I am with Franklin on the toast or French toast!!!! I have discovered the Vietnamese cinnamon which I use exclusively these days, because it tastes so much better.

It is scrumptious in moussaka.

Nutmeg in the French toast but cinnamon sugar on my buttered toast here.

I have some succulent plants (mainly aloes) that are sensitive to rot and when I see it starting, will remove the plant to a dry area or remove it from the soil. Then dusting the rotting area will cinnamon.

I like the thought of using it on soil to repel ants. I will try that at the next opportunity. Thanks...

ok so what's up w the ants? I have ants in some of my plants but really I thought they were harmless? Well I mean plants outside, are you all talking about houseplants? Do ants hurt outdoor plants?

Ants are a problem in both places. Aside from "farming' aphids, mealies, and scale for the honeydew they produce, they can also set up colonies in pots and plug the drainage hole with the fungus they produce for food.

Thanks for the link, Rick!

Carol

I did not know this. I have a whole lot of ants that set up house a few weeks ago next to a drift rose I planted recently. Should I evict them?

You might dust the base of your rose with cinnamon. That would keep them off of it, for awhile, at least.

For me the ants that farm the aphids are the Argentine or sugar ant. They can hurt the house plants.

But the ants I don't like is fireants. If my potted plants are sitting on the ground, they will move in. That can destroy the roots. Or be a major pain if I move the pots in the house or greenhouse over winter. I hate to use many chemicals as I have too many pets so the cinnamon may be the answer. Thanks...

Ha! Around here, the Argentine ants have taken over everything. You don't even have to bring them in in pots, they come in on their own. My neighbor has thrown away two houseplants, so far, that had ant nests in them. Maybe it's the drought, but I've never seen them so bad. There are fire ants in our county, but so far, none here.

I did not realize that fire ants were now in CA, Carol. Tell your neighbor that he/she can simply sprinkle a small amount of Orthene powder on the surface of the potting soil, then very lightly moisten the soil, and by the next day there should not be a single ant alive. He/she should probably do this outside though. Orthene has an odor.

The fire ants have been here for 6 years, or more. They did get on it early though, so they aren't as bad as some of the other states.
As to my neighbor, I've giving up trying to tell them anything about plants. Someone did tell her about cinnamon though. They have 4 yappers, 1 cat, and a tank full of fish, as well as COPD, so they try to not use any sprays or dusts...especially smelly ones.

Got-cha.

Cinnamon trees are tropical, so they would require a very warm climate (9B or higher), but possibly a greenhouse would do. As far as the different kinds of cinnamon spice sold, the only place here that sells different identified kinds of cinnamon is Whole Foods. Almost all stores only sell cinnamon labelled as "cinnamon" and normally is always some form of cassia, but who knows what kind? Right now I'm using Korintje and Ceylon cinnamon from Whole Foods.