That was a problem when I had a major problem and was treating things and not seeing any progress then I built a elevated frame for my pots so that they would dry around the edges constantly and I really started to see there numbers drop
I've always wondered that but honestly was to lazy to ever do it! Good info
I grow in organic soil and usually bottom water so it's not a moisture problem. Don't get me wrong, I'm winning the battle just haven't won the war. Yet!
Yeah, I thought of that too. Pots are on an elevated shelf. I will win!
I grow in a living soil also and although I’ve rid myself of them, every once and awhile I’ll see one on a sticky trap and I get nervous and go into destroy mode lol it’s a continuous battle with living soil
Have you removed bags of soil from the area? That's where those damn gnats seem to come from most of the time so once you get them out of your plants new ones just move back in. Take a tsp of your soil and put that in a shot glass then fill to the brim with water then lay some white paper towel or even toilet paper over it and examine what sticks when you lift it off. My 30X scope works well enough to spot any gnat larvae.
Yeah, I have my soil cooking outside in garbage cans. I've been using Microbe Lift the last 3 waterings, only saw 2 flyers today! I'm just gonna keep using it every watering till they're gone.Have you removed bags of soil from the area? That's where those damn gnats seem to come from most of the time so once you get them out of your plants new ones just move back in. Take a tsp of your soil and put that in a shot glass then fill to the brim with water then lay some white paper towel or even toilet paper over it and examine what sticks when you lift it off. My 30X scope works well enough to spot any gnat larvae.
Ever since using Gnatrol I've got rid of them with one medium dose 3 times in the last 5 or 6 years. Thrips are harder as you have to spray for them and mites are the worst IMO. Insecticidal soap with 10ml canola oil/L gets rid of those last two as long as you are thorough and consistent in spraying. Four or five treatments 3 - 5 days apart depending on temp as they breed faster at higher temps. Using multiple different chem is not needed as the soap and oil kill manually and not thru chemical means. Suffocates the little bastards and they can't become immune to that.
The liquid BTI drops would work I'm sure. Gnatrol powder seems to have a good amount of sediment so I don't think I'd use it in a drip or flood system if it was me.
I'm going to go ahead and get some and add it to my res and see if it will cause any precipitation
Hey @DoubleAtotheRON , did you add the Microbe Lift to your reservoir when you used it? I can't remember,
Yessir!Hey @DoubleAtotheRON , did you add the Microbe Lift to your reservoir when you used it? I can't remember,
Thanks for the info! Did you use at 1 drop per gallon?
1 per gallon is fine… you almost can’t over dose it other than waste it…. But later in I did up it to 1 drop per gallon.
At one point I had some of this I might give it a try if I still do
