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Forum: Fruits and NutsReplies: 5, Views: 47
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picante
Helena, MT
(Zone 4b)

May 19, 2009
02:33 PM

Post #6570593

We've been using lots of ant dust, since they have large colonies under most of our trees. I wonder if the rubber mulch rings are aggravating the ant problem. Is that possible?

When I stuck our watering spike in to water the new apple tree (planted a year ago), I didn't have to push it in -- it fell in. I suspect the ants have tunneled out large spaces under there.

What should I do to fill them in? Throw compost on top and run the sprinkler? I'm still a newbie at fruit trees.

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