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Ice cream said:
Any ideas what to use for fungus gnats?
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Mosquito dunks.
And a really good fan.
Hold on, how old are they?
If you have gnats? Ndid they come with the soil?




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Ice cream said:
Any ideas what to use for fungus gnats?
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I use a top dressing of perlite and diatomaceous earth. Mixed at a 80/20 ratio. I use between 1/2 inch- 1 inch top dress.

The current gnats will die quick, and they don't return because the perlite will keep that top inch dry.... they like the moisture.

AL natural & shouldn't throw off any ph or feedings.

Hope this helps. 🤙
 
Good Morning All

Here are the ladies on Day 16 from sprout. I added diatomaceous earth and perlite about 20% DE and 80% perlite as @Preston9mm mentioned( thanks bud)

The weird looks better. I’m also germinating a auto banana purple punch.

Thank you all for all of your help. @KeithLemon @Bill284 @Melville Hobbes @Azimuth

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Ice cream said:
Good Morning All

Here are the ladies on Day 16 from sprout. I added diatomaceous earth and perlite about 20% DE and 80% perlite as @Preston9mm mentioned( thanks bud)

The weird looks better. I’m also germinating a auto banana purple punch.

Thank you all for all of your help. @KeithLemon @Bill284 @Melville Hobbes @Azimuth

IC

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Hope them little bastards disappear for ya quickly. 🤘🤘🤘 Gnats can get pretty damn annoying.
Another simple trick is to put a small fan blowing laterally across the top of the pots. Fungus gnats can't fly for shit... even the slightest breeze & they move away. Especially when the only place they have to land & rest is now covered with that diatomaceous earth. That's like walking on broken glass for a critter.

Double whammy... they generally fuck right off.
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Ice cream said:
When I took the plants out to dress with DE, they were running like crazy. I have another seed about to pop and if it’s loaded with gnats I can either toss it or dress it with DE.

Again thanks for all of your help @Preston9mm

Come to Dallas and I’ll treat you to some of the best bbq around!
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I make it up there several times a year. 🤙

Was actually up in Grapevine last month to take my wife to Six Flags on our anniversary. LoL
We got to spend a day being kids again. 🤘🤘🤘
 
Ice cream said:
Guys, now that I put DE on the top of my soil does it turn into a paste or replenish the DE after I water? @Preston9mm
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I'll top up the dressing after a few weeks; if the problem persists..
Most times, with gnats, it only takes one treatment to kill em off.
 
Good Morning All

Today the ladies are on Day 19 from sprout. The weird one is coming along slowly and looks much better than it was.

Last feed was this past Monday so still not dried enough to water/feed.

As far as gnats, still there but not as bad as it was.

My Auto banana purple punch popped this morning but that’s another story

@Preston9mm @Melville Hobbes @Bill284 @Azimuth @SensibleSal66 @KeithLemon

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Ice cream said:
Good Morning All

Today the ladies are on Day 19 from sprout. The weird one is coming along slowly and looks much better than it was.

Last feed was this past Monday so still not dried enough to water/feed.

As far as gnats, still there but not as bad as it was.

My Auto banana purple punch popped this morning but that’s another story

@Preston9mm @Melville Hobbes @Bill284 @Azimuth @SensibleSal66 @KeithLemon

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Dam good looking plants. Whatever you are doing it works.
 
Hey Ice, those of us that have commented in this thread automatically get notifications of new posts here so no need to tag us, though I don't mind the tag. Just might save you some typing.

Plants look great as Keith said. :thumb:
 
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