Re: Re:SPU & Insects

Arnold;  If I remember right, in raiseing roses you plant garlic in the beds to keep aphids away, this would eliminate one of the reasons for the ants to be there also. 
 Bill
 B*@volcano.net
Stone's Iris Garden
23801 Shake Ridge Rd.
Volcano, CA 95689
                                   3500 ft. elev. 55 miles SE of Sacramento, California
                                                    Sunset Zone 7
----- Original Message -----
From: k*@mtcnet.net
To: i*@onelist.com
Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 6:33 AM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re:SPU & Insects

I just happened to read in the paper this morning that ants hate garlic.  So it would seem, if that's so, an easy solution would be to make a spray containing garlic juice (chew the garlic up in a blender, strain, and use the juice) and wet the base of the plants early in the morning before any ants crawl up.  Or, I suppose, one could dust with garlic powder.  Worth a try, and certainly both cheap and organic.
Arnold
 
Arnold & Carol Koekkoek
38 7th Street, NE
Sioux Center, IA 51250
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