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The Corps for Education Outside is the first service corps in the U.S. dedicated to teaching science in outdoor classrooms and leading sustainability efforts…
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Master Gardeners planting some of our 80 earthboxes today at the Smart Home Garden (at Museum of Science and Industry)
Portulaca blooming in a living wall at Smart Home (at Museum of Science and Industry)
Beth, a Chicago Master Gardener cuffed all our smart pots in the garden. (at Museum of Science and Industry)
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Education Outside: Open the Classroom Door
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There are ant colonies in my vegetable patch and the ants are eating the leaves off the plants. How can I get rid of them in a non-toxic way?
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Ron Wolford’s insight:
Although it may appear that the ants are eating the leaves it is more than likely some other critter, ie rabbits, caterpillars or beetles. We do not have leaf cutter ants here. Ants will hang out on plants if there are aphids. The ants eat the honeydew left from the aphids. you may want to put a wire cover or row cover over the plants to see if the damage stops.
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Swiss chard doing well in earthboxes (at Museum of Science and Industry)
Master Gardener Nick Janakas manages our Tower Gardens (at Museum of Science and Industry)
Vertical support in the Smart Home garden (at Museum of Science and Industry)
Shade garden at Smart Home garden (at Museum of Science and Industry)
