny and not only bite but also sting and the reaction to most people is worse than a sweat bee but not quite as bad as a wasp. To me it's considerably similar to yellow jackets. They also love stacks of blocks, bricks, rocks and just about anywhere where there's compost and moisture close. Their nest are always in moist dark places and are very aggressive. They also have ground nests and hard to kill.

@dee73 Жыл бұрын

You are right i decided to mulch around all the trees we had never had fire ants before it code to find out the mulch was eat up with fire ant eggs we spent hundreds of dollars trying to kill these things with little success so I really can't agree with the ants not building or laying eggs in the did the mulch in the fibrous material

@theleefamily6446 Жыл бұрын

I have these also. I placed stepping stone pavers along the path in my fruit tree guild and many of the stones are now hiding some type of ant.

@ooohlaa13 Жыл бұрын

I hear you ... I moved to FL after living in Hawaii for 15 years where there were NO biting ants. I was innocent when I moved to FL and first I cleaned out my house gutters and got nearly a hundred bites up my arms from fire ants. In Hawaii I went everywhere barefoot, it was wonderful. I still forget after 20 years in FL not to go barefoot. Its so a part of my life and my freewheeling' soul that I have to deal with bites from various insects. Pot gardening here full of ants, they farm aphids over all the plants and its a nightmare. I have tried it all so eager to watch this video. Being organic I am concerned about toxic treatment so I avoided all that here for 20 years and finally gave up much gardening except for pots. I have 4 cats so concerned abut that since they were feral and are indoor/outdoor all day long busy coming and going!!!.

@007DFWAngel Жыл бұрын

Salt 🧂 works too as a barrier

@ooohlaa13 Жыл бұрын

@@007DFWAngel How do you apply and where? Because pretty sure it is a ph changer and a killer as well and another thing here in Florida it attracts dampness, but I will try anything. Maybe a ring of salt around potted plants? Thanx I will keep in mind like around the picnic table.

@annemongoose7648 Жыл бұрын

Pour vinegar on nest. Then pour baking soda. Any survivors will leave.

@ooohlaa13 Жыл бұрын

@@annemongoose7648 Thanx will try ...I have lots of vinegar with hot pepper juice for 5 gals of specialty spicy pickles ... I have been saving it to use on weeds ... I will try on the ants, than

@kenshinhimura9387 Жыл бұрын

@@ooohlaa13 all that stuff is a waste of time. Trust me. I live in Florida. All you need is orange oil, dish soap and water. Put about a tablespoon of orange oil in a gallon of water. Squirt a bit of dish soap and mix up. Pour this mixture into the ant hill. It will eradicate all of them including the queen if you pour enough down the nest. If not you can always come back a day or two later and finish the job. It kills them almost instantly.

@infotechyeti Ай бұрын

thanks for the video. im a new home owner and have, what I think, multiple ant colonies in the back yard. ant bait and building a perimeter around the yard seems good. gonna head out right after work to get some ant bait and might use all of the grass clippings as a organic perimeter around the house to help. . i hope to have a small garden but would like to get rid of the ants first and clear up the yard.

@shonharris1524 Жыл бұрын

This was a big help for me!! I really appreciate you!!!!🙏🏽🙌🏽☺️ thank you!!!👍🏽

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I’m glad it was helpful.

@lagoya Жыл бұрын

Dang I was really hoping for a solution that didn’t involve one of the worst insecticides. Oh well! Still appreciate your informative videos very much 🙂👍

@TheMillennialGardener Жыл бұрын

I mean, pyrethoids are far from one of the worst insecticides. They’re actually pretty safe as long as you don’t use them near waterways, streams and storm drains. You also can buy less potent brands. The point is, once you get it under control, you can mostly resort to small spot treatments and not have to use the granules anymore unless you have some severe outbreak.

@EvolutionWendy Жыл бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener right I understood that, you explain why the long-lasting pyrethroids needs to be used just 1X, And ants are in no danger whatsoever of becoming extinct. I have clay soil in California with low humidity 100° summers, however your advice usually applies to me despite the humidity difference

@rockjockchick Жыл бұрын

@@EvolutionWendy true but other bugs such as bees are in danger

@stevebuchanan4829 Жыл бұрын

Nice Job, very thorough. I have some ant nests in my sand based patio areas covered by bricks. would you recommend just putting the poison around those areas where they have come to the surface? Other wise I guess they will destroy the patio itself by ruining it with their tunnels?

