If you have ants and don't want to use a spray you can distract them with old melon rinds. place them a couple feet away from your veggies and the ants will flock. just pick up the rind full of ants and toss it. Whenever I cut a melon, I freeze the rind for this reason and when I need a new one I grab it from the freezer and set it outside. The same tactic works for pill bugs but use dry dog food instead of rinds.
If you have ants and don't want to use a spray you can distract them with old melon rinds. place them a couple feet away from your veggies and the ants will flock. just pick up the rind full of ants and toss it. Whenever I cut a melon, I freeze the rind for this reason and when I need a new one I grab it from the freezer and set it outside. The same tactic works for pill bugs but use dry dog food instead of rinds.