Agnus--I see you are in Texas. Good chance you have the same problem I do--fire ants. I hate those little beggars and they do ruin
growing things. I've even had them kill young
trees I've tried to get started on my place
A friend of mine who owns a nursery recommended a type of poison that doesn't harm your
plants and since you don't have any food items
growing in your garden yet, it should be safe to use. It's:
Surrender Brand Fire Ant Killer
75% acephate
1 lb. can that treats up to 108 mounds
It only takes a teaspoon applied to the center of the mound early in the morning when they are beginning to get active. It has worked real well for me. I use it in my flowerbeds too and it doesn't kill the
flowers. The biggest drawback to it is that it smells awful