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I just use normal ground cinnamon because it takes away the gnats food source. When I repotted, I actually just included it in my putting mix and it seemed to really help.
You are life saver … I tried everything nothing worked . Thank god I found your video 😊 I bought tanlin drop from eBay bit expensive but it all worth it . Within 2 use all gnats are completely gone . Thank you 🙏
This makes me so happy to hear! It has worked wonders for me - after 2 applications, I have not had gnats again for years! Once I saw one buzzing, it went into the next watering and- GONE! Did you experience the same?
I've used a combo of yellow sticky paper (bulk buy and cut up) and these BTI bacteria impregnated granules called Mosquito Bits ordered from overseas. I soak the Bits in water for 24 hours and use the solution to water my plants or mist the soil for humidity. They definitely work because the next day there are larvae corpses on the surface of the soil, which is gross, but satisfying. They're a pretty good solution, but once these are done, I'd be giving Tanlin drops a go because it seems like an equally effective and safe solution, while being much more convenient to employ.
Amazing Josemalene! Thanks for taking the time out to write out that detailed and comprehensive reply! I always wanted to purchase Mosquito Bits from overseas, as I had heard great things from my overseas plant friends - great to hear they are a great working solution (and totally agree as sadistic as it may sound, on how satisfying seeing them on the surface of the soil!). Entering you into the Tanlin draw and thanks for your comment!
I had no fungus gnats until I purchased a Monstera from Bunnings. The Monstera itself wasn't the problem but I also purchased a bag of potting mix from their outside section. I got home, replanted it using the bag of soild and.. oh.. my.. god.. Within 7 days they were EVERYWHERE. the neem oil actually helped me quite a bit but used it at a 40/50 (oil/water ratio) and sprayed it onto the soil religiously every second day for 2 weeks. Now I still have a few here and there but its manageable with the sticky strips.
I had the exact same situation! Literally bought one of those indoor potting mixes from Bunnings (brand called Osmocote) and my home was RIDDLED with gnats! I’ve recently purchased more specialised potting mix which costs about triple the price, and I’ll see if it’s any better since I’m due for a repot - but I know exactly how you feel! Very frustrating!
My favourite methods are: 1. Keep your soil on the dry side. Only water your plants when they are dry (unless they require slightly moist soil - species such Calathea or ferns). This is particularly important during winter months when soil tends to stay wet/moist longer. 2. Add a dry sand layer on top of the soil (say about 2cm thick). Gnats may be discouraged to lay their eggs in the substrate. 3. Mixture of Neem oil and water. Next time you water the plants - use that. I sometimes take the plants outside and leave them out to dry. The exposure to more light and wind/air circulation will quicken the drying process and any gnats escaping will be outside and not in the home. Once completely dry I bring the plants inside. In any case, I find plants prefer being outside especially in the spring, summer and autumn months. 🥰💚🙏🏻 Best of luck everyone! 😘
Nice one! ECHO-ING all of what you've mentioned in your comment! 1) Great tip addition on being especially important during winter months - watering less frequently is definitely a reality! 2) Dry sand layer essentially performs the same as your 'gnat barrier' - do you just go to the beach and take some home with you? :P Just kidding 3) Absolutely, I always add a bit of Neem Oil in my watering once a month as a 'preventative' measure, even though I haven't visibly seen it "do much", but it MUST be doing something! Just make sure the plants aren't exposed too long to direct sunlight outside, amirite? :)
That’s a great tip! I’ve tried that too - actually did it once when I went overseas for 1 week and I grouped them all together against the balcony door and kept the bug zapper on - came back to a cemetery of gnats on the floor 😅
So good to hear from an Australian with locally accessible products! I did a lot of online research with most products mentioned being from UK/ USA, and finally decided on a neem cake/ mosquito bit tea... but then lost the 'recipe' after finally getting my shipment of products and have done nothing. 🤦♀️ I'm also a bit concerned about killing some of my native plants (especially the grevilleas) with this mix as I have no idea how safe it is for sensitive plants! Time for even more research, I guess! 😅
No worries at all, I’m glad I could help! I really advocate for the tanlin drops - a little on the expensive side, but you really won’t regret it!! I’ve not had a gnat problem ever since I bought this years ago!
