@@steph6337 I’ve been doing this for about 2 years. You really only need a a really small amount, not even 1/4 tsp. So you’re not really smothering the leaves. I thought they would attract more dust because of the oil, but nope! And when you do need to dust them again, you don’t need to use more coconut oil, you can just buff them up. 🙂. Now I have to figure out how to clean the leaves on my prayer plants! 🪴
@@leahwalker9868 Thank you! My prayer plants I'm terrified to try anything on, lol! I collect rain water only for them and every now and then I sprinkle the leaves.
I love cleaning my plants, it makes me feel like I’m doing something for them ☺️ I’m generally way too aggressive though and end up breaking a leaf 😢 I feel like lennie from of mice and men 😂
This is SO helpful! I feel like my pests are never ending right now! Just dealt with mealybugs and today. I found spider mites UGH! Tomorrow will be a full cleaning day thanks to this video!
i can’t wait to watch! i have such a big fear of bugs, and i know that they just come with plants, but im always searching for affordable ways to manage and deal with pests! thanks for the videos harli, i’ve loved the last few you’ve posted!
Love the tips! In my 'DIY' cleaning mixture, I use the same ingredients you do but also add neem oil, isopropyl alcohol and/or hydrogen peroxide (in a very diluted/small amount). I'm all about efficiency, so I like including these pest preventative measures in! I haven't damaged any leaves or seen negative affects! I would only make a small amount of the mixture at a time (each time I'm going to use it) as the alcohol/peroxide loses its potency pretty quickly and doesn't last as long. Won't hurt the plants if you make a big batch and use it over time, just doesn't give as much benefits.
The peroxide and neem would lose effectiveness quickly, not the alcohol. And using isopropyl with an oil is basically reducing the effectiveness from the get go, just fyi. I use a 1:6 70% alcohol to water ratio with a bit of Castile soap as a leaf cleaner if I’m treating an active outbreak to do the cursory clean of the plant after rinsing it off. I always keep a batch mixed up and it never loses potency. Alcohol only really degrades/evaporates if the container isn’t airtight. Then I treat with neem but I hate how quickly neem loses its potency (concentrates in water anyway) I always need more than a gallon for all my plants and then end up making another gallon only for most of it to go to waste. Huge bummer.
perfect timing 🥰 i’m a new plant mom so i love learning new things and especially on how to clean and take care of my plant babies! thank you for this video! very helpful!!
Reading your comment a year later and I'm curious, how is your planty parenting going? New favorite plants? Did you go from no plants to a plant explosion in the past year? Lol
It’s like you knew I was neglecting my plants in the cleaning department 😅 thanks so much Harli so much motivation as always 🤩 also ps you are GLOWING Mama ✨
Great video, thanks Harli! I've been working full time since July and definitely notice that my poor plants are showing signs of neglect 😕. Your tips are really useful.
Great video Harli! I use the shower method too! I prefer to bring my plants to the sink/shower to water so I hose them down and spray neem oil or captain jacks after each watering! It’s such a great preventative measure and I really don’t have pest problems
Your my little hero a new born baby a toddler a husband 2 dogs and oodles of plants thank you for making time for us but dont forget to take care of Harley becouse we really enjoy your videos dont over do thank you
I usually put the plants in the shower&spray them off with the shower head and then spray the neem oil and let it sit for a few hours and then spray them with the shower head again, but maybe I’ll start leaving the neem on longer now.☺️ I love your videos and all your tips!❤️
I have a hard time with words too its ok lol. You are such a sweetheart, Harli. Your husband must be thrilled, you are awesome & so energetic, Thanks for all the helps girl.❤😊🪴🌱
I rinse my plants, treat with Azamax, then spray with insecticidal soap mixed with neem oil and orange essential oil to cut down the smell. I only water every 4-6 weeks cuz this takes at least a week for get through all my plants.
Thanks for the tip Harli! I’m excited to try the lemon water on hard water spots!! In Wisco my water is very hard here n it bothers me so much that the spots don’t go away even after wiping them down 🙄😂
Great ideas! You cannot use too much Neem Oil though because it will take out your plant despite it being a very natural alternative. I have used the spray the plants in the shower method or outside during the summer with a gentle spray. In the shower be careful not to get soil or plant leaves in your drain.....:)
Super helpful!! I always love hearing how other people care for their plants and prevent pests. I have heard vinegar works for the hard water spots too!