@swann331 Жыл бұрын

Awesome insight! Thank you for posting 🙌

@ItsTheBeBe Ай бұрын

Great video - thanks! Makes perfect sense as I’m in NWFL and sandy soil is my life. Mine is actually a bit better than most, at least in some areas due to a previous owner couple who prolifically planted and amended my postage stamp backyard (townhouse community) and flowerbed areas of the front. My front yard is fairly large, relatively speaking, because I’m a corner and the city has big setbacks in case of future sidewalks (I guess). Anyway, as you garden in flip flops, I garden BAREFOOTED so my feet can sometimes look like a teenage boy’s face during puberty if I’m not careful. Couple of questions: 1) I often have ant colonies form on my STREET just at the edge of my yard since the asphalt and concrete cracks also fill with sand. Anything you’d do differently there? 2) I’ve had A LOT of yard dirt wash out of my yard over the years due to being at a bit higher grade. I have a huge magnolia and two gigundo live oaks whose roots are becoming quite apparent on TOP of the yard. Will the Sevin stuff hurt them at all? Thanks again!

@krielkip Ай бұрын

"Kills 100 insects" What about the bees? They are endangered here, and we know without bees gardening is over. We need them, like wurms. This stuff kills wurms too. I have all raised beds here, thousands of ants came over two years ago and ruined a big piece of my harvest. Then I read some tip that I followed: we saved all the nutshells that year like wallnut, pistache etc. and topped two of the raised beds with that. No ants at all in those two last year, also very nice: no slugs! They really hate the pistache mostly I think. This year I'm covering 4 of the 8 beds (we couldn't eat more nuts 😂) and the other ones with coconuthair (partly in the soil) and twigs. I also spray the plants and soil with water mixed with lemonjuice, garlic, dishwashingliquid and a bit of vegetable oil. Fingers crossed!! I don't want to use insectkiller..

@AnnetteP-002 20 күн бұрын

Can you please share your formula ratios? Sounds like your concoction would reduce a lot of diff pests in the garden w/o hurting the precious bees.

@razorburn7745 12 күн бұрын

You’re going to over acidify your soil doing that.

@krielkip 12 күн бұрын

@@razorburn7745 With a few drops of lemonjuice?

@krielkip 12 күн бұрын

@@AnnetteP-002 Hi Annette. First I take a liter of water and boil a handful chopped garlic for 2 minutes, I let it cool of with the lid on. Pour through sieve, put in spraybottle, add 10 drops of clear jemon juice, 3 drops of dishwaschingsoap and 5 drops of vegetable oil. Sometimes I use a few drops of neem-oil too but that tends to block up the spray. New to me is Lavender-oil, just got that and I'm just going to add a few drops to the mix see what happens (besides a good smell :-) )

@ladyela9283 Жыл бұрын

This is great information! My only concern is our dog who is a pit and boxer mix, and maybe a little bigger than Dale. He has roamed freely in the front and back yard, and I'm nervous about spreading the Sevin in the front. We are set up the same way as you - food in the back. If we were to restrict where he can go by walking him on a leash and not tossing anything for him to catch, how long would we have to do that, please? I sure hope you'll see this and will reply. Thank you for your outstanding videos!

@Valchrist1313 Жыл бұрын

The Sevin is designed to last for months. It's not likely to be dangerous to the dog in normal amounts, though instructions will be on the back. Another form, permethrins, are used in veterinary soaps and other animal products. The other product he showed that is applied directly to ant-hills should be neutralized by the rain, and even degrade quite quickly in sunlight. But it would be much more concentrated if he ate it out of the dirt, for some reason. For whatever reason, these chemicals are much more dangerous to cats than dogs.

@70smusicmama Жыл бұрын

I live just south of you in Wilmington. Been using Milorganite in grass and just use a homemade garlic spray neem etc. All this kept ants off my lawn and other pests My neighbor used everything in a bag and asked why i have no ants and he does still. I use cedar mulch also in my beds.

@nimia8534 8 ай бұрын

Thank you x detailing the how and the don’t and do.👍🏾

@TheMillennialGardener 8 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@casharyah9429 Жыл бұрын

What can be done about ants in your raised beds and container garden? I just saw ants in my raised garden soil bags.

@PavethaWay Жыл бұрын

Pour a pot of boiling hot water on the mound and its over...its not toxic and good for the enviornment. Its guaranteed to kill the nest in less than a min.

@quartz3150 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I'll try it again. I poured it over five ant mounds in my front yard. They didn't seem to mind much.