I'm a Hort. My smart female indoor pot plant nerds tell me they use a combo of bottom saucer water and on the top of the pot they carefully make holes into the media with there fingers. Here they use a small plastic container to pour water into the finger holes which prevents the top layer from staying moist.
Great idea - and in my case, stabbing the top layer of soil with a chopstick 😂😂😂 I guess if you don’t mind getting your fingers dirty, that’s all good too! Thanks for sharing ☺️
We bombed our house because of our massive gnat problem. I’ve tried most of your other suggestions, including the gnat barrier from Bunnings. I have also noticed degradation in my plants’ health following this being added, especially to the plants that need to dry quickly. I’ve never heard of tanlin drops though. I love your description of how it works. I want those suckers to suffer!
Oh dear! I completely agree with you in regards to the gnat barrier - I've not bought it since 😅 tanlin has been doing me pretty well over the past year! I'll notice a gnat here and there but after watering with a drop of it in the watering can, I don't notice them for an extended period! Hopefully you get your situation under control so you can enjoy your plants ☺️🌱
I've used hydrogen peroxide but mainly to help the soil a bit out but what I found effective in destroying the fungus gnats relatively quickly is Aerogard Home Multi Insect Killer (the green one) which you can get from coles or woolies and I just sprayed onto the soil and it worked really well and really quickly. The aerogard is also plant based so it sounds safe enough to use for plants haha and I think also letting soil dry out before using is a good way to preventing the infestations
Thanks for sharing your tips Anna! I've heard of this method, but also wondered if it was 'plant safe' ☺️ and totally agree with the dry soil method, I feel like it is one of the 'best' methods (cost/effective 🙊)!
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I've left water, apple cider vinegar and by mistake, my left over coffee that I forgot to take away before bed. The results, one gnat in the water, none in the vinegar as it's mainly for fruit flies and 8 in the coffee. Now I make three cups of coffee for the Gnats each day and place them around the room and every time, there has been six or more gnats in the coffee. I can tell the population is dying off as I'm only finding one or two in one of the cups so I now know the main plant the Gnats are around mostly 😊
What an amazing hack - I have never heard of this method!? Everyone has been telling me that apple cider vinegar attracts them - but if I was a fungus gnat, I’d probably go for the coffee 😂 you definitely should try the tanlin drops though, I’ve never had a problem since I started using them!
Thank you - will be trying these out for sure .. only just started trying apple cider vinegar/water/dish soap - still seeing if it works … cinnamon - now I know WHY normal didn’t work & I’ve also tried a layer of sand - which gave the same same result as #5
No worries! Happy to help! Funnily enough, I only recently heard of people purchasing sand, but pretty much for the same effect as the 'gnat barrier'. Good luck on your gnat destroying, you got this! ✊
Not over watering totes helped me control my infestation! I also agree with what you said about the gnat barrier. And LMAO I used ground cinnamon except I used it to control bacteria for mould 🥲
Agreed - I actually have kept them on a more dryer side for extended periods 😅 poor plants! Thanks for the tip on cinnamon to control mould, guess I've got to go buy some now 🤑
I've just started using the neem cake solution ( 100 grams neem cake soaking in 1 litre of water for 3 days) for my seedlings I do bottom watering. So far its reduced the gnats. See how that progresses. Then I will tanlin drops.
Thank you for the good tips. I have tried the neem oil method, apple Cider vinegar with dish wash detergent and yellow sticky tape. However my case was pretty severe, so I had to move all my plants to the outdoor balcony and had to keep them outside for a while.
Thanks so much for sharing your tips as well! I have too, put a tiny bit of diluted dish washer detergent in the past, but my cases have been so severe that hasn't worked! Hoping your cases go down soon after putting them on the balcony (as technically it would dry them out a lot faster). Good luck! 🌿💚
I have used sticky traps and they work so well! I have also tried watering less and bottom watering. Still have some flying around though unfortunately.
