Britishants food recommendations.

What you feed, where you get it from, basically we will build up a comrehensive list of suitable plants to feed Leaf Cutters. Also in temperate countries, what do you feed them in the Winter?
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Post by Britishants.com » Fri Jan 08, 2016 5:46 pm

I have been known to go out walking my imaginary dog after street lights go out with secateurs lol

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Post by Leafcutter » Fri Jan 08, 2016 6:16 pm

Is the Aucuba japonica variegata fast growing?

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Post by Britishants.com » Fri Jan 08, 2016 7:37 pm

Given decent soil and watered in its first year they will usually double in size each year! Bomb proof shrubs lol

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Post by Acromyrmexbob » Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:24 pm

Sean, great idea to stock plants for the ants. You will take over the world at this rate! Are you planning to send these plants by courier / post? Cost of this would be as much as the plant. If collection only your market will be limited. The soil costs the money. Just interested.

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Post by Britishants.com » Tue Jan 12, 2016 4:54 pm

Yeah postage is shocking, its about a third of a shrub that size, I was going to stock smaller but hey what's the point. Bigger the better, same as fungus :D size is everything! I post out about 200 bananas and over 100 ricinus not to mentions some other juicy specimens every year. First passion is always plants!

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Post by Acromyrmexbob » Tue Jan 12, 2016 5:36 pm

If you pay the postage I'll send you a pack of plants, most of which are not kept by anyone else in the country. Lots of cuttings, rooted stock, corms etc. If you want me to. I am about to prune the greenhouse, most are brought back from the rainforest and loads are only found in a few botanical gardens.

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Post by Britishants.com » Tue Jan 12, 2016 6:50 pm

It's a deal! let me know how much and I'll send you payment like the last time! :)

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Post by Acromyrmexbob » Tue Jan 12, 2016 7:25 pm

Did I send you plants before?

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Post by Leafcutter » Tue Jan 12, 2016 8:51 pm

Banana leaves need testing with my colony. Would be interested in buying a banana plant. Am into my plants too :D. Not as serious as you Sean but have grown mango plants from seeds successfully.

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Post by Atta solider » Tue Jan 12, 2016 9:52 pm

I used have the planet it was big bush but nest door garden landscape cutted it down :( think I can get the leaves what's left and how do I try start the planet to grow ?

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