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Groundup
03-09-2011, 02:26 AM
I'm positive GH rapid rooters trays qty 50 comes pre loaded with Gnats, root gnats larve. does anyone else use/notice this ?. I never have problems with other media. or root shooters, only GH. i feel its a scam!!
GaGrown
03-09-2011, 07:24 PM
I'm positive GH rapid rooters trays qty 50 comes pre loaded with Gnats, root gnats larve. does anyone else use/notice this ?. I never have problems with other media. or root shooters, only GH. i feel its a scam!!

Most places keep soil outside in the elements and all those bags of soil have tiny air holes all over the bags.. Same goes for anything in most garden centers. It's easy to have these things happen when buying media,pots and soil. Gnats as well as spider mites.No scam...
silent leprechaun
10-30-2011, 08:10 PM
Hey guys,

I know I'm a bit late replying on your gnat problem but I think I found a fairly harmless treatment.
I have regular plants just inside my balcony and I found lots of them. They spread to just about all of the plants.
I really noticed the problem when I decided to re-pot some of them.

What I did was, I went to the shop and bought camomile tea, put a teabag in a pot and poured 2 litres (4 pints) of boiling water on it.
I let it sit for the night to let the teabag do its thing. It also removed the chlorine in the water.
Just give the plants a good soaking and see how they get on. My plants are gnat free already with only one flush and are doing fine.
I read somewhere about this before I'm sure. I think the camomile doesn't kill the gnats directly. It just makes their food inaccessible to them thus starving them.

Give it a try if you want sometime. It worked for me.
I haven't had to use it in the G room yet but I'm sure it would work and there will be no nasty chemicals being used.

I have also read that cinnamon, ground or tea, can work wonders too !
Let me know if anyone tries it.

Take care boys and girls
ScaredasHell
11-03-2011, 03:41 PM
Buy some Gnatrol on Ebay, problem solved.
Groundup
11-23-2011, 02:53 AM
will do , powder form only huh?
GaGrown
11-23-2011, 03:13 AM
If I were you I'd get a Hot Shot No Pest Strip.. It'll kill'em..

Ga.
painretreat
11-23-2011, 05:16 AM
If Chamomile Tea works I de-gnat myself every evening before bed! LOL pr!
micron821
12-30-2011, 06:21 AM
soil will have to be bone dry for the air to get into the soil
If I were you I'd get a Hot Shot No Pest Strip.. It'll kill'em..

Ga.