I shower my plants! I dread the big ones haha they are just hard to move around. I will have to give the lemon and water a try. I have a few plants that I can’t get the hard water spots off. Got to love Utahs hard water.
I never thought about it. But the lemon juice actually makes a lot of sense. One way to clean hard water off an aquarium is using ph down, an aquarium water additive. Because it lowers ph, it’s essentially a fish safe acidic solution. Citric acid is obviously also an acid. So it makes a of sense that an acid would work on plants too. Great tip 💡
I’ve just come from your Twitter, didn’t wanna post on there incase it’s more for your friends and family on there but just wanted to say, the whole video I couldn’t concentrate because you look so BEAUTIFULLY RADIANT! Those glowy cheeks 🔥 Damn girl! ❤️ ps, ignore the haters 😘
Living in AZ I have such a hard time with hard water. The high calcium in the water just is 👎👎. (But I guess that’s why the cactus love it🤷🏼♀️) anyways these tips and tricks are great. I really need to inspect some of my plants as I fear I may have a pest outbreak again so yeah. Time to get up and personal with my plants. 😬
This is perfect timing. I might’ve found some bugs on my pothos. I cut off three leaves that had noticeable white little blobs because I was about to leave and didn’t want it to spread
I use the same method as your mom but for General house cleaning to get rid of hard water spots is vinegar you can even put it in your laundry as a fabric softener like if you have too much Suds in your clothes it will take it out I'm not sure how much I just poured in
loveeeee your sweater!!!! also, i have a small thrip issue atm & i have been cleaning a lottttt of leaves recently! love the sponsor too! as always, great vid momma Harli!
My plants haven't had pests so far and I'm afraid to use anything that breaks that weird balance they have 🤣 do you guys think I should use something as prevention? I've been thinking to use neem oil actually but I'm really afraid to do something different now that could bring pests to my plants 😅 (I know it doesn't make too much sense lol)
I'm out in west ogden Utah, we don't have treated or clorinated water, our culinary is basically well water so it can be petty hard and minerally but the ground well water is nice to not be de-clorinated for like my amphibious pet
I have a ficus tree in a huge pot with hundreds … maybe thousands of leaves. I used to put it in the rain but then we moved it up to the second level of my home which wasn’t easy, but it looks good in the room. I can’t even get it into the shower …it’s heavy! Since I can’t sit there and dust every leaf I sometimes give it a shake to remove dust. I was wondering if you have any other ideas for large plants that are too heavy to move? I do occasionally dust some of the leaves but it’s such a chore 🤔 Thanks
SO MANY VIDEOS 😍 Why should you wear gloves while handling neem oil? I use clean old pressed neem and it says on the bottle that I can use it for my skin and hair. It should actually be very good for that 🙂
Thanks 4 the tips, I have had a few minor issues with hard water marks & I feel like I'm rubbing the leaves thinking trying 2 remove them! Love ur channel! 💞
I've recently bought a bunch of cut pothos leaves to propagate in a jar of water. Within a few days, I'm noticing some tiny holes here & there. There's also some minimal browning on the edge of the leaves. Everywhere I search, websites are mentioning pests, overwatering, underwatering, sunburn, etc. The thing is... it's in a jar of water so is there such a thing as overwatering when propagating? & I leave it by a window that gets medium amount of indirect light that shouldn't be so damaging to the plant. I haven't fertilized it yet since it's winter but I'm planning on adding some leca that I ordered once it arrives. I also use filtered water so there shouldn't really be anything harming the plants. Do I have pests?
My newly purchased micans' leaves are spotty, probably from greenhouse watering/fertilizing. Are the tender, velvety leaves able to handle 1)being sprayed in the shower, 2)sprayed with dish soap mix, 3)sprayed with neem mixture, 4)wiped with a soft cloth? I'm afraid to harm them! Is it best to avoid one or all methods mentioned? Please advise......TIA.
I had thrips and didn’t even realize cause they are SO small. I was wondering why my plant kept looking so bad without seeing anything on it until I looked REALLY close.
I have been terrible at cleaning my plants lately I just don’t feel like I have time for my plants right now lol But hey I don’t think any of them are drying and many are growing so I’ll take it
Ahhhh! This video couldn't have come at a better time. Lockdown ended and life's started again. Which means that the daily (sanity) inspections are no longer a thing for me!
