I hope not. My pets in there would complain to no end if that ever happened.
Yep. I bought a huge bag from the hydro store for like $12. I buy the Build a Soil stuff now. I just don't have a worm bin yet. The EWC aren't bad from BAS. I'm in CO, so shipping is pretty cheap. They were like 1/2 price on Black Friday so I grabbed another bag. Their vermicompost is good too.
Beautiful state man. I've explored a lot of it and lived for a couple years in Colorado Springs a long while back. But all those tourist traps are shit around that little city (Garden of the Gods, Cave of the Winds, Pike's Peak, etc.) I loved getting out and spending a few days in those less travelled places out there. There's a lot of land out there and crazy stuff to see that a lot of people are unaware of.
I'm in the Front Range. Just West and up the hill from Denver. Close to the city, but not in the mess. I took this a couple days ago to show someone that lives in Florida that yes it's still snowing here, lol.
Thanks again for the input. I'm growing in 2 gallon pots, living super soil and 3/4" mulch layer on top. How much EWC would be proper for this set up? This is my first organic grow, and it looks so fine I nearly wet myself! I run a continuous harvest, so the problem won't be solved unless I treat each new pot build as they get the final transplant. Thanx..EWC should have hypoaspis miles mites in it. Their favorite food is fungus gnat larvae. The more gnats there are the more the hypoaspis will breed. When the gnat population goes down, so do the hypoaspis miles. It's nature finding a perfect balance. A little larva is good in the soil. Gnat larvae are decomposers and the actually help a little if they're not outta control.
But I tell people this all the time and they think I'm the one full of shit, no pun intended.
But you can buy the separately if you want.
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Originally I just added some to the top of the soil and that took care of them after a bit. Now when I top dress I add some pumice to lighten it a bit. I don't need to use EWC for gnats though anymore. I just did at first.
Thanx bro, I'm just a bit edgy with my organic regimen. After growing for a lifetime, This first organic grow has blown my mind. I have never had such a robust and healthy looking grow before. Once I get rid of these gnats, a floral tea is next up. It is almost like I'm growing for the first time again! Peace..
Thanks, I'm about a month from finished EWC. Nice touch with the landscape fabric. I started using large coffee filters covered with hardwood mulch. Gnats aren't a real problem, just a pain in the ass.
Sounds good, today I built a half dozen flowering pots, I did my normal and added 1 cup of EWC {bagged}, covered with a large coffee filter and hardwood and Cyprus mulch. If my store bought EWC is fresh enough, hopefully there will be plenty of Hypoapsis Miles. If not I'll buy them separately. I'll have my own EWC in a month or so but I won't rush my plants, so In guess my worms deserve the same. I have my towel, Don't Panic...
DE kills beneficial insects too though like hypoaspis miles.
Very timely. I don't want to kill those, thanx..
So what was your outcome on the gnats?