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title: "why do gnats love mosteras so much? i’ve just bought one home and…"
description: "why do gnats love mosteras so much? i’ve just bought one home and they’re around it already 😡😡"
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# why do gnats love mosteras so much? i’ve just bought one home and…

_Pubblicato da plant addiction il 2023-12-31_

why do gnats love mosteras so much? i’ve just bought one home and they’re around it already 😡😡

## 3 commenti

### letsfindjoy ha commentato il 2023-12-31

You can get yellow stickies to lay on top of the soil to help collect and kill them

#### plant addiction ha risposto il 2023-12-31

i’ve got some already but thank you!

### Plant Father ha commentato il 2024-01-01

a hydrogen peroxide solution (1 part 3% peroxide to at least 4 parts water) poured over the soil will kill anything living in it. i’d recommend doing this for every plant every watering until the gnats are gone, then add a mycorrhizae-enriched fertilizer with the next watering as the hydrogen peroxide will kill any beneficial fungi in the soil as well.  
repotting your plants in a very airy, chunky mix is also a good idea to help prevent fungus gnats as these mixes dry much faster. your plants will prefer this as well. it’s also a good idea to wait until the last possible moment to water your plants, most can tolerate some level of drought and moist soil is where fungus gnats thrive

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