i just found a large ant hill by garden. i need to kill the hill, but i hate to put out andro as the garden is producing. we just got our first mess of beans, squash and peppers. any ideas. thanks.
bagins

Why do you need to kill them? About the only harm that ants do to gardeners is that they "farm" aphids.

Unless you are in the south where Fire Ants are a problem there is not reason to do harm to those ants since they are a big part of Ma Natures recycling machine. It is a myth that ants "farm" aphids, they eat them.

Ants are nature's best clean-up crew. After everyone else has had their fill of dead meat, only ants (and bacteria) will eat it and get it out of harm's way. They eat all dead animals down to the bone, which makes it safe for everyone else. I keep them out of my house, but outdoors they are a blessing.

I'm in fire ant country and when a new mound rears it's ugly head I take my hoe and spread the mound around as far from the center as I can. I also dig out as deep as I can, the mound, with the hoe. It works pretty good!!

i'm in coastal texas. so ants are a problems.
thanks.
bagins

Fire Ants will be a problme for you and your Texas A & M University has the best control information available. Do what they tell you and you won't have Fire Ant problems.