Agree - sticky traps definitely do work and so much satisfication in seeing them stuck to the tab 😂 entering you in for the tanlin drops and thanks for watching! 🌿🌱
I have loads of orchids + numerous houseplants + carnivorous plants. A bag of miracle grow orchid medium was infested with fungus gnats larvae, unnoticed by me. Which infested all of my orchids then went slowly to the house plants. The main infestation was with the orchids because of the bark in the medium. After tons of research to rid them of delicate orchids. I did let the orchids medium to dry out for 2 weeks, thankfully no harm to the orchids. I also bought the yellow sticky things but also bought the Mosquito Bits from Amazon. The directions on the bag for treating treatment of fungus gnats is a scoop of bits per gal of water. Let birds sit in water for about 20min (I let them sit over night). Skim of bits and water, using treated water, once a week for 3 weeks or more if needed. That worked great, especially when I tossed the other infested bags of miracle grow orchid mix in my outside garden, lol. My gnat problem isn't nearly as bad and the Drosera carnivorous plants are handling the rest, lol.
Hi Hershey! Thanks for taking the time to recount your experience! You literally described my exact scenario with a a bag of orchid potting mix (and I can confirm that it was in fact the orchid potting mix - last week, I checked on my leftovers and when I opened the bag, a bunch of gnats flew out!). What a gruelling experience - thankfully, the 2 week drying out didn't do detrimental impact to your orchids! My continual drying had caused a few of my plants to brown at the tips, but now that they're gone, no more brown tips! Love that you've got carnivorous plants - I have also considered purchasing some too!
@@simpleplanty hi, Thank you for your reply. I've found that the Dosera Filifoformis is great at catching the fungus gnats. But the Nepenthes is a beauty to behold. They're not only functional and a fabulous conversation piece but beautiful as well. P.S. I could really use advise for my monsters Monstera Deliciosa but it would be hard to explain, lol. It's HUGE but it's sending out aerial roots off of its leaf stem. The stem is shaped like a weird S and is got aerial roots coming from all over, probably like a dozen. I don't know how to get it back under control. Sadly I can't attach a picture to show you.
@@hersheyyogeemoyer7919 thanks for the recommendations! I have seen heaps of photos of the Nepenthes, and you're absolutely right - it's a beauty to behold! Regarding your Monstera; I understand what you're talking about, as my own Monstera is quite large and has shot A LOT of aerial roots as it's started to climb up the trellis that I use to support it - I don't usually advocate for snipping the aerial roots off (although, I can confirm I have done it in the past and it has not done the plant harm, however, stunting potential 'growth'). I usually just tuck the aerial roots back into the top layer of the soil (if it is safe to do so - i.e. if you can bend it without harm). I'm going to be building a large spaghnum moss panel next month and going to tuck most of the aerial roots safely into the panel. Will post a video in the next 2 months documenting the process!
@@simpleplanty Hi, Thanks again for the reply, I can't wait to see your creation and your carnivorous plant but be warned they can get to be addictive, lol.
Hey there! I use 1 part apple cider vinegar, 2 parts water with 2-3 drops of morning fresh into a jar. I put cling wrap on top of the jar and seal with a rubber band. Then poke a hole in the middle. Basically they get attracted to the smell and go into the jar and fall in and drown. 🤷🏻♀️
Hi Lin - amazing, thanks for taking the time to post this method!!! This is a great makeshift home remedy that I'll definitely look to try if my gnats ever decide to make another guest appearance! Also, major benefits is that your suggestion is non-invasive and truly organic. Thankyou and cheers!
One lady on you tube said Apple cider vinegar don't work because Nats are not attracted to it Don't know if that's true so many people have been trying all kinds of things I just need to get rid of them I cannot sleep they get into my nose I'm a senor I need to sleep
I hate fungus gnats. I’ve tried so many things, peroxide, cinnamon, new soil, baking the soil, mosquito bites tea, neem oil, sand over the top. Only thing that was working is “Bonide Systemic Houseplant Insect Killer” hands down! Miracle grow is a bad soil for gnats. I love sticky tabs!
