Thanks for all the kind words guys.. i think this thread is gonna be a good few years before it's over.
Bit of new i might aswell add..
There was two wire fences at the back of the garden between us and the farmers feild we took our side down although it was not on our property we needed to clear the land of all the shit previous tenant had dump over the past 50 years.. we intended to plant large shrubs and trees but didn't want to spend too much incase the famer objected. The original farmer died last year and the feild has over grown somewhat but his son came round on the tractor (a brand new John Deer) on Sunday inspecting his grazing field.. was a bit worried he'd mention the fence, Today he has installed a new barbed wire fence infront of his own so i guess we can do what we like on our side now. Has incresed the garden by 2 meters.
will still treat it as not mine but will spend a bit more on plants now that the boundarys have been definded properly.
While i'm here does anyone know of a sure way to kill redants?? i dont think i've got "Imported fire ants" just the normal small uk ones.. but they are everywhere i turn. I kill one nest and find two. I must have about 10-15 small nests in the garden.
I've tried Borax mixed with Sugar they ate it but still they are here, I've treid Peanut Butter and Borax and they didn't take any notice. at the moment i'm using Doff ant powder and hot water. it's doing the trick at keeping them at bay but i know i wont be killing all the queens and reckon in a month i'll be back to sqaure one.
The current meathord of killing them is okey for now.. but when i have a nice flat new lawn i dont want to be putting ant powder and boiling water on it.
any cultral or envromental solution would be welcome.. failing that if you know of a Chemical one that is garenteed to sort it id love to know.
Eggy
Bit of new i might aswell add..
There was two wire fences at the back of the garden between us and the farmers feild we took our side down although it was not on our property we needed to clear the land of all the shit previous tenant had dump over the past 50 years.. we intended to plant large shrubs and trees but didn't want to spend too much incase the famer objected. The original farmer died last year and the feild has over grown somewhat but his son came round on the tractor (a brand new John Deer) on Sunday inspecting his grazing field.. was a bit worried he'd mention the fence, Today he has installed a new barbed wire fence infront of his own so i guess we can do what we like on our side now. Has incresed the garden by 2 meters.
will still treat it as not mine but will spend a bit more on plants now that the boundarys have been definded properly.
While i'm here does anyone know of a sure way to kill redants?? i dont think i've got "Imported fire ants" just the normal small uk ones.. but they are everywhere i turn. I kill one nest and find two. I must have about 10-15 small nests in the garden.
I've tried Borax mixed with Sugar they ate it but still they are here, I've treid Peanut Butter and Borax and they didn't take any notice. at the moment i'm using Doff ant powder and hot water. it's doing the trick at keeping them at bay but i know i wont be killing all the queens and reckon in a month i'll be back to sqaure one.
The current meathord of killing them is okey for now.. but when i have a nice flat new lawn i dont want to be putting ant powder and boiling water on it.
any cultral or envromental solution would be welcome.. failing that if you know of a Chemical one that is garenteed to sort it id love to know.
Eggy