Is this ok? If not, how can I kill them?
I was lovingly hoeing (sp?) the weeds out between my tomatoes and peas when I noticed hundreds and thousands of little black ants swarming over the ground. I noticed a few last time I weeded but not this many.
It's a long but narrow bed (3 foot maybe) with lawn either side. It's actually a flower bed but I ran out of space so moved some veggies in. There's an ancient and very tall & woody shrub (courtesy of the previous owners) that the ants seem to be flocking to/from. It has a massive root structure so I don't fancy my chances of actually digging the bloody nest out.
Can I just ignore them? Or must they DIE?