No worries, Char! Trust, give it a couple waterings and you wont see gnats again! I had to order it online too - have had the bottle for over 2 years now too so well worth it 🙏
Lucky so far I have no problem with Gnats but I'm enjoying watching your videos and subscribed in your channel thank you for sharing all this helpful tips and looking forward for more videos😊 keepsafe 👏
@@simpleplanty No worries.I think I love all the plants as long all of them are not dead😅✌ now I love silver satin photos because it is easy to grow and I love how the leaves can grow big too.. I also love pink princess philodendron but I'm more on rose plants and I'm obsessed with roses😍 happy gardening🥰
No worries - the unintentional underwatering definitely would have defo helped 😂 most easy and cost effective method 🙊 hopefully you're mostly gnat free these days! ☺️🌱🌿
I had terrible infestation. I use ceylon cinnamon, sticky traps, hydrogen peroxide, mosquito bits. Now I'm using tanlin drops, and believe it or not I burn Nag Champa incense. The tanlin drops seem to take care of the larvae and the Nag Champa seems to smoke out the adults. I'm no longer swatting at my face. Nag Champa is a very strong incense and some people are sensitive to it. Well I'm sensitive to gnats! Yes the tanlin drops are a bit pricey but they go a long way. I did have to switch back to top watering until I got them under control.
Hi Barbara! I can totally relate - it’s funny that after I got the tanlin drops, I no longer had to bother with any of the other methods that you mentioned too - such as cinnamon, sticky traps, hydrogen peroxide, mosquito bits! They worked like a dream 🥰 So happy to hear you have them under control now!
@@simpleplanty Oh I'm telling you! I have over 50 plants in a one bedroom apartment. Yes I've got an obsession. I think I got the gnats from a new plant because I didn't have them for years. I've never seen anything crawling on the soil like some people say.
@@barbaraowens2299 now having 50 plants in a one bedroom apartment is definitely a gift - how did you Tetris all of them in there! I have a 2 bedder apartment and am struggling for space with less! Staking is an easy procedure - you’ll just need to figure out where the nodes/aerial roots are and affix your stake behind it. Otherwise, I do have some other videos that you could potentially watch ☺️ Hope that helps!
@@simpleplanty Careful staging! My windows are south facing with an overhang and trees a few yards away. So the sun is perfect. I've watched your monestera and staking videos. Yes obsessed over those too! This is a beautiful plant but I have nodes in all rear positions no matter how I turn the pot. The vines are in the soil not hanging out. So I've got leaves facing all directions!
When you had enough and wanted to end it all XD : repotting all of them in fresh soil!!! I boil water and drench the new soil first (cooking, then leave to cool), before potting them in. Also using orchid bark mix + perlite + Coco coir (soil free) for better drainage & stop fungal growth (that's their food right??). Haven't heard of Tanlin drops before... But EVERY video calls for Mosquito bits. It's impossible to find mosquito bits in Aus :(
Funnily enough, I went for that exact method of wanting to end it all by repotting all of them in a fresh, well aerated soil only to get an extremely unlucky bag of soil that was infested with fungus gnats which caused an ERUPTION of flying gnat in my household - I was so upset! 😭 Good tip on the boiling water, I'll try this on my next repot. Surely boiling water kills them!? Another person had commented and told me they ordered mosquito bits from overseas. I really don't think we have this here in Aus (as I've never seen it!). Entering you into the comp to win the Tanlin drops, thanks so much for sharing!
@@simpleplanty omg Yasssss, thanks for entering me! 😆 I really feel you, that sucks having that bad bag of soil! I tried the drying out the soil method... And there's still fungus gnats coming out of the dry soil (maybe they haven't all hatch it)... Only having to end up with a burnt and dehydrated Peace Lily 🤣😆. I also have carnivorous plants (Sundews- they can eat fungus gnats... Man it speeds up their growth and flowers like crazy!!), but they like to have boggy wet soil = breeds fungus gnats... IRONIC RIGHT??!? 🤨😂. That's why a chemical/biological factor is needed to kill em at soil level. Hope you do okay in Sydney, us Melbournians are opening up tmr (yayyy plant shopping!)... Don't know how long it'll last again HAHA 😆
@@nyawidborom4901 omg your poor peace Lily! Guess it was waving the white flag/flower once you dried it out 😜 I have mates with sundews and I actually like the look of them too! Funny you say they like moist soils 😂 That's awesome you guys are out of lockdown now and well deserved since sadly Melbourne was on lockdown for so long before (it's unfortunately our turn now 😭😭😭)
@@simpleplanty HAHA Peace lilly peace-ing out with their white flags got me laughing 😂. If you are interested, I'll happily share the Sundews! I got so many, don't know what to do haha. I'm pretty active on FB and the indoor group CIPPA, message me if you want 😆
@@nyawidborom4901 all good, wouldn't even know how a sundew could even be transported especially in the mail - however, extremely kind of you Nyawid and really appreciate the offer! I'm also very active and on cippas! If you had instagram, I'd love to see your collection if you post your plants there 😊 my handle is 'simpleplantation'
Hi I came across your channel and you give really good tips I’m kinda not new to the plant world I would say I love plants all over my house but gnats have been a bit of a problem but keeping an eye out on it I also have a question idk if you can help with it I have noticed there really tiny little little bugs under the pots when I pick it up like on the saucer there just crawling but there super super tiny ones I’m not sure if I should be worried?? any tips thank you !
