SPRING Gardening Tip for Hilton Head & Bluffton!
Our beautiful area is loved by all – unfortunately that includes fire ants 
For those of us who are “green” conscious and concerned about pollution as well as keeping chemicals, I’d like to share this information just out:
“ This is a new twist to killing fire ant colonies.For those not familiar with Walter Reeves, he is from the University of
Georgia agriculture department, specializing in home gardening. His television show, ‘Gardening in Georgia’, is on each Saturday.
I know fire ants are picky eaters and any type poison that is effective takes seven feeding steps before the queen receives it. Plus, if the bait is stored in close proximity to any petroleum or fertilizer products they won’t
touch it. Contact poisons that are on the market just cause the colony to move away. A well developed colony can be as deep as 30 feet and spread out some 20 to 50 feet from the mound center… This was documented by studies
done in the early 60’s when they were first sited in South Alabama.
An environmentally friendly cure for fire ants has been announced by Walter Reeves on his Georgia Gardener radio program. Testimonials that it REALLY WORKS are coming in.
Simply pour two cups of CLUB SODA (carbonated water) directly in the center
of a fire ant mound. The carbon dioxide in the water is heavier than air and
displaces the oxygen which suffocates the queen and the other ants. The
whole colony will be dead within about two days.
Besides eliminating the ants, club soda leaves no poisonous residue, does not contaminate the ground water, and does not indiscriminately kill other insects. It is not harmful to your pets, soaks into the ground. Each mound
must be treated individually and a one liter bottle of club soda will kill 2 to 3 mounds.”
So, gardening friends, let’s give it a try! If you have positive results, feel free to write me back and by the way, I’m never too busy to help you with information on our spring real estate market that’s springing up even faster than the crabgrass – Come Live…………..in the lowcountry!
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