ants on my artichokes

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terracotta Santa Barbara County, CA(Zone 9a) May 25, 2006

Last year my artichokes were ruined by hordes of ants. I've been watching my artichokes carefully this year (they look great, with lots of healthy-looking chokes) and everything has been fine until this morning, when I found a trail of ants going up my biggest plant. I rinsed them off the plant, but that's not going to be a permanent deterrent. What can I do to keep the ants out of my artichokes? I don't use chemicals in my garden. Would a physical barrier of some type work? Is there a safe, natural ant repellant I can sprinkle on or near the plants?

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Yuska San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) May 25, 2006

The problem may be originating with aphids...where they are, ants will follow. This article may help:

http://www.suite101.com/print_article.cfm/california_gardening/71391

Yuska

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