soil pots have gnats any tips??

[Dookz]

hey so i thought it was just a normal thing because i had been putting them outside since they were first started, my plants are about 5/6 weeks into flower and when i water the plants tons of gnats little black tiny bugs that crawl on the soil, and in it... im interested in killing these lil fuckas over here any body have any great methods for the indoors of things without killing the plants .......

do they hurt the plants at all?

should i just let me be and harvest soon neways

thoughts please and thanks

 

[typoerror]

diatomaceous earth sprinkled on top the soil.

 

[ryan1918]

diatomaceous earth sprinkled on top the soil.

It makes a huge mess I wouldn't recommend it unless you want to clean up a bunch of crap, I got them sticky things from the dollar store and neem oil and mine are gone for good and I had tons of them.

 

[tusseltussel]

let the pots dry out get some sticky traps and stop overwatering

 

[scroglodyte]

mosquito dunks........crumbled finely, and spread on surface of soil. sticky traps with a fan blowing. dry up the grow.

 

[stephaniesloan]

DO THIS I GUARANTEE IT KILLS THEM OFF.

put a 1-2 inch layer of perlite on the top of the pot and water your plants, water them again on the 4th morning, remove the perlite at the end of the 7th day and water your plants.
this kills off the gnat life cycle, the adults cannot get through the perlite to breed on the soil, and the young cannot leave the soil and die.
the life cycle is then totally dead.

plants hate chemicals. natural remedies are best.

i just had the same problem 2 weeks ago with 23 young plants, they are all fine now.
perlite is not expensive.
remember and remove the perlite it restrains oxygen and retains moisture in the pot.
your plants will go grow crazy after it is removed.

 

[scroglodyte]

yeah..........gnats are punks

 

[tusseltussel]

would have went with bitches but yea they stink although I havent had them in a lot of years they don't really come around much if you don't provide them with perfect living conditions

yeah..........gnats are punks

 

[spitsbuds]

diatomaceous earth sprinkled on top the soil.

if you do use this, make sure you bottom feed, to push them through the earth which will kill them,
piece of potato will take care of the young, as the adults will lay larva in there, then juts remove it ever 24 to 48 hours and some sticky tape on top for the adults, cut back the watering and blow some air, as above stated

 

[stephaniesloan]

if you do use this, make sure you bottom feed, to push them through the earth which will kill them,
piece of potato will take care of the young, as the adults will lay larva in there, then juts remove it ever 24 to 48 hours and some sticky tape on top for the adults, cut back the watering and blow some air, as above stated

this stuff is a natural insecticide, as it dries out the body of insects.

 

[stephaniesloan]

would have went with bitches but yea they stink although I havent had them in a lot of years they don't really come around much if you don't provide them with perfect living conditions

love it how people give plus reps and likes to friends for no cure or good information whatsover.

some countries that are like the country i live in which is very wet and actually have very high humidity in the winter that encourage and promote these little bastards.
if you cover your soil in perlite problem solved.

 

[tusseltussel]

I never recieved or gave likes or rep for this comment and actually I did give advice for a cure I guess some people in some countries are just factless assholes. and although diatomacious earth is natural drying out the bodies is not how it works, and the way it works does not make it natural as you so put it

love it how people give plus reps and likes to friends for no cure or good information whatsover.

some countries like where i live actually have high humidity in the winter that encourage and promote these little bastards.
if you cover your soil in perlite problem solved.

 

[perdrick l. hapley]

just as a side note, nobody answered if they hurt the plant at all (i'm assuming you've got black fungus gnats) and the answer is yes. essentially the larvae poke little holes in the roots and make it very difficult for your plant to create the force necessary for capillary action. they're real dicks, kill them

 

[stephaniesloan]

I never recieved or gave likes or rep for this comment and actually I did give advice for a cure I guess some people in some countries are just factless assholes. and although diatomacious earth is natural drying out the bodies is not how it works, and the way it works does not make it natural as you so put it

perlite is the best method i use it and i have no gnats, and these little bastards breed like wild fly in my country.
i take it you are from third world usa ruled by an african.

to tell someone to water less to aid in the treatment of gnats is a diabolical statement.
everyone knows that gnats can be prevalant in one country and less prevalant in another.
it is better to use an indefinite cure.

1 inch of perlite on the top of your soil.

problem solved.

