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Guess what I found while digging around in one of my raised beds today? Yep, you guessed it, mean ole termites, by the hundreds. I had 2 wooden raised beds that were infected. I tore out all the raised beds and threw them away. I sprayed the termites with Hot Shot Home Insect Control.
I was just exhausted when I was finished. DH could not help me either because of his surgery. I had to lift the soil out of the beds with a spade and 5 gal bucket. When I started lifting the soil out the termites went to the bottom and were hiding in that very bottom part.
I will continue to spray and treat that area, but I had to quit and come in because it started raining so hard. I was too tired to do anymore work anyway and I got almost all of the wood carried to the curb so it was time to quit. The wood that's left in the backyard is not infected, but I will not take a chance on that type of garden anymore and just as soon as I can that's going to the curb too.
To say I'm devastated would be an understatement. I should have known this would happen.
I was just exhausted when I was finished. DH could not help me either because of his surgery. I had to lift the soil out of the beds with a spade and 5 gal bucket. When I started lifting the soil out the termites went to the bottom and were hiding in that very bottom part.
I will continue to spray and treat that area, but I had to quit and come in because it started raining so hard. I was too tired to do anymore work anyway and I got almost all of the wood carried to the curb so it was time to quit. The wood that's left in the backyard is not infected, but I will not take a chance on that type of garden anymore and just as soon as I can that's going to the curb too.
To say I'm devastated would be an understatement. I should have known this would happen.
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