Hey girl are you still selling plants or what are ya doing sorry but I love watching you and love your plant we had a house fire two weeks before Christmas and we lost everything and lost all my plants
Love your tips. I wanted to know how would you clean the plants that dont require much water to survive especially in the winter. Is there a quick trick?? Or am I left doing one leaf at a time. It's for snake plants. I have a one big one that I ended up dividing into 12 more plants and still could divide them more. Thanks do much for the video. By the way, your glowing and look beautiful.
Hi, I have a collection of sansevieria, about 30 varieties. I use a 1 part 3% hydrogen peroxide and 3 parts water in a spray bottle. I've been doing this for 10+ years with no problems. I also use this to flush out my plants to kill the gnat larvae. The plants that need to be kept moist, keep gnats around. I have about 200 plants. I hope the helps.
Coconut oil! Perfect for cleaning hard water spots, dust and general shine. A teenie tiny amount on a microfibre cloth can clean 30 plants 🙂🪴
How long have you been using it? I was wondering does it mess with the breathing of the plants.
@@steph6337 I’ve been doing this for about 2 years. You really only need a a really small amount, not even 1/4 tsp. So you’re not really smothering the leaves. I thought they would attract more dust because of the oil, but nope! And when you do need to dust them again, you don’t need to use more coconut oil, you can just buff them up. 🙂. Now I have to figure out how to clean the leaves on my prayer plants! 🪴
@@leahwalker9868 Thank you!
My prayer plants I'm terrified to try anything on, lol! I collect rain water only for them and every now and then I sprinkle the leaves.
I've seen people say this for a few years now. And it's always confused me. But I think I'm going to try it!
i tried it and it works amazing! my ficus lyrata (fiddle leaf fig) looks like a prop plant now lol
I love cleaning my plants, it makes me feel like I’m doing something for them ☺️ I’m generally way too aggressive though and end up breaking a leaf 😢 I feel like lennie from of mice and men 😂
This is SO helpful! I feel like my pests are never ending right now! Just dealt with mealybugs and today. I found spider mites UGH! Tomorrow will be a full cleaning day thanks to this video!
i can’t wait to watch! i have such a big fear of bugs, and i know that they just come with plants, but im always searching for affordable ways to manage and deal with pests! thanks for the videos harli, i’ve loved the last few you’ve posted!
I use Diatomaceous Earth for fungus gnats with great results, just mix it into the soil
Love the tips! In my 'DIY' cleaning mixture, I use the same ingredients you do but also add neem oil, isopropyl alcohol and/or hydrogen peroxide (in a very diluted/small amount). I'm all about efficiency, so I like including these pest preventative measures in! I haven't damaged any leaves or seen negative affects!
I would only make a small amount of the mixture at a time (each time I'm going to use it) as the alcohol/peroxide loses its potency pretty quickly and doesn't last as long. Won't hurt the plants if you make a big batch and use it over time, just doesn't give as much benefits.
The peroxide and neem would lose effectiveness quickly, not the alcohol. And using isopropyl with an oil is basically reducing the effectiveness from the get go, just fyi. I use a 1:6 70% alcohol to water ratio with a bit of Castile soap as a leaf cleaner if I’m treating an active outbreak to do the cursory clean of the plant after rinsing it off. I always keep a batch mixed up and it never loses potency. Alcohol only really degrades/evaporates if the container isn’t airtight. Then I treat with neem but I hate how quickly neem loses its potency (concentrates in water anyway) I always need more than a gallon for all my plants and then end up making another gallon only for most of it to go to waste. Huge bummer.
This video came out at the perfect time! I just cleaned my plants leaves yesterday because of this video!❤️ you’re videos make my day!
perfect timing 🥰 i’m a new plant mom so i love learning new things and especially on how to clean and take care of my plant babies! thank you for this video! very helpful!!
Reading your comment a year later and I'm curious, how is your planty parenting going? New favorite plants? Did you go from no plants to a plant explosion in the past year? Lol
It’s like you knew I was neglecting my plants in the cleaning department 😅 thanks so much Harli so much motivation as always 🤩 also ps you are GLOWING Mama ✨
This video motivated me to clean my plants that I’ve been putting off for faaarrrr too long! Great video as always, Harli!
