Hydrogen Peroxide.?
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Comments (11)I did the heat treatment on some last year and 2 plants show damage this year. One August Moon and 1 Gold Edger. About the Gold Edger...they are the ones that I dug up from my camper and put in a black plastic bag to take home and heat treat, but I forgot all about the bag being in my black car for over 2 weeks in the hot August sun. I did not heat treat them, I just planted them as an experiment. Out of those 5 Gold Edgers, 1 leaf shows damage this yr. The August moon that shows 1 leaf affected was treated last year in 130 degrees for longer than the recommended time. All the rest of the plants look good. BTW, Nearly every treated plant survived the heat treatment from last fall....See MoreHydrogen Peroxide on Fungus Gnats
Comments (2)You do not need to go to that much disruption to the plant. Just mix 1 part 3% hydrogen peroxide to 4 parts water and water the plant soil thoroughly (wait until the plant needs water again before you do so) so that the runs freely out of the drainage holes. The HP solution will kill any gnat larvae in the soil wherever it is located....See Morecan I add safer soap to a hydrogen peroxide spray?
Comments (0)When I use hydrogen peroxide as a spray on tomato leaves it seems to roll off pretty easily. Can I add some Safer Soap (or any dish washing soap) to the mix to help the H2O2 spray stick to the leaves?...See MoreFungus gnats + hydrogen peroxide
Comments (24)Soil dwelling organisms like larva and worms feed on freshly decomposing organic matter. In fact, they are part of the chain of decomposition. They feed and poop and then lower organisms process it further. FG's primary food is fungus and freshly decomposing organic matter. Of course, bark and peat are organic matter but nowhere near the same class as leaves, seeds, fruits from the plants. Plus bark and peat both resist decomposition - bark more than peat. But that is what makes it so attractive for soil mixes. Otherwise we could have added any wood chips or other organic matter. In case of 511, not only it is not a suitable base for FG, the top inch or two will dry out quickly making it even harder for FGs to thrive. Of course, all these can be negated by someone who habitually over-waters and does not keep the medium clean of organic debris. All my plants are in 511, gritty or similar structured mixes. And I have not had FGs at least for a decade now. In isolated cases I do get some and always it boils down to a pot that is basically spent - a combination of other accumulated organic matter and severely decomposed bark. People do have reported problems sometimes with FG in 511 mix. Almost all of them used processed potting mix for the peat fraction. And they are notorious sources of fungus gnats. ETA: Made some minor corrections....See Morewillardb3
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