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title: "one of my plants got fungus gnats due to ill looked after store…"
description: "one of my plants got fungus gnats due to ill looked after store bought soil lol, i did a complete soil change on that plant however i believe they've gotten…"
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author: "freyabez"
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# one of my plants got fungus gnats due to ill looked after store…

_Publié par freyabez le 2024-08-19_

one of my plants got fungus gnats due to ill looked after store bought soil lol, i did a complete soil change on that plant however i believe they've gotten into all my other ones! i've been told to allow all of my soil to completely dry out on all of my plants which i am doing however is there anything else i should do? i cant purchase anything right now as money is tight otherwise i woukdve ordered hydrogen peroxide! help!

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## 3 commentaires

### Sunny a commenté le 2024-08-19

There are many solutions to fungus gnats. I recommend searching the posts using the magnifying glass at the top of the window. There are many discussions posts on it.

### Green Witch a commenté le 2024-08-19

Sprinkle cinnamon on the soil it keeps bugs away

#### freyabez ha respondido el 2024-08-19

okay thank you! gonna try a combo of cinnamon and reduced watering for a couple weeks and see if it helps

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