LORDY! Going through hell with spider mites and mealies! People listen to her and CHECK YOUR PLANTS! TY Harli, LUV
Battling thrips here... I feel your struggle! 😭
Have you ever thought to try ladybugs? (I haven't yet.)
Great video, thanks Harli! I've been working full time since July and definitely notice that my poor plants are showing signs of neglect 😕. Your tips are really useful.
Great video Harli! I use the shower method too! I prefer to bring my plants to the sink/shower to water so I hose them down and spray neem oil or captain jacks after each watering! It’s such a great preventative measure and I really don’t have pest problems
With cold or warm water?
I would have never thought about the lemon juice! That’s really clever. Nothin beats good old soap and neem oil *french kiss*
Your my little hero a new born baby a toddler a husband 2 dogs and oodles of plants thank you for making time for us but dont forget to take care of Harley becouse we really enjoy your videos dont over do thank you
I’m a new plant mom! I’m obsessed with my plants ❤. Thanks for the information.
I usually put the plants in the shower&spray them off with the shower head and then spray the neem oil and let it sit for a few hours and then spray them with the shower head again, but maybe I’ll start leaving the neem on longer now.☺️ I love your videos and all your tips!❤️
Makes me really sad seeing your Instagram stories about how your videos are doing because I always watch and always love them :(
I have a hard time with words too its ok lol. You are such a sweetheart, Harli. Your husband must be thrilled, you are awesome & so energetic, Thanks for all the helps girl.❤😊🪴🌱
I just said to myself yesterday, “I have to clean my plants soon.” Now I really do!
I rinse my plants, treat with Azamax, then spray with insecticidal soap mixed with neem oil and orange essential oil to cut down the smell. I only water every 4-6 weeks cuz this takes at least a week for get through all my plants.
You are glowing in this 😍😍😍
Thanks for the tip Harli! I’m excited to try the lemon water on hard water spots!! In Wisco my water is very hard here n it bothers me so much that the spots don’t go away even after wiping them down 🙄😂
THAT SKIN IS GLOWINNNNNN MAMAAAAA✨✨✨✨✨
Great ideas! You cannot use too much Neem Oil though because it will take out your plant despite it being a very natural alternative. I have used the spray the plants in the shower method or outside during the summer with a gentle spray. In the shower be careful not to get soil or plant leaves in your drain.....:)
I’ve never seen neem oil harm a plant. Does it really?
Other than leaf burn I mean
Cool... Thank You.. 👍🌱
I definitely have to get better at cleaning my plants. This is such a great reminder filled with such good tips and tricksp
Super helpful!! I always love hearing how other people care for their plants and prevent pests. I have heard vinegar works for the hard water spots too!
That would make sense! Anything acidic should work ☺️
Great tips! I had to use DE to fight mealy bugs this summer and I’m still trying to get it all off!
Wonderful video-thank you Also love that your sponsor is a cruelty free, sustainable company! Yes, girl you go- you're the best
They are a really cool brand! I loooove them
Thank You so very much on the Shower Tip.. Cleaning them Leaf by Leaf was time consuming... Appreciate. 👍🌱🌱🌱
I'm glad to hear you only do this a few times a year... cus it's so much work!!!!
I needed this video! I’m looking to step up my prevention game and I can’t wait to try out these methods🤩
I shower my plants! I dread the big ones haha they are just hard to move around.
I will have to give the lemon and water a try. I have a few plants that I can’t get the hard water spots off. Got to love Utahs hard water.
Thanks for the reminder! 😂😭 It's so satisfying to see how shiny the leaves get after cleaning them. Also, I love your "byes" 😂
Love your work! Don't stress about views, TH-cam suppresses "inconsistent" channels. It'll come back! 💕
Oooooo you’re making me nervous to check my plants for pests but excited to clean them all and make ‘em all look nice n shiny 🥲
I never thought about it. But the lemon juice actually makes a lot of sense. One way to clean hard water off an aquarium is using ph down, an aquarium water additive. Because it lowers ph, it’s essentially a fish safe acidic solution. Citric acid is obviously also an acid. So it makes a of sense that an acid would work on plants too. Great tip 💡
My toxic trait is I will watch this and still be too lazy to clean / treat my plants 🤪
OMG HI GIRLFRIENDDDDDD BEFORE I EVEN WATCH THE VID YOU LOOK SOOOO GOOOOOOD. Your hair is just so good and you’re so glowy ✨ Absolutely radiant!
