Dennise - No Longer The Newest Of Newbies - Not Growing In MG - Perpetual

I am going to just put them on the top of the soil of some of my girls to help the water from pooling and making dents in the dirt and I have been told that it also helps with gnats. I do not have a so called "problem" with them but do see one every other day or so and hope they will make it none.
Canna when you washed yours was it just to get the dust off or for some other reasons?????
 
Dennise said:
I am going to just put them on the top of the soil of some of my girls to help the water from pooling and making dents in the dirt and I have been told that it also helps with gnats. I do not have a so called "problem" with them but do see one every other day or so and hope they will make it none.
Canna when you washed yours was it just to get the dust off or for some other reasons?????
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Dennise said:
I am going to just put them on the top of the soil of some of my girls to help the water from pooling and making dents in the dirt and I have been told that it also helps with gnats. I do not have a so called "problem" with them but do see one every other day or so and hope they will make it none.
Canna when you washed yours was it just to get the dust off or for some other reasons?????
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Hi Dennise, I only washed them to get the dust off.
I have read a post recently that said the hydroton gives the gnats a place to hide. I have not had that problem. I think if you get gnats...they are going to find a place to hide no matter what you do till you get rid of them. ;-)

Edit: Let me correct myself before someone else does...I had a couple of gnats show up in my grow last year. I hung a sticky fly trap and it caught them. Never saw another. ;-)
 
Cannafan said:
Hi Dennise, I only washed them to get the dust off.
I have read a post recently that said the hydroton gives the gnats a place to hide. I have not had that problem. I think if you get gnats...they are going to find a place to hide no matter what you do till you get rid of them. ;-)

Edit: Let me correct myself before someone else does...I had a couple of gnats show up in my grow last year. I hung a sticky fly trap and it caught them. Never saw another. ;-)
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Hi Canna... Did you just rinse them with water???:confused::confused::confused::confused:
 
For soil insects I use diatomaceous earth on top of the soil as a barrier, it cuts them as they move through it. I bought my diatomaceous earth from an animal feed store, do not use the type meant for pool filters. Mosquito dunks can also be used as a soil drench for fungus gnats. Sierra Natural Sciences also makes a soil drench called SNS-203 for fungus gnats and other soil insects.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous earth

https://www.google.com mosquito dunks

https://sierranaturalscience.com natural pesticides sns-203
 
KingJohnC said:
For soil insects I use diatomaceous earth on top of the soil as a barrier, it cuts them as they move through it. I bought my diatomaceous earth from an animal feed store, do not use the type meant for pool filters. Mosquito dunks can also be used as a soil drench for fungus gnats. Sierra Natural Sciences also makes a soil drench called SNS-203 for fungus gnats and other soil insects.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous earth

https://www.google.com mosquito dunks

https://sierranaturalscience.com natural pesticides sns-203
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King I messed up...:thedoubletake: You had told me about this and I had ordered it then someone put some bad stuff about it up here and I got scared and cancelled the order then when I was looking back through my journal I realized it was you that had suggested it so was gong to talk to you about it again but they really just haven't been a problem. I got the clay things to make watering easier and someone made a comment about they helped with gnat control and thought maybe that would just be an extra benefit. Sorry I'm rambling again...
 
HI Dennise,
yes I just rinsed them with plain water.
I have some of the SNS products coming that KJC posted the links about. Generous donation by Light Addict! So I will have those here if I find any problems with the lil' critters. :thumb:
 
The proof is in the pudding. Thanxx Lady Dee.
 
I like pudding. Tapioca especially. :laughtwo:
I'll be mixin' up some of that cheap bug control recipe for sure. :-)
 
ok now I gotta go back a page and see whats the hub bub about
Happy Weednsday Dennise :thumb:
 
Well I read through your whole journal and it was awesome. You are defenitly in good hands. Your plants are amazing!!!!! Good job dennise!! You've done well. I have learned a lot here, you guys & gals are awesome!! As far as the cold goes, 30-50 below up here in northern MN. 16% RH. Trying to keep my grow warm and rh up really sux! Congrats and hats off too you denise!! Have a Buddybud day!!!!!!!!!
 
Buddybud said:
Well I read through your whole journal and it was awesome. You are defenitly in good hands. Your plants are amazing!!!!! Good job dennise!! You've done well. I have learned a lot here, you guys & gals are awesome!! As far as the cold goes, 30-50 below up here in northern MN. 16% RH. Trying to keep my grow warm and rh up really sux! Congrats and hats off too you denise!! Have a Buddybud day!!!!!!!!!
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brrrr !!!!!!!
Cold here also and snow, snow, snow !!!
Hey Dennise !
 
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