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Questions and Answers / Re: Ants in Earthbox

« Last post by linear249 on October 21, 2018, 04:37:35 pm »

I dumped the box in a low area of the yard and let them eat ant poison.  It's a done deal, ants gone.  Need to redo earthbox.

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Questions and Answers / Re: Ants in Earthbox

« Last post by gardendoc on October 21, 2018, 04:18:48 pm »

Aline, use a spinosad a.i. drench for fire ants, 4 TBS/gallon. You have to pull the cover back and thoroughly drench the box

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Questions and Answers / Re: Ants in Earthbox

« Last post by linear249 on October 21, 2018, 01:04:46 pm »

Thank you.

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Questions and Answers / Re: Ants in Earthbox

« Last post by Tag on October 21, 2018, 11:39:29 am »

Depends on the type of ant. Regular ants (meaning other than mutant fire ants) I plug the drain hole and fill the box with water and leave it for a day. The ants will leave on their own to find a new home. If they are fire ants the box belongs to them now. Filling with water will do nothing but make them meaner. Best just to buy a new box and let them keep theirs. 

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Questions and Answers / Ants in Earthbox

« Last post by linear249 on October 20, 2018, 05:01:09 pm »

I know this was discussed before, but I couldn't find the info.  What do I need to do?  Want to plant kale jn the box.

Thanks, Aline

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Questions and Answers / Re: New to Earthbox? Start Here

« Last post by gardendoc on October 11, 2018, 08:42:46 pm »

Down the tube, the Bti will disperse in the reservoir

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Questions and Answers / Re: New to Earthbox? Start Here

« Last post by Dominic Gabriel on October 11, 2018, 06:31:17 pm »

Mosquito dunks?
Do you drop 'em down the tube, put out little trays of water, or what?

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Questions and Answers / Overwintering garlic in Zone 7a

« Last post by Dominic Gabriel on October 11, 2018, 06:20:03 pm »

What could possibly go wrong?

What if I put 8 cloves of Elephant Garlic in an EB Root&Veg right now?

Is this totally stupid? Will it all freeze solid or will ice crack the EB?

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Questions and Answers / Re: Aphids on seedlings

« Last post by Psyche on October 10, 2018, 05:09:04 am »

I'd take a squirt bottle and try to flush them off.

Just water?  I’ve been squishing by hand and knocking them off, but they just keep coming back.

They should be outside already in a shady spot.

Why a shady spot?  Do you mean bring them in at night so they don’t freeze at night?

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Questions and Answers / Re: Aphids on seedlings

« Last post by gardendoc on October 08, 2018, 04:32:58 pm »

I'd take a squirt bottle and try to flush them off. They should be outside already in a shady spot.