i became so frustrated with fungus gnats and found out dish soap kills them instantly… i watered some plants with soapy water and i would spray it on the medium AND the foliage…. and it obviously turned out to be really bad so i ended up killing 80% of my plant collection🫥🫥🫥🫥😩😩😩😩😩😩
Maybe your ratio of soap to water was way off. Heres what the mix ratio should be:
omggg it was wayyyy offf🥴🥴i had 60% dish soap the rest water. thank you for this!!!!🫶🏼
0 gillningar Cool, yeah, this recipe will kill all pests, spider-mites, thrips, mealy bugs, etc etc… and not harm your plants. But also, fungus gnats are only a thing if there is A) organic matter in your soil (which can be solved by choosing non-organic substrates such as Letchuza Pon, Leca, or certain Aroid mixes (coco coir based) or indoor non-organic soils like Miricle grow makes one). B)if there is rot present in the soil, which is caused by overwatering, which is caused by not enough light.
0 gillningarI’m struggling with the same problem and did a post here just a few days ago. Instead of putting dish soap on the plant or in the soil, I have a mixture of dish soap and vinegar in a small dish near the plant. It’s worked some, but the sticky traps right into the plant dirt was most effective.
1 gilla yess! sticky traps are the way to go, instead of dish soap u should try castille soap, hydrogen peroxide, and neem oil, mix it with water and use as a mist. i spray the soil and foliage, its much safer
0 gillningarI have found that placing small ramekins of oil around the plants works too.
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Sprinkle ground cinnamon around the plant it works for me well
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Katchy Duo traps on Amazon. Only thing that saved me.
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