[Cara]

We (me the Husband and 1 year old son that was having agreat time playing in all the mud and eating it!!) have been out on our allotment today tring to clear the weeds!! and came across wht we think is a massive ants nest??  we have left it well alone but not sure what to do, can anyone help??!!! 
cheers

[richyrich7]

Dig it over just like the rest, if you keep disturbing them they will clear off, may take some time tho' or you could try using ant powder etc and killing it off

[Cara]

Dig it over just like the rest, if you keep disturbing them they will clear off, may take some time tho' or you could try using ant powder etc and killing it off

Oh right, will dig it tomorrow then, thanks very much

[Trillium]

Dig it up and stand back quickly as they'll scramble everywhere, including up your legs. Once disturbed, they'll move on as they must protect their eggs, but often not as far away as you'd like so look for where they do move to.

[peapod]

Trilliums right, my ants nest moved about 3 foot!

[Salmo]

Ants are well organised and will eventually take over the world so be kind to them.

[Runner bean man]

you might want to keep some in a jar,then you will have an ant farmfor your 1 year old, take good care of them! p.s if you  want to know how to look after them ask me(i know all about ants)

(Im 9 and like ants a lot)

[Brassica Blaz]

ive become friends with my thousands of red ants that are all over my lotty .i was a  bit concerned about them at first (there is at least a dozen nests),and i thought about controling them,but i think they actually help!! ive seen them attacking snails and slugs,and other bugs .just leave them to get on with it, they wont do any harm.

[Bernard]

I have always found ants to be harmless provided that if you do happen to disturb them, keep clear. They do attack garden pests.

[Howard]

just leave them to get on with it, they wont do any harm.

Try telling that to my carrots! 

[peapod]

just leave them to get on with it, they wont do any harm.

Try telling that to my carrots! 

Why?

[Howard]

I made a small raised bed for my carrots at the beginning of the year, and filled it with 1 part sieved topsoil, 1 part sieved compost and 1 part sand.

My carrots love it to bits but unfortunately so do a zillion or so ants who've made a nest in one corner - killing the three carrots that were in that corner.