@teresalegacy7099 Жыл бұрын

I have done this and it works perfectly!

@idamcneill8005 3 ай бұрын

They will abandon that entrance to the mound, but the main nest can be many feet down & away, especially fire ants.

@Thesheabuttercafe 3 ай бұрын

That didn't work this season the mound went down but these fire ants survived

@G.G.8GG Ай бұрын

Tried this. They just regroup and move a few inches.

@garynicholls72 Жыл бұрын

Sweet video keep them coming. Hi Gary from the UK, here in the UK I tend to use Borax and sugar equal quantities , I just put a teaspoon of the mix on a line of ants as close to the main nest as possible and that will sort them out. They take the mix back to the nest and feed it to the Queen and it Will kill her, after that the ant colony will separate and split up job well done. Ps I don't know what the ant colony will do in the US but it works in the UK

@user-mz3yq1dk9p 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me!

@sharonaustin9701 Жыл бұрын

I live in Southern Alberta Canada. I used to live in right across the AB/BC . Our soil is black heavy soil. Very rich for gardening. Beside the Elf Valley River used to be a farm. This guy has mounds of ant hills on his land. He rips up the soil every year to destroy the mounds. He used to set fire to them by putting desiel fuel. This still didn't help. Borax and icing sugar helped I guess. Eventually he just stopped digging up the soil and left it as grass. I haven't seen it since then since I moved. My mothers place is the same for soil. But I found out something that really works. Used coffee grounds and cinnamon. They will not come near anywhere u put it. Its bad around Canada for flying ants. Big suckers! Once u introduce dried used coffee and cinnamon for a couple of years, the ants will move away. Great to use in flower beds and around trees but not in gardens. Only around the outside of the garden. Heard u can put cinnamon in ur compost before u use it in ur garden before winter.

@GinaKayLandis Жыл бұрын

Why not in gardens? acidity?

@joniboulware1436 Жыл бұрын

I have a lot of used coffee grounds in my compost. Not just a little. - Starbucks bags full. I know they are not broken down yet, but fire ants moved in. They might repel your Canadian ants, but not Texas fire ants!

@rockjockchick Жыл бұрын

This is a natural cure I have not tried yet. I’ll see what happens.

@rhondah1587 Жыл бұрын

I live in south Louisiana in the Mississippi delta where the soil here is highly organic, rich river silt everywhere. Fire ants are in pure heaven, and they don't build mounds like you have shown, they build six to 12 inch high hills that look like granules piled up. They also love love love to invade plants in pots and will not be detectable until you move the pot and then they will attack in the 10s of thousands. They love to build their nests around brick or concrete pavers and bed edging too. Because we get so much rain, they seek out places that they can build under to protect their nests from water damage. They will dig their nests under the foundation of a slab house, and under a large tree so their nest is protected by the tree's root system. The poison they are supposed to think is food no longer works as they don't touch it and just move over to another spot. Happy for you that you have found what works in your area, but it isn't a solution for everyone sadly.

@bobchevallier8456 Жыл бұрын

Glad you let people know about the vicious terrorist fire ants in the South. Had the moving a potted plant is ue weeks ago. Moved it a few inches outside my door thousands exploded out.

@brandonallen9853 19 күн бұрын

I use permethrin. It knocks em out. I hate them with a passion!

@darce4298 5 ай бұрын

I love you! 🤟 if you’re ever in Frederick MD … you have a place to stay. You have helped me get my In-Laws “ant hill” home ready for sale. We are moving them to MD. Where my dog and I can get moved into our new family home!! I’m going to keep you in my back pocket when I start my new garden at the new house!! So excited!!! Thank you!

@justinecooper9575 Жыл бұрын

We're in the red clay Piedmont region of SC and have found that broadcasting Andro fire ant bait over the entire yard works best for us.

@suzyhall3349 Жыл бұрын

I have huge fire ant hills and live in a very wet area. The front pasture has red clay a foot or so under ground, but the back us less clay. But regardless, the fire ants aren't daunted by the bog...they also love living in manure piles and large compost containers. So apparently they are adaptable.

@MrChevelle83 Жыл бұрын

ive seen this as well ants are insanely adapatable! ive use the amdro on spot mounds and it works pretty good i like the boiling water in the raise beds but its super labor intensive and you gotta be on your A game of persistence

@cynthiawolfe3419 Жыл бұрын

I agree. Our fire ants are very adaptable and we also have red clay. They are bad here in our part of NC and we live on 5 acres. We use bait and scalding hot water but it's time consuming.

