Subject: Re: Ants
From: cbernstein@earthlink.net (Cass Bernstein)
Organization: EarthLink Network, Inc.
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 98 10:03:39
Message-ID: <MOD$980713.25012@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
References: <MOD$980709.25392@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
Ants in the garden are fine. I just want them to respect the difference
between my house and my compost heap. Half inch wide columns of marching
ants is not what I like to see before coffee.
‹Cass
In article <MOD$980709.25392@rec.gardens.ecosystems>, "Bill Robinson"
wrote:
> I quoted Christopher Lloyd saying, "The gardener
> must train his eye, not to see those things that he doesn't want to see."
> Steven then lamented, "Train
> your eyes not to see ants if you must, but you're missing a good show".
>
> The problem with quoting cute sayings as I did in my earlier post is that
> they can loose meaning when taken out of context. Lloyd was not advocating
> indifference or denial, he was making the point that gardens are products of
> nature and , as such, this means that they will show the occassional
> presence of some pest or disease damage. He was making the point that
> gardeners should not over-react to
> the sight of a few bugs or a few crinkled leaves and that he should learn to
> accept that these things happen and that it is O.K.; i.e., that gardeners
> should learn to overlook those things that are of no
> real consequence; i.e., that gardeners need to learn
> how to look and to articulate what is and what isn't
> a problem.and to go on from there.
>
> Ants, for the most part, are beneficial to the garden
> and can be overlooked.
>
> Bill
>
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