Hi Kathy! I've actually been experiencing the same thing with a couple of my plants, as well (presuming they're tiny little bugs that crawl around pretty quickly when you pick up the saucer and are a little white/yellow-ish in colour?). I've been doing a mix of a couple things and the key is consistent application - I use white oil spray (or you could use eco oil) to spray down the saucer every couple of days (after washing the saucer with water and dishwasher soap) and then using Neem oil with my waterings to help get rid of them from the soil. Hope that helps 😊
@@simpleplanty Hello. Thank you for answering my question well yes there tiny little bugs but these look black little ones and just on the saucer so idk if there just little gnat not sure they look like baby gnat to me lol But I did wash the saucer and that helps 😀 hopefully .
@@kathysmommylife no worries - keep persisting and washing them away, and try to apply some preventative pest control in your watering so it goes through your soil. Good luck!
Wouldn't recommend bottom feeding. It may help a little, but I often see them coming out of the holes at the bottom of my pots. They don't necessarily thing they have to feed and lay eggs on the surface.
Awww….can you do the free prize again??? I’m dying to try tanlin drops because I have tried many methods that you have also mentioned and none of them work……..!!!! 😭😭😭
Awww you really have to try tanlin drops, they are the absolute best and definitely worth the money/investment. I haven’t uploaded videos in awhile but once I do, I’ll be sure to do a competition again. Thanks for watching 😊
@@simpleplanty Sure thing!! With that positive comment, I have no doubt to get one bottle of tanlin myself this Thursday!!! Thank you so much and look forward to your next video!
Oh they are nasty aren't they... Great suggestion on video. In case you're in need of some urgent support, I've been using a few products to combat spider mites - vitality plus and rose shield. Give those a go!
The problem just got worse What started out as a concern about dried leaves tips turn into a super infestation Just to watch TV I have to spray myself with Deet
@@bonniejennings3551 hey Bonnie - real sorry to hear that! I'd avoid spraying hydrogen peroxide on the leaves, to be on the safe side. Gnats would not have been introduced from adding this into your substrate, it was likely a brewing infestation. You could try other methods and see how you go 😊
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I just use normal ground cinnamon because it takes away the gnats food source. When I repotted, I actually just included it in my putting mix and it seemed to really help.
Good tip! I could add that to my potting mix next time - thankyou! ☺️
You are life saver … I tried everything nothing worked . Thank god I found your video 😊 I bought tanlin drop from eBay bit expensive but it all worth it . Within 2 use all gnats are completely gone . Thank you 🙏
This makes me so happy to hear! It has worked wonders for me - after 2 applications, I have not had gnats again for years! Once I saw one buzzing, it went into the next watering and- GONE! Did you experience the same?
I've used a combo of yellow sticky paper (bulk buy and cut up) and these BTI bacteria impregnated granules called Mosquito Bits ordered from overseas. I soak the Bits in water for 24 hours and use the solution to water my plants or mist the soil for humidity. They definitely work because the next day there are larvae corpses on the surface of the soil, which is gross, but satisfying. They're a pretty good solution, but once these are done, I'd be giving Tanlin drops a go because it seems like an equally effective and safe solution, while being much more convenient to employ.