 

[stephaniesloan]

just as a side note, nobody answered if they hurt the plant at all (i'm assuming you've got black fungus gnats) and the answer is yes. essentially the larvae poke little holes in the roots and make it very difficult for your plant to create the force necessary for capillary action. they're real dicks, kill them

they munch on the little hairs on your roots, destroying the roots.

they do not eat the root itself.

your plant will look droopy as if you have overwatered, and will then get very sickly.
it will not die but it will definitely look ill.

reminds me of that joke :

peter asked his mate joe "what is the best cure for getting rid of itchy pubic lice".
joe replied " rub sugar on them".
to which peter asked "will that kill them".
joe replied " hell no, but it will rot their fucking teeth"

 

[Dookz]

okkay so i just added a whole bunch of perlite on the top of the soil since i watered last night it should be good for a few days my next feed is not till tuesday wend max

tha gnats were annoying as soon as i watered they started flying out the bottoms of the container and off the soil and hovering never seen em so bad before i always seen a few but thought they was harmless

now im gonna watch to see if the perlite does indeed put a big stop to these fuckers and hope the plant does very well from here on out, as i been noticing the yellowing of leaves and the change of some fluctuating things the last few days.. but it also is about 3 weeks from harvest but better to be safe then sorry

 

[Clown Baby]

You can put an inch of sand on top of the pots.

MAKE SURE IT'S WASHED GARDEN SAND. DON'T USE CONSTRUCTION GRADE SAND.
MAKE SURE IT'S WASHED GARDEN SAND. DON'T USE CONSTRUCTION GRADE SAND.
MAKE SURE IT'S WASHED GARDEN SAND. DON'T USE CONSTRUCTION GRADE SAND.
MAKE SURE IT'S WASHED GARDEN SAND. DON'T USE CONSTRUCTION GRADE SAND.


eDIT: Those gnats are why switched to hydro. It was like my apartment was experiencing the plague. Moved away from dirt, started using hydroton, and have been gnat-free for 4 years

 

[stephaniesloan]

okkay so i just added a whole bunch of perlite on the top of the soil since i watered last night it should be good for a few days my next feed is not till tuesday wend max

tha gnats were annoying as soon as i watered they started flying out the bottoms of the container and off the soil and hovering never seen em so bad before i always seen a few but thought they was harmless

now im gonna watch to see if the perlite does indeed put a big stop to these fuckers and hope the plant does very well from here on out, as i been noticing the yellowing of leaves and the change of some fluctuating things the last few days.. but it also is about 3 weeks from harvest but better to be safe then sorry

i guarantee you they will die off now, the life cycle has been broken these little bastards cannot crawl through the perlite.
leave the perlite on for 10 days if it is a bad infestation.
happy days.

 

[stephaniesloan]

You can put an inch of sand on top of the pots.

MAKE SURE IT'S WASHED GARDEN SAND. DON'T USE CONSTRUCTION GRADE SAND.
MAKE SURE IT'S WASHED GARDEN SAND. DON'T USE CONSTRUCTION GRADE SAND.
MAKE SURE IT'S WASHED GARDEN SAND. DON'T USE CONSTRUCTION GRADE SAND.
MAKE SURE IT'S WASHED GARDEN SAND. DON'T USE CONSTRUCTION GRADE SAND.


eDIT: Those gnats are why switched to hydro. It was like my apartment was experiencing the plague. Moved away from dirt, started using hydroton, and have been gnat-free for 4 years

i worked in the construction industry for years.

we use two types of sand, building sand which is a smooth sand and used for cementing bricks.

and concrete sand which is a sharp sand that is used as a mix in concretes and granite mixes.

so which one is it.

smooth sand or sharp sand.

i take it you mean use (smooth) building sand.

 

[stephaniesloan]

You can put an inch of sand on top of the pots.

MAKE SURE IT'S WASHED GARDEN SAND. DON'T USE CONSTRUCTION GRADE SAND.
MAKE SURE IT'S WASHED GARDEN SAND. DON'T USE CONSTRUCTION GRADE SAND.
MAKE SURE IT'S WASHED GARDEN SAND. DON'T USE CONSTRUCTION GRADE SAND.
MAKE SURE IT'S WASHED GARDEN SAND. DON'T USE CONSTRUCTION GRADE SAND.


eDIT: Those gnats are why switched to hydro. It was like my apartment was experiencing the plague. Moved away from dirt, started using hydroton, and have been gnat-free for 4 years

yes but hydro brings its own problems.
first one is your weed is synthetically grown with chemicals and not organic.
eat a tomato from a hydro system it tastes okay.
eat an organic tomato straight from the vine with horse/cow manure as a fertiliser and you will never eat a hydro tomato again.
it tastes fantastic.
even if it has been feeding from shit.