Yikes! The fire ants have invaded!
Last fall, we put up a plastic greenhouse over a plumeria and an angel trumpet. Then we forgot to turn on the heater when it froze. Oh well. The plants didn't fare so well.
Nevertheless, the fire ants thought that greenhouse was just a dandy hideout. I looked in a few days ago to see a huge mound of fireants.
Then today, when I was walking through the garden with my daughter, she pointed out to me that the ants had moved into a freshly dug flower bed, where I had just planted azaleas. Never in my life have I seen what looked like a colony of new ant beds. There must have been 100+ openings to new little mounds.
Needless to say, it was time to get out the diotamaceous earth. Tom applied it liberally to the entire area. I sure hope it works!
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- Mary Wykes lives with her husband of 40 years in the DFW metroplex of Texas, though still laying claim to her South Dakota roots. Currently a massage therapist, watercolor artist, writer, and piano teacher, she previously put in 20 years as a fulltime mom. These fulfilling years were followed by full time employment as an administrative assistant and a bilingual educator. In her free time, Mary also enjoys organic rose gardening, knitting, spinning, crochet and baking bread. Fluent in Spanish, Ms. Wykes has also studied Latin, French, Italian, German and a smattering of Vietnmese. She considers foreign languages to be the best of all possible puzzles Her internet handle, Maryyx, is simply her first name, Mary, plus an old cattle brand for the surname Wykes.
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