While you let things get drier, try this! Put foil on your soil. It seems that the poor little gnats are light sensitive and having light coming from above and below, confuses their little minds. Non-reflective dark surfaces, like soil, are where they lay their eggs. The sticky yellow strips work on the adults and the foil cuts down the number of eggs. Organic farmers use foil in this way to discourage various insect pests. - Granny:hippy: