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Dreaded Fungus Gnats
Hey troops thought I would do a post to get some feedback from you fellow organic growers. So from day one I have had fungus gnats. Although I don't think they have affected my plants too much because I try and stay on top of them with sticky pads and mosquito bites. Have tried nematodes but they don't work for me because I fed them once but the remainder solution it said on packet I couldn't store so after 1 use I had to throw the rest out, so not really worth it for me. Also purchased mites that attack the fungus gnat eggs in the soil. They were OK but most of them just climbed out of the pot and tried to escape lol also I noticed the neem feeds keep the numbers down as well.
I was wondering what all your methods were (not mentioning the above) for killing them off or keeping them at bay when growing organically.
I am currently on my 5th grow using this GHO soil, just transplanted another 6 babies using dynomyco and watered there before pic
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I was wondering what all your methods were (not mentioning the above) for killing them off or keeping them at bay when growing organically.
I am currently on my 5th grow using this GHO soil, just transplanted another 6 babies using dynomyco and watered there before pic
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Re: Dreaded Fungus Gnats
I've got them too. Usually not much harm if you have the sticky pads, and I spray some neem oil in early veg.
But I am going to get sharp sand and cover the top layer of the soil with it. I was tols it shreds their wings and kills them.
But I am going to get sharp sand and cover the top layer of the soil with it. I was tols it shreds their wings and kills them.
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Re: Dreaded Fungus Gnats
Yellow traps and mosquito dunks normally kill the buggers off for me.
I just leave one of the donut dunk things in the feed bucket and it lasts a grow or three.
I just leave one of the donut dunk things in the feed bucket and it lasts a grow or three.
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Re: Dreaded Fungus Gnats
lol love it irishman "most of them just climbed out of the pot and tried to escape"
Touch wood never had these how do think you got them ? from cuts youve used or in the soil ?
Touch wood never had these how do think you got them ? from cuts youve used or in the soil ?
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Re: Dreaded Fungus Gnats
Honestly mate I think they smell the goodness in the soil and seek it out lol Like 2 days ago my propagation tent with the babies had none then today there was loads of the wee buggers in there lol luckily I was transplanting today anyway, however some def slipped through and followed the babies into my groomMrNice wrote:lol love it irishman "most of them just climbed out of the pot and tried to escape"
Touch wood never had these how do think you got them ? from cuts youve used or in the soil ?
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Re: Dreaded Fungus Gnats
Waiting on DIY RIK jumping in here and giving us all his home made fermented garlic fungus gnat annihilator juice lol
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Re: Dreaded Fungus Gnats
@DIY.Rik We need YOU .............
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Re: Dreaded Fungus Gnats
This is my current state of affairs lol I replace these every 3 or 4 weeks
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Re: Dreaded Fungus Gnats
fook me how many irishman DAmmmmmmm id get the flamethrower out
I like your lights mate nice gear
Thats alot of them buggers to kill
I like your lights mate nice gear
Thats alot of them buggers to kill
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Hahaha I know mate I hate the wee bastards I had a full on evil laugh releasing the mites to just watch them crawl out the potMrNice wrote:fook me how many irishman DAmmmmmmm id get the flamethrower out
I like your lights mate nice gear
Thats alot of them buggers to kill
Cheers mate yeah I love the lights, easy to keep the temps under control cause they barely give off any heat
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