I’ve just come from your Twitter, didn’t wanna post on there incase it’s more for your friends and family on there but just wanted to say, the whole video I couldn’t concentrate because you look so BEAUTIFULLY RADIANT! Those glowy cheeks 🔥 Damn girl! ❤️ ps, ignore the haters 😘
Love you sm omg 😂❤️🙏 thank you
I found the hard water removal advise to be Uber helpful! Thank u!!! Not to laugh at you…. But…. That ending tho!! 🤣🤣🤣 funny!
Cleaning my plants is so relaxing
😂😂😂 The ending! Thanks for a great video.
i'm genuinely the WORST at cleaning my plants, they get so dusty. this video is a good reminder to give them a wash when i get home from work!
Great timing on this video Harli! I definitely just noticed thrips on my syngonium :(
Living in AZ I have such a hard time with hard water. The high calcium in the water just is 👎👎. (But I guess that’s why the cactus love it🤷🏼♀️) anyways these tips and tricks are great. I really need to inspect some of my plants as I fear I may have a pest outbreak again so yeah. Time to get up and personal with my plants. 😬
Have you tried them? I want to know too because I get hardwater stains on my plants
love the lemon juice hack!! im so nit picky about my leaves looking perfect!!
Yes needed this thank you! Hope you and your family have a good holiday!
This is perfect timing. I might’ve found some bugs on my pothos. I cut off three leaves that had noticeable white little blobs because I was about to leave and didn’t want it to spread
Oh my goodnesss, thank you. This was perfect timing for me. You’re wonderful!
I use the same method as your mom but for General house cleaning to get rid of hard water spots is vinegar you can even put it in your laundry as a fabric softener like if you have too much Suds in your clothes it will take it out I'm not sure how much I just poured in
Thanks!! ive heard that comercial "shine" products tend to clog plant pores and can cause issues so more natural alternatives are so much better :D
Really appreciate videos like this this breaking it down so practically, thanks so much!
Perfectly timed video for me! I have been going through and cleaning plants..
loveeeee your sweater!!!! also, i have a small thrip issue atm & i have been cleaning a lottttt of leaves recently! love the sponsor too! as always, great vid momma Harli!
What is wrong with her cheeks:(
I love the video!! I just ordered my blueland! I’m so excited!!!
So important to clean our plants! Thank you!
My plants haven't had pests so far and I'm afraid to use anything that breaks that weird balance they have 🤣 do you guys think I should use something as prevention? I've been thinking to use neem oil actually but I'm really afraid to do something different now that could bring pests to my plants 😅 (I know it doesn't make too much sense lol)
I used to think the same!! Till I got mealies in the spring. Neem oil has been a good friend of mine this year.
@@katya131211 thank u! I'll try it to clean the leaves and so to prevent
THE ENDING 😂😭
Thank you. So helpful!! Really didn’t know what to do when I found thrips today.
You’re STILL glowing ⚡️✨✨✨✨
Thank you! I think it's the lighting though haha
I love the 1st way of cleaning that's the only way i've ever done it 🤫
Love the byes :)
Great information
Thanks so much,my friend
Happy Holidays from Jordan The Middle East
Cleaning my plant was the only way I managed to get rid of thrips. Surprised they went away that easy but eco oil helped a lot!
This is motivational. I need to clean most of my plants 😅
Love your videos mama! I miss your little vlogs 💚
I'm out in west ogden Utah, we don't have treated or clorinated water, our culinary is basically well water so it can be petty hard and minerally but the ground well water is nice to not be de-clorinated for like my amphibious pet
I live by the copper mine that water is super hard. I hate it 😩
@@kellipope7405 oh no do you have to like filter or treat your tap water?
Yes but it’s cheaper to by distilled or filtered water.
I have a ficus tree in a huge pot with hundreds … maybe thousands of leaves. I used to put it in the rain but then we moved it up to the second level of my home which wasn’t easy, but it looks good in the room. I can’t even get it into the shower …it’s heavy! Since I can’t sit there and dust every leaf I sometimes give it a shake to remove dust. I was wondering if you have any other ideas for large plants that are too heavy to move? I do occasionally dust some of the leaves but it’s such a chore 🤔 Thanks
I use microfiber gloves to clean big plants like this. Good luck!
