Ants In Potted Plants Good Or Bad. Mint, tansy and garlic are great at repelling ants. Are ants as damaging to a garden as moles?
Spray ants on and around your tomato plants to kill them. Ants can be an issue if they’re nesting in your pots and containers, or if they’re farming aphids on your plants, protecting them from harm. See, ants love the sweetness in cornmeal, but they can’t digest it.
They may also disturb plant roots in pots and containers.
Ants in potted plants good or bad? If dry soil is the problem, give your plants a good soak. I tried neem oil with baking soda as that would have taken care of the aphids too but nothing worked ! Ants won’t nest in moist potting mix or wet soil.