I pull them every Spring.
I've sold some of them at the flea market.

Watch, this spring I'll probably have tons

mcash70 said:I also read that pouring boiling water over the ant hill will kill them, seems like it should work, cook the little buggers. I don't know where the hill is here, it is outside my yard on a steep hillside.

add dish soap to the water...they "should" not only boil, but also suffocate.

I'm putting Black Knight on my wish list then. I'd love a Butterfly bush that behaves it's self.

There's some concern about buddleia harming some butterflies by "confusing" them. Apparently, they mistakenly lay eggs there instead of on the plants that they should. I like to also plant lots of aesclepias tuberosa That's the host plant for Monarch caterpillars.

crittergarden said:There's some concern about buddleia harming some butterflies by "confusing" them. Apparently, they mistakenly lay eggs there instead of on the plants that they should. I like to also plant lots of aesclepias tuberosa That's the host plant for Monarch caterpillars.

I read somewhere that this is a myth. Recently. I'll have to check around where I read this

LOL!!! I read it here

http://garden.org/ideas/view/c...

This is a great site for info. about Monarchs.
http://monarchwatch.org/bring-...

1. poison oak
2. ticks
3. "bad" morning glory

Just got another MG seedling today. We ripped out the MG nine years ago!

Do you think a bird dropped it? I get a lot of bird droppings which I call 'the presents'. LOL. I had a bird leave me a present this morning too.

No, I doubt it. The seedling was in the exact area where the MG's grew.

Birds have given us a great white bleeding heart and several other plants so I'm thankful to them.

My wish list to get rid of...one main thing: creeping bellflower. Been digging it out for 10 years. Ugh.
I was reading through this whole chain and saw some discussion about black walnut trees. I have some and grow quite a few things under and near it. For example, hosta, heuchera, tiarella, astilbe, astrantia, anemone, daylilies, sedum, clematis, hydrangea, Jacob's ladder, violets, goat's beard, toad lilies, primrose, amsonia, Solomon's seal, cranesbills, lady's mantle, bleeding hearts, jack-in-the-pulpit, woodland phlox, ferns, bishop's weed, brunnera, and barberry. Also green beans. The only things I planted there that absolutely did not work were tomatoes, baptisia, rodgersia and rhododendron.

This year, bagworms.

We have a type of Bamboo tuber that is everywhere here in upstate NY. I dont want to spray it to kill, but nothing kills it. Ive been told that it was planted in 1800s to hid the outhouses. Damn outdoor plumbing...
My driveway is blocking a field that I have been fighting for 30 years. On the other hand, reading some of the pests that others have I feel lucky. Do rocks count??
Dennis

I'd say yes, rocks count.

Definitely.

Yup. Rocks count & they suck.

My biggest rural offenders are:

1. Johnson grass

2. Yellow nutsedge (aka nut grass)

3. Everything else not intentionally planted

I've made a little head-way in fighting the nutsedge (in planting beds) but the Johnson grass is still thriving in my garden space. I plan a couple of "kill and till" sessions before winter. I doubt I'll ever completely eradicate it with the methods I've attempted to date. I guess I'm a glutton for punishment?

Powdery mildew, deer, unknown runner weed and jap beetles!

Oh, and how could I (almost) forget my worst enemy....MOLES!!!