I need to check back in, as this DID seem to work. Had my doubts at first, but no gnats for a couple months now!!! Not sure if it was entirely the Neem cake, but definitely a key factor. If interested, here’s what I did: 1. I scooped out the first 1-2 inches of topsoil, which I replaced with the soil mentioned in #4 below. 2. I put the pellets through a coffee mill and made a powder out of it before making the tea. I just added that powdered sediment with the pour. 3. This stuff will create a blanket of mold overnight almost. Just scraped it off by hand until it stopped coming back 4 Miracle Grow has a special potting soil that’s engineered to discourage gnats from nesting. Two treatments seemed to have done the trick, so thanks so much Luke!!!
Great video, good tip. If I was using regular soil, like in the past when I had this problem, I would do exactly what you recommended, thank you. I switched to Pon a while ago for all my house plants and the problem has not resurfaced in the last two years. However, some plants prefer soil where this can happen and it would be a great way of tackling the problem. Looking forward to the next video
Thanks, Luke! Enjoyed learning about this. These gnats are the bane of my existence during indoor seed starting.... Ive tried everything from the sticky traps to mechanical genocide by either baking my soil and pouring boiling water on the soil, but, that also destroys good bacteria.
Thanks for your comment, I hope the video helped! I feel your pain, they are a right nightmare. I think biological control is the way to go, I have my fingers crossed for you!