Amazing Josemalene! Thanks for taking the time out to write out that detailed and comprehensive reply! I always wanted to purchase Mosquito Bits from overseas, as I had heard great things from my overseas plant friends - great to hear they are a great working solution (and totally agree as sadistic as it may sound, on how satisfying seeing them on the surface of the soil!). Entering you into the Tanlin draw and thanks for your comment!
I had no fungus gnats until I purchased a Monstera from Bunnings. The Monstera itself wasn't the problem but I also purchased a bag of potting mix from their outside section. I got home, replanted it using the bag of soild and.. oh.. my.. god.. Within 7 days they were EVERYWHERE. the neem oil actually helped me quite a bit but used it at a 40/50 (oil/water ratio) and sprayed it onto the soil religiously every second day for 2 weeks. Now I still have a few here and there but its manageable with the sticky strips.
I had the exact same situation! Literally bought one of those indoor potting mixes from Bunnings (brand called Osmocote) and my home was RIDDLED with gnats! I’ve recently purchased more specialised potting mix which costs about triple the price, and I’ll see if it’s any better since I’m due for a repot - but I know exactly how you feel! Very frustrating!
My favourite methods are:
1. Keep your soil on the dry side. Only water your plants when they are dry (unless they require slightly moist soil - species such Calathea or ferns). This is particularly important during winter months when soil tends to stay wet/moist longer.
2. Add a dry sand layer on top of the soil (say about 2cm thick). Gnats may be discouraged to lay their eggs in the substrate.
3. Mixture of Neem oil and water. Next time you water the plants - use that.
I sometimes take the plants outside and leave them out to dry. The exposure to more light and wind/air circulation will quicken the drying process and any gnats escaping will be outside and not in the home. Once completely dry I bring the plants inside. In any case, I find plants prefer being outside especially in the spring, summer and autumn months. 🥰💚🙏🏻 Best of luck everyone! 😘
Nice one! ECHO-ING all of what you've mentioned in your comment!
1) Great tip addition on being especially important during winter months - watering less frequently is definitely a reality!
2) Dry sand layer essentially performs the same as your 'gnat barrier' - do you just go to the beach and take some home with you? :P Just kidding
3) Absolutely, I always add a bit of Neem Oil in my watering once a month as a 'preventative' measure, even though I haven't visibly seen it "do much", but it MUST be doing something!
Just make sure the plants aren't exposed too long to direct sunlight outside, amirite? :)
Hang a bug zapper lite over your plants! Left mine up for 2 months till I Heard no more zaps! Over a year now & no more gnats! Rev.. J. 😊
That’s a great tip! I’ve tried that too - actually did it once when I went overseas for 1 week and I grouped them all together against the balcony door and kept the bug zapper on - came back to a cemetery of gnats on the floor 😅
So good to hear from an Australian with locally accessible products!
I did a lot of online research with most products mentioned being from UK/ USA, and finally decided on a neem cake/ mosquito bit tea... but then lost the 'recipe' after finally getting my shipment of products and have done nothing. 🤦♀️
I'm also a bit concerned about killing some of my native plants (especially the grevilleas) with this mix as I have no idea how safe it is for sensitive plants! Time for even more research, I guess! 😅
No worries at all, I’m glad I could help! I really advocate for the tanlin drops - a little on the expensive side, but you really won’t regret it!! I’ve not had a gnat problem ever since I bought this years ago!
I'm a Hort. My smart female indoor pot plant nerds tell me they use a combo of bottom saucer water and on the top of the pot they carefully make holes into the media with there fingers. Here they use a small plastic container to pour water into the finger holes which prevents the top layer from staying moist.
Great idea - and in my case, stabbing the top layer of soil with a chopstick 😂😂😂 I guess if you don’t mind getting your fingers dirty, that’s all good too! Thanks for sharing ☺️
We bombed our house because of our massive gnat problem. I’ve tried most of your other suggestions, including the gnat barrier from Bunnings. I have also noticed degradation in my plants’ health following this being added, especially to the plants that need to dry quickly. I’ve never heard of tanlin drops though. I love your description of how it works. I want those suckers to suffer!
