Oh, yes at my homemade compost always grow seeds without my will, especially tomatoes :)
You seem to be doing fine, even though you say you are not in the best shape. I am sure you'll have a lovely garden!
I never thought of ants as enemies but you are right they do help and spread aphids which I fight, when they do come with a mixture of water, soap and alcohol. For ants I have heard of cayenne pepper or boiled orange peel, but you have to find the entrance of their nest. Also heard about spraying with an infusion of water and tobacco but have never tried it either. And there is a natural powder used in organic farming. I hope I translate it correctly, it is Diatomaceous earth. It might worth looking into it.
Looking forward for your next update!
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Good to know I'm not the only one 😂
I am, but I need to take it slow. And I can't bend, or kneel for too long, carry stuff and so on. After about half an hour or so, I need to go lie down. Because of that, I don't really get a lot of work done.
Fortunately, my wife is the best. She doesn't really like gardening, but she knows what it means to me, so I get quite a lot of help from her 👍
For the ants... finding the entrant of their nest is the big problem. I think it's somewhere in the middle or at the bottom of one of my raised beds.
I actually just read about Diatomaceous earth. We have some, since it works great against parasites in chicken.
Might give it a try. problem is that those ants are all over my raised beds. If I water the beds in the morning, I can spread Diatomaceous earth on them, but they often need to be watered again in the evening, if not, the next morning - means I need to start all over again 😂
But I'm definitely gonna give it a try. I've tried everything else already.
Same happened to me last year, I literally tried every trick in the book. And all of a sudden, they were gone. Too bad I don't remember what scared them away in the end 🤦♀️
That's what partners are for, help us out :) And you seem to have found a very nice one!
I had a similar experience with ants in my house and I am pretty sure that they left on their own and will be back at some point! They may have a pattern or something triggers a change in their route, can't tell for sure. I wouldn't know what else to tell you except good luck!
Thanks 👍