As ballpark guideline I'm using 2 to 1 Rosemary to Clove...found 50 drops R & 25 drops C work pretty well for maintenance once critters are in control. Add a few drops of dish washing soap to help the oils mix.
Jaga: My First Grow Journal
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There's also a product called mite rid I think it's Australian, any way I used it a few grows back and it wiped out all the fungus gnats, also works on basically everything else too even spider mites, lucky me I didn't and haven't had them ever cause I've seen those spider mites smash my mates grow mjaga stay positive you may beat them yet, it's not over till the fat bud stinks or throws a nanner!
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Thanks would I be able to use only the clove oil?? I have some but not the rosemary I have heard about washing soap I like the idea of it
I am gonna look for that as soon as I am done typing this Thank that sounds like the stuff I need I have order a Canadian Express nat killer but it had only 2 reviews so I am a bit worried I have jumped he gun ,, if I can get the one you have mentioned I will certainly chatting up MissP for some cash
I spent he last of some Xmas money on the Canadian stuff?? Any how I have been looking for an answer to why this happened ? And I think I have it
I did clean tent thoroughly before the grow and waited a few days after cleaning ,, Potted up Bubbly all well ,, Not really ? My tent was so dry I was getting all worried about it being to dry ,, soo I was spraying mist and had pots with water in them !!! Gnats love moisture and it doesn't even have to be in the soil But I was keeping the very topsoil moist with my spraying!! I noticed 1 fly around and didnt think much of it but there must have been others that basically got down in my girls bed an got it on
trying to now change and keep it dry in the tent for the next few days I have some Kelp in pill form I think it was you doc mentioned it being a good supplement for a dry environment?Reps for that 
I could powder some maybe and make a tea of some sort??Thanx for the help guys I feel supported an that really helps I worry more than I should any how these days LOL so thanx an have a great 420
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I found the Mite rid so thats going to be right on my list thanks doc
Thanks would I be able to use only the clove oil?? I have some but not the rosemary I have heard about washing soap I like the idea of it
Rosemary & clove together are the primary ingredients of a commercial product that I've tried several times. It was only marginally effective yet very expensive. So I bought my own oils & made my own version. Clove by itself might work, but IDK, worth a try. Just add a few drops of soap to help the oil mix w/ H2O.
Just be careful using clove oil... An idea I had, was to spray an outdoor plant with it as a mould preventative/killer.. I think it was dr Ziggy, another grower on 420, that gave me some info about it.. I can't remember it, except it was enough to scare me off and give this half assed story to you all, lol.... I try to find it and repost it here at some stage....
Hey Jaga.... I talk to my pests, tell them story's of my life, they seem to get board and fall asleep, then I just pick them up..... Seriously though, hope you get all this sorted.... Peace brother...
Hey Jaga.... I talk to my pests, tell them story's of my life, they seem to get board and fall asleep, then I just pick them up..... Seriously though, hope you get all this sorted.... Peace brother...
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Thanks my friendThanks would I be able to use only the clove oil?? I have some but not the rosemary I have heard about washing soap I like the idea of it
Rosemary & clove together are the primary ingredients of a commercial product that I've tried several times. It was only marginally effective yet very expensive. So I bought my own oils & made my own version. Clove by itself might work, but IDK, worth a try. Just add a few drops of soap to help the oil mix w/ H2O.
Duly noted I should have em in a coma I off to see the pillow I had a rather large amount of butter
Good night to you
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Sup jaga long time mate, guess imgotba lot to catch
up on eh lol
up on eh lol
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Thanks for passing Taylor in short I am having a gnat problem
I just seen one of the shits flying right from the bottem of her stem ,,I am expecting some fly paper soon and I am currently spraying with ed rosenthal's ,, I have a new concern the seedling is leaning right over to one side I am really prayin it is just my lights at the mo ,, but she wasn't doing that beforeI have a picture I really dont get it though any ideas again ??
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By the way is dat you Taylor of 
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Wo what a day its been so far another lil update will show what the lil things have gotten up to
The thing that worrys me the most is what impact they have already had on the seedling I showed a picture earlier of he on a slant
I moved the Cfl much closer and she is now aiming for the Cfl and seems to have got straight again I have 3 pictures from this afternoon with no gnats on the flypaper yet and only a few dead in a half full tub of water ,,, could they all be gone??
She etill looks she has the will to go the distance but I certainly dont need another attack like that again
So you can see there are some marks on her leaf any ideas if its from there Poo or from spraying with Ed Rosenthal's
I have just been up an checked again an it seems like there is some extra leaf curling ??
