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AdventurousJ

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Hello growers. I have a 10x8 greenhouse, I recently posted about have lots of condensation in my greenhouse. A few ppl told me to remove the grass (I left all the grass, first time growing) and to put mulch down. I do not have the funds for mulch this year, will I still be alright? Or do I need mulch. I started removing the grass today in the greenhouse and I noticed the whole thing is a ant farm! I seen lots of ants before and I tried pouring hot water on them.. nothing, maybe because I didn't pour it all over, just one spot. My plants are to big to take out of the greenhouse. So being I have a dirt floor how can I safely get rid of these ants? They are not on my leaves or plant yet but they are on the roots and all arouns the soil. Thank you. I'm worried that when my plants really start to bloom the ants will live in/ on my plants. Currently fighting spider mites also.
 

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Phytoplankton

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The ants won’t hurt your leaves, but if the build a nest in you containers, they may go after the fine roots. You could spray the ground around the plants (not on them) and that should keep them away. If they’re in the pots, spray the surface of the soil in the pots, not the plants.
 
Stiickygreen

Stiickygreen

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Search "Borax for killing ants". You will find recipes for cheap controls/the reasons why it works. Not instantaneous but you need/want to kill the colony not just the ants you see or they will be knocked back...then return.

Mites are the same way but they multiply every 3-7 days and will get out of hand very quickly. I haven't dealt with em on cannabis for a long time...knock on wood....so hopefully someone else has a current trick/remedy/recommendation for you. My advice would be to never believe they are truly gone and get on it ASAP.
 
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taproot

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AdventurousJ said:
Hello growers. I have a 10x8 greenhouse, I recently posted about have lots of condensation in my greenhouse. A few ppl told me to remove the grass (I left all the grass, first time growing) and to put mulch down. I do not have the funds for mulch this year, will I still be alright? Or do I need mulch. I started removing the grass today in the greenhouse and I noticed the whole thing is a ant farm! I seen lots of ants before and I tried pouring hot water on them.. nothing, maybe because I didn't pour it all over, just one spot. My plants are to big to take out of the greenhouse. So being I have a dirt floor how can I safely get rid of these ants? They are not on my leaves or plant yet but they are on the roots and all arouns the soil. Thank you. I'm worried that when my plants really start to bloom the ants will live in/ on my plants. Currently fighting spider mites also.
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Can you afford a cheap tarp to put down?
 
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conor c

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Wasps are your friend in this case if you can encourage em near your plants I would cos they eat the aphids ants can farm like cattle on your plants
 
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