Oh dear! I completely agree with you in regards to the gnat barrier - I've not bought it since 😅 tanlin has been doing me pretty well over the past year! I'll notice a gnat here and there but after watering with a drop of it in the watering can, I don't notice them for an extended period! Hopefully you get your situation under control so you can enjoy your plants ☺️🌱
I've used hydrogen peroxide but mainly to help the soil a bit out but what I found effective in destroying the fungus gnats relatively quickly is Aerogard Home Multi Insect Killer (the green one) which you can get from coles or woolies and I just sprayed onto the soil and it worked really well and really quickly. The aerogard is also plant based so it sounds safe enough to use for plants haha and I think also letting soil dry out before using is a good way to preventing the infestations
Thanks for sharing your tips Anna! I've heard of this method, but also wondered if it was 'plant safe' ☺️ and totally agree with the dry soil method, I feel like it is one of the 'best' methods (cost/effective 🙊)!
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@@simpleplanty Thank you so much! This has made my day! I cant wait to try the drops!!!! I just sent an email :)
@@annak5792 I have posted this to you this afternoon. Thankyou so much again for your support and have an amazing rest of week! :)
I've left water, apple cider vinegar and by mistake, my left over coffee that I forgot to take away before bed. The results, one gnat in the water, none in the vinegar as it's mainly for fruit flies and 8 in the coffee. Now I make three cups of coffee for the Gnats each day and place them around the room and every time, there has been six or more gnats in the coffee. I can tell the population is dying off as I'm only finding one or two in one of the cups so I now know the main plant the Gnats are around mostly 😊
What an amazing hack - I have never heard of this method!? Everyone has been telling me that apple cider vinegar attracts them - but if I was a fungus gnat, I’d probably go for the coffee 😂 you definitely should try the tanlin drops though, I’ve never had a problem since I started using them!
Thank you - will be trying these out for sure .. only just started trying apple cider vinegar/water/dish soap - still seeing if it works … cinnamon - now I know WHY normal didn’t work & I’ve also tried a layer of sand - which gave the same same result as #5
No worries! Happy to help! Funnily enough, I only recently heard of people purchasing sand, but pretty much for the same effect as the 'gnat barrier'. Good luck on your gnat destroying, you got this! ✊
Not over watering totes helped me control my infestation! I also agree with what you said about the gnat barrier. And LMAO I used ground cinnamon except I used it to control bacteria for mould 🥲
Agreed - I actually have kept them on a more dryer side for extended periods 😅 poor plants! Thanks for the tip on cinnamon to control mould, guess I've got to go buy some now 🤑
I've just started using the neem cake solution ( 100 grams neem cake soaking in 1 litre of water for 3 days) for my seedlings I do bottom watering. So far its reduced the gnats. See how that progresses. Then I will tanlin drops.
Nice one! I've never seen a Neem cake before but sounds great it's reduced your gnats 🤗 thanks for sharing!
Thank you for the good tips. I have tried the neem oil method, apple
Cider vinegar with dish wash detergent and yellow sticky tape. However my case was pretty severe, so I had to move all my plants to the outdoor balcony and had to keep them outside for a while.
Thanks so much for sharing your tips as well! I have too, put a tiny bit of diluted dish washer detergent in the past, but my cases have been so severe that hasn't worked! Hoping your cases go down soon after putting them on the balcony (as technically it would dry them out a lot faster). Good luck! 🌿💚
I have used sticky traps and they work so well! I have also tried watering less and bottom watering. Still have some flying around though unfortunately.
Agree - sticky traps definitely do work and so much satisfication in seeing them stuck to the tab 😂 entering you in for the tanlin drops and thanks for watching! 🌿🌱
Thank you so much…. Will try peroxide mixture… hoping get rid of fungus in my roses
No worries Andrea, just make sure you've diluted it very well. Hope it helps 😊🌱
Tanlin drops are the best 👌 thank you for all your help 🙏 ❤️ no more gnats
No worries! How long did it take you to get rid of them? 😊
About a week 😃
@@char2304 trust me, they'll stay away if you ever have the random one fly around again! I've not had them for years because of tanlin drops!
I have loads of orchids + numerous houseplants + carnivorous plants.
