Compost HELP!

SWBs Wifey · December 2008

There is a GIANT ant hill in my compost now. Is there anything I can do about that? Should I just leave it alone? I'm allergic to ant bites, so I try to avoid them, but they'll be pretty hard to avoid when they're in my compost!

nkintzel · December 2008

Is your compost inside or outside?

SWBs Wifey · December 2008

Outside.

nkintzel · December 2008

Ok. I figured, but I just thought I would ask. heheehe!

You can cover them up and get them out of there. It won't hurt anything.

SWBs Wifey · December 2008

What do you mean "cover them up"? With compost?

nkintzel · December 2008

I meant with like, soil or mulch or something. Or just sort of take a shovel and flip them. I'm not big on killing critters, but if you are allergic, you want to get them out of there. Or, if you really want to, I suppose you could relocate them.

OOOH!

I just did a little googling and found this:

https://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=15144

It looks like it should help. I didn't think of diatomaceous earth! I use that for fleas. It works really well.

SWBs Wifey · December 2008

Thanks for your help! Since I've been out of town and not adding to my pile like I normally do, it probably got too cold... I'm going to try some boiling water (no rain all week either, apparently) and just start adding to it again... if they don't go away and I don't get eaten alive, I think I'll be ok...

nkintzel · December 2008

That site was really good! I learned a ton! So, thanks!

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