ANT HILL MEDIUM?

[Guest]

my god, I'm about to go plant in an ant hill just for the thrill of the hunt. I've got a big magnifyng glass mounted to my shovel so I can give em' a little death ray action if I get bored. You know whats even better than a dead ant? A dead ant covered in chocolate they make good latte sprinkles too.

 

[Guest]

my god, I'm about to go plant in an ant hill just for the thrill of the hunt. I've got a big magnifyng glass mounted to my shovel so I can give em' a little death ray action if I get bored. You know whats even better than a dead ant? A dead ant covered in chocolate they make good latte sprinkles too.

That's pretty funny shiva. Perhaps digging around the ant hill enough could persuade the ants to leave on they're own? Kind of like a polite eviction notice of sort's. But seriously, one would have to consider what is better for the land the MJ plant or the ants? For now that really can't be answered due to the massive eradication efforts of the MJ plant. My guess is if left alone to grow on it's own cannabis would flourish worldwide on it's own without any intervention from humans. I would also venture to say the ants would not nest in or around MJ plants as their first option due to MJ's natural pest resistance properties. We all (most of us anyway) know that cannabis is good for the land and often put's back more into the land than it receives. There are so many other things to worry about, I don't really think this is one of them. I think it is an interesting idea myself. I think the anthills could be more beneficial left in tact though and say dig/plant in the very near vicinity of the hill. If nothing else you could benefit from residual leeching for lack of a better term, but security is what Im thinking. If you have ever seen or walked up on one or more of these hills in an area they can be a little intimidating. Might make LEO/Rippers think twice before being so vigilant on cutting your say two 6 foot beauties. Most people I know don't like crawly things, especially thousands of them in a matter of seconds. Been there, done that. Scary. Anyway, my .02

 

[bartender187]

nice tips for the region... ide be scared to do that in Texas... fireants dont take to kindly to messin with their hill.


To the people giving the poster grief about digging up anthills.... as a staunch enviromentalist.... i think we have more important thing to worry about in the world today. who wants to go fishing? lets take a trip down to the dead zone of the gulf of mexico...... goooooooooooood eatin there. 20,000 square kilometer of beutiful pristine toxic seawater

 

[Guest]

nice tips for the region... ide be scared to do that in Texas... fireants dont take to kindly to messin with their hill.


To the people giving the poster grief about digging up anthills.... as a staunch enviromentalist.... i think we have more important thing to worry about in the world today. who wants to go fishing? lets take a trip down to the dead zone of the gulf of mexico...... goooooooooooood eatin there. 20,000 square kilometer of beutiful pristine toxic seawater

I can understand there are way bigger problems. But I don't think the fact that we have bigger problems warrants creating more problems.

 

[emmy75]

pyrex im glad u mentioned the peat and how damaging it is to peat bogs to obtain that stuff for our use. i realized taht after i did a little research on peat and its benefits. the fact of the matter is if most of chose to know how natural materials,(guanos, peat just to name a couple) were gotten and then sold to us in the market then we would have a very guilty conscience of how much were are individually contributing to the damage of the environment. jed in all fairness i think ive indirectly contributed to more damage to the environment by bying my premade soil and shit than you have planting in an anthill.

 

[Sammet]

I can't fix a 20,000 square kilometer area of the sea. But I can ask someone to not kill some ants.

 

[TennesseeJed]

Gelatin..... i looked back @ this thread and i see how this ended in a pissing' match

Can you just give me a clear reason as to why it is essential for you to kill ant colonies and grow in their homes? What is or are your reason(s)?


i never said it was essential. i did say----------quote-----------------------------------------------------using a ant hill aint zactly whut i'd call destroying a ecosystem. there are 1,000's of these ant hills within a mile of where i live. and MABE 3 or 4 of these are in a suitable location for guerrilla planting." end quote. so......in my annual grow....sum guerrilla...sum with bros....sum in my backyard...i will use, quote " MABE 3 or 4 of these" and since they be, quote, " 1,000's of these ant hills within a mile of where i live." <----here i am wrong. they be ten of thousands of these hills. they so many of em---they are, in some places plied up on each other. and i may use a couple of em a year..... i said, quote, " IMHO i think using the occational ant hill for growing medium is using a resourse that is OUT THERE rather than hauling it in." and "i have returned to a previous area after couple yrs and reused the original nuked hill." ---so i do recycle em too ........obviously, u are in the ctiy, an i mean no disrespect, and i bet u see no ant hills, but i am in the Waaaaaay north woods and just made a comment on a area in da woods thet i found is good fer growing a few plants. a resource i mean to be used and not abused. now tell me----how do u get rid of the sapsucking bugs with out fuckin' with the treefrogs???? also i take back the city-idiot thing

 

[Guest]

Gelatin..... i looked back @ this thread and i see how this ended in a pissing' match