@kenshinhimura9387 Жыл бұрын

@@cynthiawolfe3419 orange oil, dish soap and 1 gallon of water. Mix up and pour into the nest. Goodbye ants. Rinse and repeat for every nest you find.

@cziviski1110 Жыл бұрын

I will definitely be doing all that this year! Trying not to call a pest control company this year!

@johnnieheard2805 Жыл бұрын

Great video with very helpful information! Thanks

@Ellis1127 Жыл бұрын

This was awesome information and I will try the amdro as we have some colonies.

@aibell4800 Жыл бұрын

I’ve used diatomaceous earth with fair success. Although I don’t have fire ants (NY) it works on regular ants.

@donherndon6331 Ай бұрын

Diatomaceous Earth does work on Fire Ants. It dries them out and is non toxic. Great for gardens and places where you must be 100% safe. However, we're going to add some of the suggestions in the video as well in areas that the DE just can't handle. I think DE is a great way to maintain once you have control.

@fayethrockmorton4647 Жыл бұрын

Good morning, what do you use for the big ants in potted plants outside? I live in Florida and the big ants get in my Potted plants outside.

@walter.bellini Жыл бұрын

Dale just out of curiosity is it possible for you to have an ant hill underneath the black weed mats? Great video thank you so much for the in-depth explanation you provided in this video

@MispelledOnPurpose Жыл бұрын

Yes. I have fireant mounds under almost all of mine.

@dmay1477 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video! Good information! Thanks, Dale

@stephaniescarlett7887 Жыл бұрын

just wanna letya know how helpful you always are, man. i live acoupla hours west of you, so i feel that i can pretty much always apply your advice to address my needs- though i have different yard soil for sure- Orange County- Orange clay- perfect for mudpies and mud puddles and red ants out tha wazzoo my brother!!!!They've never bitten me- outside or in, but every year they end up invading the interior of the house- in high summer- black ones these are- and huge...we always do the boric acid and sugar/h2osyrup, and it works- inside- but do ya think they are comin in seeking better living conditions? it's not like theyre formin a colony inside- they seem to be solo, rogue dudes huntin down food, water and a/c?! i dunno, man- all i do know is that they will be here in a few months, again. Any ideas? Thanks again! -bugged in hillsborough

@bethotoole6569 Жыл бұрын

I learned a trick from my mother in law decades ago to help with ants in the house. Talc. I put a very thin line of talc around the baseboards near doors or near windows. They walk through it,, they die. Not sure how but it works very well and isn’t toxic for pets.

@donaldatkinson7937 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like you got black crazy ants, do they when excited run in a erratic way? If so, you need to go outside and try to find a trail of them, usually they have nest at base of a tree, sometimes in the tree, find the nest and spray it. Put some honey on the ground and watch where they are going.

@richjageman3976 Жыл бұрын

I guess my way of framing around the ant holes and pouring molten aluminum cans down the hole is much harder work, but it is enjoyable and leaves a trophy if you do not remelt it and reuse it. I have also used CO2 cartridges in the hole and a bowl over it to hold the gas there. Poured DE down the holes as well. All seemed to have worked.

@tesswagner895 Жыл бұрын

I love ❤️ the sculptures pouring aluminum down the fire ant hole makes!!! My nephew introduced me to someone on KZfaq who does that. Is that you????

@richjageman3976 Жыл бұрын

@@tesswagner895 I have never filmed any. I will search for the YT videos of it. Might get some good ideas.

@tesswagner895 Жыл бұрын

@@richjageman3976 Do. They look like bushes or coral. One of them was 3 ft tall. It's amazing to see the network in the ground they build. What do your results look like with the aluminum?

@tesswagner895 Жыл бұрын

Florida fox anthill art is the channel.

@richjageman3976 Жыл бұрын

@@tesswagner895 With the ants around my area the castings look just like you said, leafless bushes or coral. It takes a lot of cans though! I might try to use Wood's metal or similar if I can find some that is not too expensive.

@talithacumi1639 10 ай бұрын

I live in Wendell North Carolina. You so much for the video. I got on your Amazon page and was looking around. The ant bait is not $2. Ha ha ha ha. Couple of 10s. I ordered your suggestion from Amazon. Here in a few days. Going to Lowe's tomorrow to get a bunch of mulch. The yard is not really what I'm worried about. Inside the house but I believe your suggestion will help with that also. Thank you again