I am sorry to hear of the gnat issues Don. They are an interesting
thing, though annoying, to me. They are not our deadliest enemy,
but what is weird is just how persistent they can be.
I have watched them cavort on diatomaceous earth. I learned that
"Go Gnats" is actually a cheer, designed to spur them on. Also, more
recently, I watched them totally unaffected by a neem oil spray made
only a day earlier.
I sprayed the surface of my pots, fully, and once dry, the party continues.
Now, I am not seeing them on my buds, and the efforts, along with the
traps do seem to keep the problem at bay....but I begin to wonder if only
ionizing radiation (think controversial food sterilization) might rid one of
them fully.
Onward and upward,
JD
P.S. I actually wandered in to share a fresh photo:
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It has finished week #4 and I wonder if the stretch is over.
If that is the case, then I will have a Pup with a stretch of about 0.5X
Now, while this is a great deal less than I was warned about, know that
I understand that the 3-4X was a potential issue, I still appreciate being
warned, and I would *much* prefer flowering on an extra bucket over
having to snap tops over as the crash into the ceiling. :0)
L8R