Ants!
I have to admit, I haven’t seen a single red ant since I was 13 years old - that is, since I got the allotment.
I thought they’d died out, but they haven’t - they are alive and thriving in South East London.
Their activities seem to be centred around my broad bean plants at present. They are making sure that the tips of the plants are covered in aphid (i think the plural of aphid is aphid…).
I have been reliably informed that instant coffee will deter the ants from returning to the plants. It would certainly stop me from coming back - I’ll post any results after the weekend.
Written by exmonkey on May 17th, 2006 with 4 comments.
Read more articles on Allotment.
feedburner
