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@TidyTigerpear avatar @TidyTigerpear · 1w
Happy #FreshLeafFriday everyone 🌿 Today I went my favorite locally owned nursery, I went because I’m already having *cringe* FUNGUS KNATS 😫 … I haven’t even moved my plants inside yet is the worst part. It’s just my props that are inside on my plant shelf right now. Anyways I went looking for some sticky traps that you can put in your pots. My grandma gave me one a few months back & it seems to have caught a lot of knats, etc. I have been trying to find more so I could put them in my other pots indoors, but couldn’t seem to find them at Home Depot or Walmart. It came with 24 but they were $13.99! 😳 I’m almost ashamed to say that I spent that much on them, however I’m used to the this nursery being a bit pricy (most locally owned places tend to be a bit more expensive then big box stores). Since I couldn’t find them anywhere else & it was an emergency I’m not too upset about the price. 😬 I didn’t end up coming home with any new plants today, *pats self on back* (it was only because they don’t carry many succulents during this time of year). But I did get a planter & some premade gritty cactus mix… the soil was also RIDICULOUSLY expensive for the amount I got.. (21.99 for 2.2 lbs) it is very gritty & looks like a good quality mix. Since I’ve recently been more interested in cacti than usual, I decided to get this instead of the premade gritty succulent mix they had. Although I know the basic care for cacti, I still have trouble with them sometimes, they will be fine & then they will just die on me or just not grow, idk if they go dormant or what. There are so many little things about every type of cactus they are very specific as far as care goes etc. anyways my point is hoping this soil mix will keep them happy & prevent rot or overwatering. I used the new soil mix in my new pot with one of my new cactuses I got the other day, I also put a sedeveria ‘Spring Jade’ & a little piece of sedum in the middle. I also moved my palm in it’s permanent spot as of right now, on my screened in porch, I don’t know much about these, I’m not even really sure what type of palm it is.. any tips are appreciated Sorry for the super long post 🫣 #PlantAddict #CactusClique #Cacti #Cactus #SoilMix #grittymix #fungusgnats #PestControl #SucculentLove #SucculentSquad #Succulents #Succulent #cacticollect #PestControl #MyLocalPlantShop #Sedeveria #Sedum #planters #succulentarrangements #Palms
@Jellybean573 avatar @Jellybean573 · 1M
My Money Tree Has Fungus Gnats
@CKwisco avatar @CKwisco · 2M
Pests in my Jade plant helpppp
@mkpinky0908 avatar @mkpinky0908 · 3M
Fungus Gnats! Help!
@SculntSorceress avatar @SculntSorceress · 3M
Thanksgiving & Easter cactus repot 🪰
@RootWrangler avatar @RootWrangler · 5M
Bottom-watering with mosquito bits?
@JackHenrysMom avatar @JackHenrysMom · 5M
When #fungusgnats are taking over, you treat EVERY. SINGLE. PLANT. with nematodes 🤦🏻‍♀️ #HappyPlants #PlantAddict #PestControl #nematodes #GregGang #PlantTherapy #PlantLove #PhiloFlock #MonsteraMonday #HoyaHangout #TexasGregGang #PothosPack
@danisgreenhouse avatar @danisgreenhouse · 5M
Been seeing a lot of ppl deal with fungus gnat invasions on here so thought I’d share what I use. These drops help prevent + kill larvae in the soil. I add two drops per gallon to my plant water. I recommend using this all year round to keep them at bay. I went from a swarm last year to only needing to put out a couple traps so far this summer. Hope this helps! #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PlantTips #fungusgnats
@Ms.Persnickety avatar @Ms.Persnickety · 5M