Could it be from the spraying any one any
The thing that worrys me the most is what impact they have already had on the seedling I showed a picture earlier of he on a slantI moved the Cfl much closer and she is now aiming for the Cfl and seems to have got straight again I have 3 pictures from this afternoon with no gnats on the flypaper yet and only a few dead in a half full tub of water ,,, could they all be gone??She etill looks she has the will to go the distance but I certainly dont need another attack like that again
So you can see there are some marks on her leaf any ideas if its from there Poo or from spraying with Ed Rosenthal's
I have just been up an checked again an it seems like there is some extra leaf curling ??
Could it be from the spraying any one any
jaga it is always hard to tell with seedlings, I think she will be fine though. Give it a day or so to see what develops. I have had plenty of seedlings look much worse to start as I am sure you have. Send good energy her way and keep a close eye.
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Jaga...Agree w/ Shiggity. I've had seedlings "tilt" too so I pack a little more soil around its stem or lean them against the plant ID stick. Think sometimes the seedling grows tall & gets top heavy faster than root system develops & anchors the plant.
Just my two cents. I always leave my pot 3/4 full then you have alittle more space to fill in around the stem. One thing I always do is start my seedlings in a small pot. Then once they make it a week or two I know they are happy heathy then I put them deeper when I transplant. About then gnats, all ya can do is keep the top soil turned over every now and then. I swear by the product Go Gnats. I always have afew gnats, but I had a problem abit back and that product worked great. One drench and they were gone. Like I said before I wood'nt use it in a areoponic or dripper setup but as far as soilless or soil even coco, worked great. It might clog up drip emitters or spray jets. You can find it on e-bay like 25$ If ya was close I'd hook ya up,,, but. Keep mixing the top acouple inches of soil up. A lot of products out there. And I know there are others but this stuff worked. GL and Keepem Green
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I so wish we had a chillum icon Adi Boom Shankara Jai ho
Brightened up my day right up I so hope you stay near bro I love it when some one slings a bit of Sanskrit
man you have cheered me up sooo much with them two words 
Please come back again
Sorry to add though I honestly didnt have a seedling look like this since I used to grow out side Bright brother thanks I am going to do just that In a few mins ,, I only just turned on me lightsJaga...Agree w/ Shiggity. I've had seedlings "tilt" too so I pack a little more soil around its stem or lean them against the plant ID stick. Think sometimes the seedling grows tall & gets top heavy faster than root system develops & anchors the plant.
Woody its your 2 cents keep me growing Brother I greatly appreciate you coming by like that
And honestly I was thinking of doing just that ,, then I found out I was at the end of my soil bag ,, so I went an dumped it all in an now I am reading this an she dont look no happier this morning 7:30 lights on 1 very sad an tired looking seedling
Thanks Woody yer a legend mate
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Well she looks tired out I have put some soil around her stem to give her a bit more support
so its on and she looked like she also had a cold night temps turning on were only 65f the RH was at 69 % I am going to be looking in plenty but I cant think of anything else to help
so its on and she looked like she also had a cold night temps turning on were only 65f the RH was at 69 % I am going to be looking in plenty but I cant think of anything else to help
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Another real strange thing the gnats were there an now they aren't ?
Or could there be a few days befor I get a second wave of the flying plant suckers??
Not even 1 on the fly paper?? I had 4 die in the water jug ?? But still nothing on the fly paper ??
did the ganja make em smarter
Or could there be a few days befor I get a second wave of the flying plant suckers??
Not even 1 on the fly paper?? I had 4 die in the water jug ?? But still nothing on the fly paper ??
did the ganja make em smarter
I saw a few in my garden so I am going to the local home de Pot and buying some mosquito dunks. I will crumble them and put them on the top of the soil. They will release bacteria into the soil that eat the gnat larvae. I will get the water a few days early and add some dunks to soak in there.
I have a nice glass chillum with traditional stone for inside. It is a cool hexagon shaped stone so the air is so nice. There is nothing like smoking chillum with friends. I went alone to India for six months. Started in Calcutta. Went through Benares and up to Manali and Rishikesh, then spent a lot of time in Pushkar. Nothing like a good chillum with friends.
I have a nice glass chillum with traditional stone for inside. It is a cool hexagon shaped stone so the air is so nice. There is nothing like smoking chillum with friends. I went alone to India for six months. Started in Calcutta. Went through Benares and up to Manali and Rishikesh, then spent a lot of time in Pushkar. Nothing like a good chillum with friends.
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The Dunks sound real good I just googled them thanks,,
Calcutta
just in case I was at the swiss Cottage in 1992/3/4/5&then again was back on 2000,,we went to Manali so you know about Vashisht and the waterfall with the Shiva Mandir OMG please stay close I love chatting India I spent a few years in India ,, over a period of years it amounts to near 4 years there I love Odisha & jagannatha Puri its where my name was given to me By my B.V Puri Maharaja of the Sri Chaitanya mission,,WE MAY HAVE SHARED A CHILLUM