Gardeners have been sterilising soil for centuries now. Course it works.
its good soil, it was stored outside for a good period of time, so it got some gnats. now ive switched to roots because it lets me cut a nutrient from my program, because its coco based.
-1in. of sand worked well for me. To combat root oxygen drill more drainage holes or even better, add a fish tank air block underneath your soil in the bottom of your bucket. This will provide A TON of oxygen your soil plants aren't used to receiving. This appears to be a piece of information not many soil growers know but if added to their setup can produce healthier and thicker roots. I've only seen a couple posts online mentioning such practice but I've personally done it with good results.
Try red wine man, it works a ton better and doesn't smell. I bought a huge bottle of cheap crappy Merlot for $5.99....
Hmmm.. Skeptical on that idea..Try red wine man, it works a ton better and doesn't smell. I bought a huge bottle of cheap crappy Merlot for $5.99....
Just set a bowl of it near your plants and within a couple days you'll see death accumulation floating in wine. Puts a smile on yer face.
Skeptical because you haven't tried it. I've done it with excellent results. What could it hurt? - You buy a cheap ass bottle of wine; set a couple measuring cups out with wine in them and wait a few days. You'll see them start to accumulate. Why would I lie about something like that? Why would you be skeptical? You should be willing to try anything decently organic before you attempt any chemical spray of any kind, right? What's the harm in trying? Add a couple sticky strips around the room for good measure. You may not rid your grow room of the little dudes until you get new soil but you can keep them to small numbers with my suggestions. 1inch of sand on the top layer of your grow soil helps as well but they can still find their way in the drain holes. I've also heard of drowning them two days in a row by way of soil flush.
You paid 5.99 a BOTTLE !!! To feed flies!!! Wow that sure is expensive. I can buy a litre carton for 40 cents.Try red wine man, it works a ton better and doesn't smell. I bought a huge bottle of cheap crappy Merlot for $5.99....
Just set a bowl of it near your plants and within a couple days you'll see death accumulation floating in wine. Puts a smile on yer face.
It's not to feed the flies... rather kill them quickly. Plus, you live in Spain man... wine is readily available to you; your culture grows around it... much different from things here in the states where we buy damn near everything from other countries... unfortunately. We really have no culture left either... it's all a bunch of mixed culture from every other country. We don't really have that many old school architectural structures and things you guys have in Spain, France, Britain or Ireland. The U.S. Sucks for that stuff. It is however, really great for site seeing. We have a lot of beautiful country over here and some pretty decent medicine as well. Stay well Spanishfly-
I've gotten them too, what i would use is pyrethrium tr and then i have this stuff called gnatrol i add that every time i get soil, its a bad bacteria that the larvae eat and die.Yeah so the guy at the local grow store asked me why I've been back and forth with chemicals to rid of gnats. Told him the soil I used, he said that he believes Fungus Gnat Larva was in the soil this summer. Does anyone use this soil and have gnats or have heard anything to this nature? I want to choke those mother fuckers, this is some nasty shit, he said they found worms in the soil too. I don't know why I diverted from Fox Farm just to save a couple bucks. Fuck my life.
i heard those dunks work but, will the DE mess up plants if blown around on em like the tissue? i heard the stuff is lethal to em tho but man heard its bad to breathe in and stuff. jus curious.