These tips were super interesting, thanks for the video!
Hi Harli! These are very helpful tips. Loved the outro, but sorry you woke up the baby! LOL! Thank you so much for sharing!
Great video Harley, Loved, loved, loved the ending! Rotf Lmbo 🤣😂🤣
Thank you very much for your kind information and sweet video.
SO MANY VIDEOS 😍 Why should you wear gloves while handling neem oil? I use clean old pressed neem and it says on the bottle that I can use it for my skin and hair. It should actually be very good for that 🙂
Thanks 4 the tips, I have had a few minor issues with hard water marks & I feel like I'm rubbing the leaves thinking trying 2 remove them! Love ur channel! 💞
I've recently bought a bunch of cut pothos leaves to propagate in a jar of water. Within a few days, I'm noticing some tiny holes here & there. There's also some minimal browning on the edge of the leaves. Everywhere I search, websites are mentioning pests, overwatering, underwatering, sunburn, etc. The thing is... it's in a jar of water so is there such a thing as overwatering when propagating? & I leave it by a window that gets medium amount of indirect light that shouldn't be so damaging to the plant. I haven't fertilized it yet since it's winter but I'm planning on adding some leca that I ordered once it arrives. I also use filtered water so there shouldn't really be anything harming the plants. Do I have pests?
My newly purchased micans' leaves are spotty, probably from greenhouse watering/fertilizing. Are the tender, velvety leaves able to handle 1)being sprayed in the shower, 2)sprayed with dish soap mix, 3)sprayed with neem mixture, 4)wiped with a soft cloth? I'm afraid to harm them! Is it best to avoid one or all methods mentioned? Please advise......TIA.
I love Harli upload day ❤️🔥
I love you
I had thrips and didn’t even realize cause they are SO small. I was wondering why my plant kept looking so bad without seeing anything on it until I looked REALLY close.
Sorry haven’t watched videos we’ve been busy! Time to bing!
I just bought a plant that has a tun of hard water stains on it. I will try the lemon juice to get rid of it. Thanks
Super helpful going into winter!!
The only plant I use distilled water with is my carnivorous drosera spatulata sundew. All of the other plants get tap water
Super duper helpful thanks harli!
This is a good video idea! Thank you for the info and I’m glad you’re doing well :)
Omg your skin looks amazing. Can you please share your skincare routine and make up? 🥺🥰
Yes I will on my second channel, which is linked in the description! My first video is actually about my skincare routine!
& thank you!
Thank you for making these videos.
Great tips! Love the ending the best 😆😂
Needed this! Thanks for the video 😊🙌🏽
Thanks Harli!! 😁
I have been terrible at cleaning my plants lately I just don’t feel like I have time for my plants right now lol
But hey I don’t think any of them are drying and many are growing so I’ll take it
I leave Neem oil on my leaves too.
Ahhhh! This video couldn't have come at a better time. Lockdown ended and life's started again. Which means that the daily (sanity) inspections are no longer a thing for me!
Oh! I'm going to try the lemon juice/water hard water spot treatment!!!
Well I was having a rough day......🖤Until I saw the ending.
I definitely need to do this!
How do pests get in? Do they jump from plant to plant? I'm new to plants. TYIA
That ending... 😂
Hey girl are you still selling plants or what are ya doing sorry but I love watching you and love your plant we had a house fire two weeks before Christmas and we lost everything and lost all my plants
Been needing this video!!!
Excellent
Love your tips. I wanted to know how would you clean the plants that dont require much water to survive especially in the winter. Is there a quick trick?? Or am I left doing one leaf at a time. It's for snake plants. I have a one big one that I ended up dividing into 12 more plants and still could divide them more. Thanks do much for the video. By the way, your glowing and look beautiful.
Use the plastic bag trick for sure!
@@HarliG thank you
Hi, I have a collection of sansevieria, about 30 varieties. I use a 1 part 3% hydrogen peroxide and 3 parts water in a spray bottle. I've been doing this for 10+ years with no problems. I also use this to flush out my plants to kill the gnat larvae. The plants that need to be kept moist, keep gnats around. I have about 200 plants. I hope the helps.
@@elizabethjrich4415 ty Elizabeth. I will try that too. I'm not a fan of gnats.
thanks for all the info!