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Stepford Wife Aug 2011 12:45pm, 8 Aug 2011 15,594 posts	0 Stepford Wife Why do you want to deter them? They are fab at eating aphids amongst other things.
Night-owl Aug 2011 12:46pm, 8 Aug 2011 11,872 posts	0 Night-owl stdn't want them coming into the house
Night-owl Aug 2011 12:47pm, 8 Aug 2011 11,873 posts	0 Night-owl Just Don't
Stepford Wife Aug 2011 1:14pm, 8 Aug 2011 15,595 posts	0 Stepford Wife In my experience with ants (and there seem to be lots in York) they come into the house during the colder months of spring and then are quite happy with the food they can find outside. I guess you could put out an easy supply of food outside to deter tham from coming in?
GlennR Sep 2011 4:21pm, 9 Sep 2011 3,074 posts	0 GlennR Obviously I am to gardening what the Boston Strangler was to door-to-door salesmen. But I've managed to grow some tomato plants and am now wondering if we'll see enough sun to ripen them before the frosts start.
GregP Sep 2011 4:48pm, 9 Sep 2011 52,266 posts	0 GregP Harvest them and put them in a bowl on the windowsill
GlennR Sep 2011 5:47pm, 9 Sep 2011 3,079 posts	0 GlennR Aren't they supposed to taste better if ripened on the vine?
GregP Sep 2011 5:49pm, 9 Sep 2011 52,272 posts	0 GregP They taste better than if they suffer frosting on the vine or indeed rot.
GlennR Sep 2011 5:50pm, 9 Sep 2011 3,080 posts	0 GlennR Good point.
GregP Sep 2011 10:21pm, 9 Sep 2011 52,274 posts	0 GregP Did you watch GW tonight, Glenn? Dig it out on iPlayer - last 5 minutes, 10 tops - removing foliage to expedite tomato ripening...

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