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Fungus Gnats in my soil

Anonymous Wed 24 Jan 2024 11:39:42 No.2692723 View View Reply Original Report

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
I fucking hate them.

They were in a bag of potting soil I bought.
I haven't planted anything in it yet. If I just let the soil dry out for a month, are they all going to die? Or do they have dormant eggs or some weird shit?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Jan 2024 19:09:53 No.2692853 Report

Quoted By: >>2693210

>>2692723
Some aromatic plants naturally repel pests like Rosemary or Sage. Somehow this information seems largely lost in modern times but planting flowers with gardens and farms wasn't only to attract pollinators but also acted to repel pests.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Jan 2024 19:11:26 No.2692855 Report

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>>2692723
Theres this shit that kinda looks like corn nuts that you can put on top of the soil that kills the hatch. That and some fly paper and it cleared up my gnats in like a week

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Jan 2024 18:38:57 No.2693210 Report

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>>2692853
Marigolds work too

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Jan 2024 19:54:10 No.2693240 Report

Quoted By: >>2693556

Same anon, I have green onions, radishes, and chili pequin peppers growing and they're infested with fungus gnats, I just added a bunch of cinnamon to the top, apparently they die if the soil drys out on top, use hydrogen peroxide

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 26 Jan 2024 18:35:18 No.2693556 Report

Quoted By: >>2693757

>>2693240
If you have to use chemicals to keep your garden healthy you're doing it wrong.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jan 2024 08:52:02 No.2693757 Report

Quoted By: >>2693908

>>2693556
>activated almonds
Yeah okay anon, what do you use

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jan 2024 21:33:51 No.2693908 Report

Quoted By: >>2693910

>>2693757
...did you even read the thread?
anywyas: around my main garden I have Lavender, Rosemary, Cosmos, Thyme and garlic. I also have a healthy bird and wasp population--I haven't ever lost food crops to bugs and I use no pesticides or unnatural fertilizers.

My herb garden has mint, chives, dill and parsley in it--all of which repel bugs--and I've never had any insect problems.

If your problem is fungal nats there are lots of short term no toxic fixes and the long term fix is Lavender and geraniums...if you're growing out doors and I'm not sure you are.

Look into the permaculture methods--I don't do permaculture but I did steal all of their pest repellant ideas that use plants instead of chemicals.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jan 2024 21:35:46 No.2693910 Report

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>>2693908
>* steal permaculture pest control ideas
I use them because they work and have worked for me for decades.

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