Forget about aphids on trees: it smells nice and makes the ants go away on their own
If black garden ants appear on your garden plot, you need to take immediate action.
Ants not only eat fruits and berries themselves, but also feed aphids that eat shoots, leaves and fruits of plants.
How to drive ants away from a plot, says the expert of the online publication Belnovosti, scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .
How to scare away ants from garden beds
Ants cannot stand many smells that humans find pleasant.
Plant mint, oregano, parsley, dill, mustard, valerian, and tobacco between the rows or along the perimeter. They repel ants well and will smell nice.
Ants are also repelled by marigolds, celandine, garlic and tomato tops.
In addition, you can scatter wood ash, coal and potato peelings on the beds. This will scare away the ants and fertilize the soil.
