Okras destroyed again
By LK2018
@Letranknight2015 (51537)
Philippines
December 3, 2017 11:59pm CST
I knew it, by the time they started having flowers those ants are gonna start charging. For a couple days I tried to flush them out with water and soap but they just kept on coming.
Until I remembered @CaptAlbertWhisker 's advice about adding red chili peppers on the plants. It so happen that there's a left over chili sauce sache and immediately poured into the pod.
It took days but the ants lost interest and some had died. Sadly, the pod I was trying to save died too.
A friend of mom's advised to spray the soil with vinegar, but I haven't tried it. You water the plants, the smell disappears.
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12 responses
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
4 Dec 17
i believe okra needs the least of care. i recall that it is only the okra that i was able to grow and tend in my plots when i was still in elementary years. lesser water as well.
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@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
4 Dec 17
Hello @ridingbet Lesser water? Maybe I've forgetten my research and I've only focus on the snake plant to be less in water. you're right, maybe I've watered them too much.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
5 Dec 17
@Letranknight2015 even the snake plants, or the tiger tail plants. they don't need much water.
@averygirl72 (37761)
• Philippines
4 Dec 17
Ants are my problem too I remember with my flowering plants. Hope you figure out how to get rid of them
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@averygirl72 (37761)
• Philippines
5 Dec 17
@Letranknight2015 I think I sprayed it with pesticide or I just splash some water
@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
4 Dec 17
Hello @averygirl72 how did you got rid of the ants over there? I have gotten rid of the plant terrorizing my plant but haven't gotten rid of them all together.
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
5 Dec 17
Good luck with whatever you decide to do to get rid of those ants.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
11 Dec 17
@Letranknight2015 have you tried planting at another spot?
@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
5 Dec 17
Hello @allen0187 unfortunately, they came back again and it's really frustrating.
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@allknowing (130168)
• India
5 Dec 17
I do not use pesticides in my garden normally but when it comes to ants I have to.
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@allknowing (130168)
• India
5 Dec 17
@Letranknight2015 I use terminator which is strong but it gets rid of any type of ants including white ants.
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@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
5 Dec 17
Hello @allknowing What kind of pesticide do you use.
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@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
6 Dec 17
@allknowing by the title of the product, that must be strong.
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@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
4 Dec 17
What kind of poison did you use? @jstory07 good thing they were gone, was it permanent?
@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
4 Dec 17
Hello @magallon did you tried also before? Because I haven't tried it yet.
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@shaggin (71670)
• United States
6 Dec 17
Aww how upsetting. Maybe add vinegar after you water the plants each day. I am not good at gardening though so I really don’t know.
i hope you can still replant some seeds
@prashu228 (37525)
• India
4 Dec 17
There are lots of black ants in our garden too. Just don't know how to get rid of them
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@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
4 Dec 17
Hello @prashu228 I got no problem with the small black ones, it's the red ones that were menacing. Like in my post, try chili.
@jobelbojel (34730)
• Philippines
29 Dec 17
I am sorry to hear this. I know it was an old discussion but this caught my attention when I was suggested on the page.
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@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
29 Dec 17
Well, despite of that it had grown a new pod that was not infested @jobelbojel
@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
4 Dec 17
Hello @JudyEv ( I used to research about getting rid of their queen but they are way too deep under ground for some reason.
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@JudyEv (326191)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Dec 17
@Letranknight2015 My mum used to follow their trail to their nest and then try to destroy that. I guess that is where the queen is.
@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
4 Dec 17
I heard that you could spray chilli powder mix with water onto the plants
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@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
4 Dec 17
Hello @peachpurple well, I will make a chili spray but the chili sauce was really helpful that time.
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