Gnats! Can some one help?

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Hey can someone tell me the hands down best way to keep gnats out of soil or undercontrol?

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@Farmer2

Good reading here:

Mosquito Bits Thank You

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I agree with using the mosquito bits, except I found that if you soak them in water for a couple hours and strain out the bits then water your plants with the water. I use the shaker bottle of bits and I put a cap full per gallon of water. This will almost eradicate them you might see a couple gnats every day, but after two weeks they’ll start coming back if you don’t retreat with more bit juice

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The yellow sticky papers will also help.

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And the runoff water is full of dead gnats. Its a beautiful site.

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Thanks, about how much of it do you need when you water?

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I never water to runoff so I didn’t know that @emgoldslo
And yes yellow cards are a good way to tell when it’s time for another treatment of bit juice (soaked bits) thanks @kellydans I spaced an important part of fighting with the little gnat bastards :grinning:

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I soak a capful in a gallon of water. Strain, the bits out and use that gallon to prewater my plants before I feed.

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No I’m saying I never water to runoff, if my plant saucers are ever wet it was an accident

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Hmmm, interesting. I thought that could cause a salt buildup?

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I don’t use salts I grow organic in living soil

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I get to learn something new every day. Maybe someday I’ll have a grow that I consider successful :slight_smile:

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You will as long as you are still trying anyways. Remember we are growing weeds hence the name “weed” and less is more until you learn how to read the leaves and adjust your feeding. Think about this if you take a decent soil and put a healthy seedling in it. You could just water it until it is done. We add so much more to the plants than they need because we want every gram we can possibly get. Try walking before you run, and just give em really lite feedings and always water to runoff which gets rid of the food your plants didn’t eat from before (salt buildup) don’t give up you’ll get it :wink:

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I’m just practicing :slight_smile:
Having fun doing it.
That’s a win in my books.

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So being the stupid scientist I do a TBSP per gallon oh heck just make it furlongs per fortnight. Wish we would move to metric.

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