permaculture

["paul" <charybda@newmex.com>]

I get rid of ant mounds using this easy method. Remove the top of the mound 
with a shovel and then continue to dig down another 4"/10cm. Set a garden 
hose to trickle into the depression so that there is no runoff but the basin 
is always full of water. Leave this in place for 2 weeks. Ants move or drown. 
I have clay soil so it doesn't seem to use much water. I don't know if it 
would work in sandy soils. This method has worked well for me.

Paul Cross