How Do Ants Ruin Flowers?
WouterDespite their name, ants aren’t bad. In fact, ants can be beneficial to your garden.
Although ants don’t damage flowers directly, they can be disruptive. In fact, the presence of ants in your garden can be a good indicator that you need to water your plants. This will allow moisture to reach the roots.
Ants also aerate the soil. They create tunnels to transport air and water to the plant roots. This is beneficial to plants because it helps the plant to decompose. It also helps to fertilize the plant.
Ants are attracted to sweet liquids and fruits. Some flowers provide them with sugary nectar. You can attract ants to your flowers by putting sweet liquids in glass jars. Place the jars around the plant beds.
To get rid of ants, you can swish your cut blooms in water or shake them. You can also make ant bait using a 50/50 mixture of powdered sugar and baking soda. This bait is harmless to most animals. If you have fire ants, you can boil water and spray the ants to get them to leave.
You can also put ant repellent plants in your garden. For example, you can plant a mint or clove oil scented plant. You can also put mint-flavored gum around the base of plants that are affected.
If you don’t want to use these techniques, you can use organic horticultural oil sprays. These are safe to use on organic gardens and won’t harm beneficial insects.
