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Any tips for getting rid of ants in a polytunnel? Keeping it well watered doesn't seem to be helping. Too many to ignore... 
#ants #gardening #polytunnel #northwales
@tamsin hard to truly get rid, but some diatom powder can help dissuade them a bit. Don't breathe it in though!
@Funkster ah like I use for the chickens, I'll try that, thanks!
@tamsin ground up cinnamon and mint - spread it around where the ants are going and coming from. It worked for me
@tamsin gosh that’s one of the few things I’ve not had in my polytunnel. The birds in mine seem to keep lots of stuff in check. Do you get them in yours? Do you have ant nests or just ones looking for food? They will keep aphids down… pob lŵc
@JeniParsons just pulled up a slate slab from the centre path and found the biggest ants nest ever 
@tamsin wow - maybe dig it out? Or just leave it uncovered for a few hours and see
@tamsin Ant killer fluid is very effective, as it's carried to the nest and kills the whole colony in a few days. A lot better and more precise than insect powder, which is indiscriminate. A necessary evil, of sorts.
@tamsin We tried all sorts of things and nothing worked, but in the end it's lots of water around the trail and keep squishing them and leave the bodies.
If you have chillies leave some to soak in hot water for 24Hrs and make a spray, they don't like that.
But get rid of the aphids first then you will start to win.
Failing that a shotgun may work.
@flakyfred digging up the path and repeatedly flooding it seems to have encouraged them to move on!