#PestControl #fungusgnats #WhatsThisBug #GregGang While researching about ways to combat fungus gnats I found something interesting. Did you know that to the untrained eye all fungus gnats look the same, but there are actually 1700 known species worldwide. Furthermore, it is estimated that there could be as many as 18,000 more species yet to be described! These all belong to the insect family called Sciaridae, which gives rise to the other common name for fungus gnats, ‘sciarid flies’. While they are all different species with differing biologies and morphologies, virtually all of these species will be a pest of young delicate plants. However, control methods so far used have treated all fungus gnats as one species, and tried to shoehorn in a ‘one size fits all’ approach to their control. The wide number of species of fungus gnats also means that no matter your local environmental conditions or the particular plant you culitvate, there will always be a species of fungus gnats ready to colonise your soil. As I continue to launch another assault against the gnats I am using a multi pronged approach. The first is cinnamon in various forms. Liberal sprinkling on the soil. Cinnamon Oil drizzled on the top soil. And cinnamon sticks stuck into the soil. Secondly reverting back to bottom watering (don’t know why I ever stopped it!). And thirdly Sulphur, taking match sticks (the ones with the red heads) and sticking them head down into the soil. The gnat population has already been significantly reduced. Now I just have to be vigilant.🤞🤞 I do have to add one thing. Not all matches contain Sulfur. Both safety matches and strike-anywhere matches can contain sulfur. Safety matches typically have sulfur in the head, while strike-anywhere matches may also include phosphorus trisulfide, which is a compound containing sulfur. Safety Matches: These matches have a striking surface on the box or book, and the match head itself contains sulfur along with other chemicals like antimony sulfide and potassium chlorate.
@PlantMompy avatar @PlantMompy · 6M
Hiya #greggang and happy Thursday! I'm not sure how the weather has been in your neck of the woods but those of us in the #mainegang and #northeastgreggang / #newenglandgreggang have been getting SOAKED. It is great news for our outdoor garden. All the seeds, seedlings and transplants I planted last month are getting watered in and I need to do zero work! However, my poor indoor #seedlings are begging to be hardened off and it just hasn't been able to happen. This has turned into the perfect recipe for #fungusgnats . I am not sure if they were in the soil, or hitched a ride one of the three days I had the seedlings outside but they have been brutal. Lucky for me, as many of you know, I'm obsessed with #pinguicula and always tell people to use #carnivorousplants to catch fungus gnats. I wanted to pop on here and show you all why I sound like such a broken record. I tried to get a photo from every angle because it still blows my mind. I also want to remind everyone that pests happen! ♥️🌱🪰 #theplantmompy #happyplants #carnivorousclub #outdoorgrowing #veggiegardens
@GhibliSprouts avatar @GhibliSprouts · 6M
Fungus Gnats
@AmberMallow avatar @AmberMallow · 6M
Ok y'all, what is this?
@LoyalYellowrose avatar @LoyalYellowrose · 7M
Best methods for tackling collection wide fungus gnat treatment?
@SimpleSucc avatar @SimpleSucc · 8M
How do I get rid of fungus gnats in a closed terrarium?
@YesGoldentorch avatar @YesGoldentorch · 8M
Many plants died
@Stone avatar @Stone · 8M
Can you over water a plant with peroxide?
@GrnThumbWannaBe avatar @GrnThumbWannaBe · 8M
FUNGUS GNATS! Apparently someone in my building had an infestation of many types of insects including fungus gnats. I went to my local nursery, Google, and it seems nothing has worked. They are killing my mint, one of my begonias, and one of my Peace Lilies. I have a spray that was recommended by the nursery, and mosquito granules that I am soaking in water, then watering the plants with the water. I have been doing it weekly as recommended, and they are less, but still here, ugh! Pleasee help! FYI, I’m a new plant parent. #fungusgnats
@Stone avatar @Stone · 8M
Best cure for fungus gnats?
@bellasmomma avatar @bellasmomma · 9M
Me & fungus gnats have been at war with eachother since i opened my first bag of potting mix last summer .. the only thing that has stopped the constant buzzing is this bug zapper I got at a thrift store for 4 bucks. You might not be able to find it for 4 dollars but I'm telling you you NEED one #fungusgnats #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantaddict #pottingmix
@Pulchritudinous avatar @Pulchritudinous · 9M
Gnat infestation