Can you just give me a clear reason as to why it is essential for you to kill ant colonies and grow in their homes? What is or are your reason(s)?


i never said it was essential. i did say----------quote-----------------------------------------------------using a ant hill aint zactly whut i'd call destroying a ecosystem. there are 1,000's of these ant hills within a mile of where i live. and MABE 3 or 4 of these are in a suitable location for guerrilla planting." end quote. so......in my annual grow....sum guerrilla...sum with bros....sum in my backyard...i will use, quote " MABE 3 or 4 of these" and since they be, quote, " 1,000's of these ant hills within a mile of where i live." <----here i am wrong. they be ten of thousands of these hills. they so many of em---they are, in some places plied up on each other. and i may use a couple of em a year..... i said, quote, " IMHO i think using the occational ant hill for growing medium is using a resourse that is OUT THERE rather than hauling it in." and "i have returned to a previous area after couple yrs and reused the original nuked hill." ---so i do recycle em too ........obviously, u are in the ctiy, an i mean no disrespect, and i bet u see no ant hills, but i am in the Waaaaaay north woods and just made a comment on a area in da woods thet i found is good fer growing a few plants. a resource i mean to be used and not abused. now tell me----how do u get rid of the sapsucking bugs with out fuckin' with the treefrogs???? also i take back the city-idiot thing

1. Destroying ant colonies negatively affects the ecosystem, assuming they are native, no matter how many you kill. I don't care if it's 1 or 100 - you're still killing the ecosystem
More importantly, you're sending the message to growers everywhere that this is ok to do. You oficially multiplied your 3-4 by that many people who now think it's ok.

2. I am not in the city. I've grown up in woods my entire life. Can we stop with the assumptions. Please?

3. The point of this is that you are going out of your way to destroy ant colonies. It is not essential to do - you said it yourself - meaning that your destruction is needless and unwarranted. Growers should only do what is essential. They should not go out of their way to kill parts of the ecosystem just because they can. That is irresponsible outdoor growing.

 

[Sammet]

3. The point of this is that you are going out of your way to destroy ant colonies. It is not essential to do - you said it yourself - meaning that your destruction is needless and unwarranted. Growers should only do what is essential. They should not go out of their way to kill parts of the ecosystem just because they can. That is irresponsible outdoor growing.

I have to agree, you're purposefully going out of your way to affect your local environment - It's not necessary. Are the benefits really worth it? Instead of spending your time killing ants, why not just dig your own hole?

Just because there are "10,000" of ant hills around doesn't give you an excuse.

"There are 1000s of trees around me, I'm sure it won't hurt the forests if I cut down a few." - If everyone had that mentality there would be no trees left. Its essentially the same thing.

The ants were there before you, its their home. They are helpful insects and do a good job in making the soil rich in the area that you are growing. Show nature some respect.

 

[Endo]

all this over a few used ant hills? seems a bit much. though i did enjoy reading it and learned something about peat, which is quite disturbing. you should say something to him to about all the trees he chops down for heat... birds live in those trees... so because jed is using the trees for heat knowing that birds live there.. he shouldnt do that either... damn man get a blanket. (sarcastic smiley) i see very valid points on both sides. i shouldnt talk though.. i still use aerosol sprays, in the words of drew carrey "fuck the grandkids. im cold now!" (damn we need a sarcasm smiley)

 

[Guest]

all this over a few used ant hills? seems a bit much. though i did enjoy reading it and learned something about peat, which is quite disturbing. you should say something to him to about all the trees he chops down for heat... birds live in those trees... so because jed is using the trees for heat knowing that birds live there.. he shouldnt do that either... damn man get a blanket. (sarcastic smiley) i see very valid points on both sides. i shouldnt talk though.. i still use aerosol sprays, in the words of drew carrey "fuck the grandkids. im cold now!" (damn we need a sarcasm smiley)

We aren't talking about him chopping trees down for firemaking. That's a whole 'nother thing and I don't even wanna get into that.

At least heating yourself is necessary...killin ant colonies is not, and there's no legit. reason to do so.

peat bogs are being used incorrectly in the UK, from what I've read, peat bogs in canada are being managed relatively correctly.

 

[TennesseeJed]

We aren't talking about him chopping trees down for firemaking. That's a whole 'nother thing and I don't even wanna get into that.

OMG----a tree hugger-----'nuff said.......

 

[Getawaymonkey!]

aaaahhhh shad up

 

[screwdriver]

It seems that destroying an ecosystem is bad.
Are you really destroying an "ecosystem" I'm not looking it up for a technical definition. Can't we just agree that you are destroying their home which is OK. Like a natural disaster. They will relocate elsewhere. A few shovels of dirt is only going to destroy a room or two in their "ecosystem" You're not killing a colony with a shovel.

 

[inflorescence]

The gene-moded ants will remember you.

SWISS ARMY ANT! lol