Fungus gnats

i had fungus gnat problems with my last grow.
i have heard that mircale grow soil may be the cause
i have alott left and thought i would mix 3-1 soil to perlite
then let it dry out complety in a cement mixing tray for a week
will the fungus gnat eggs die in dry conditions.
anyone 2-3 cents

yeah mircale grow soil is bad about that i had that problem. get diffrent soil or let it dry out add the perlite an use h202 that halps kill the larva an is a good preventative messure an helps ur roots. have a growtastic day

good soil and good water regime . They love soaking soil.
allowing dry time keeps them @ bay

Palmdiggidy said:

yeah mircale grow soil is bad about that i had that problem. get diffrent soil or let it dry out add the perlite an use h202 that halps kill the larva an is a good preventative messure an helps ur roots. have a growtastic day

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I have 35% h202 is this ok to run with bio terra and biocanna nutes?

redfish727 said:

i had fungus gnat problems with my last grow.
i have heard that mircale grow soil may be the cause
i have alott left and thought i would mix 3-1 soil to perlite
then let it dry out complety in a cement mixing tray for a week
will the fungus gnat eggs die in dry conditions.
anyone 2-3 cents

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yea im trying to take preventive measures as well. I have 2 10 gallon airpots and am concerned that when i fill them with bioterra the fungus gnats will come? any suggestions

Or you could buy some diatomaceous earth and liberally spread it on top of the soil. About 11 bucks for ten pounds. Shreds them up good. It's also good for killing other critters as well.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0039UX8ZC/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1323830545&sr=8-1&condition=new

Also, the problem with H2O2 is that it will kill any microbial life in the soil.

I wouldn't let the soil dry out if your growing in it at the time. It will stress the plant. You can buy the Misquito dunks or diatenacous earth and you will be fine.

I've also used cinnamon before and it works. Yep plain old cinnamon. Just sprinkle it on top. The problem I have is, I use air pots, The sides of the pots are exposed so those fuckers would just fly into the sides of the pots.

you'll get fungus nats with any soil that has compost material in it. No way around it

I don't think it being MG has anything to do with it. I've grown several grows using MG Organic Choice and never had a fungus gnat. On the other hand, I've done 2-3 grows with Fox Farms Happy Frog and got fungus gnats. You just gotta be prepared and get rid of them.

cannabis love said:

Or you could buy some diatomaceous earth and liberally spread it on top of the soil. About 11 bucks for ten pounds. Shreds them up good. It's also good for killing other critters as well.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0039UX8ZC/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1323830545&sr=8-1&condition=new

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well thats a cool idea will that mess up the ph of the soil?

thanks for the info!!!!