A bag of miracle grow orchid medium was infested with fungus gnats larvae, unnoticed by me. Which infested all of my orchids then went slowly to the house plants. The main infestation was with the orchids because of the bark in the medium. After tons of research to rid them of delicate orchids. I did let the orchids medium to dry out for 2 weeks, thankfully no harm to the orchids. I also bought the yellow sticky things but also bought the Mosquito Bits from Amazon. The directions on the bag for treating treatment of fungus gnats is a scoop of bits per gal of water. Let birds sit in water for about 20min (I let them sit over night). Skim of bits and water, using treated water, once a week for 3 weeks or more if needed.
That worked great, especially when I tossed the other infested bags of miracle grow orchid mix in my outside garden, lol. My gnat problem isn't nearly as bad and the Drosera carnivorous plants are handling the rest, lol.
Hi Hershey! Thanks for taking the time to recount your experience! You literally described my exact scenario with a a bag of orchid potting mix (and I can confirm that it was in fact the orchid potting mix - last week, I checked on my leftovers and when I opened the bag, a bunch of gnats flew out!). What a gruelling experience - thankfully, the 2 week drying out didn't do detrimental impact to your orchids! My continual drying had caused a few of my plants to brown at the tips, but now that they're gone, no more brown tips! Love that you've got carnivorous plants - I have also considered purchasing some too!
@@simpleplanty hi,
Thank you for your reply.
I've found that the Dosera Filifoformis is great at catching the fungus gnats. But the Nepenthes is a beauty to behold. They're not only functional and a fabulous conversation piece but beautiful as well.
P.S. I could really use advise for my monsters Monstera Deliciosa but it would be hard to explain, lol. It's HUGE but it's sending out aerial roots off of its leaf stem. The stem is shaped like a weird S and is got aerial roots coming from all over, probably like a dozen. I don't know how to get it back under control. Sadly I can't attach a picture to show you.
@@hersheyyogeemoyer7919 thanks for the recommendations! I have seen heaps of photos of the Nepenthes, and you're absolutely right - it's a beauty to behold! Regarding your Monstera; I understand what you're talking about, as my own Monstera is quite large and has shot A LOT of aerial roots as it's started to climb up the trellis that I use to support it - I don't usually advocate for snipping the aerial roots off (although, I can confirm I have done it in the past and it has not done the plant harm, however, stunting potential 'growth'). I usually just tuck the aerial roots back into the top layer of the soil (if it is safe to do so - i.e. if you can bend it without harm). I'm going to be building a large spaghnum moss panel next month and going to tuck most of the aerial roots safely into the panel. Will post a video in the next 2 months documenting the process!
@@simpleplanty
Hi,
Thanks again for the reply, I can't wait to see your creation and your carnivorous plant but be warned they can get to be addictive, lol.
@@hersheyyogeemoyer7919 as with all plants, it's a healthy addiction 😜🌿🌱
Hey there! I use 1 part apple cider vinegar, 2 parts water with 2-3 drops of morning fresh into a jar. I put cling wrap on top of the jar and seal with a rubber band. Then poke a hole in the middle. Basically they get attracted to the smell and go into the jar and fall in and drown. 🤷🏻♀️
Hi Lin - amazing, thanks for taking the time to post this method!!! This is a great makeshift home remedy that I'll definitely look to try if my gnats ever decide to make another guest appearance! Also, major benefits is that your suggestion is non-invasive and truly organic. Thankyou and cheers!
One lady on you tube said Apple cider vinegar don't work because Nats are not attracted to it
Don't know if that's true so many people have been trying all kinds of things I just need to get rid of them I cannot sleep they get into my nose
I'm a senor I need to sleep
Im currently using neem oil drench and really hoping my indoor plants will be ok soon
Fingers crossed 🤞😊🌱
I hate fungus gnats. I’ve tried so many things, peroxide, cinnamon, new soil, baking the soil, mosquito bites tea, neem oil, sand over the top. Only thing that was working is “Bonide Systemic Houseplant Insect Killer” hands down!
Miracle grow is a bad soil for gnats.
I love sticky tabs!
Hey Sam! Thanks for sharing - I hate fungus gnats too!!! I swear once I used tanlin drops they all went away and never had a problem again!
I just ordered Tanlin drops YAY!!!!! 😃
Thank you again for this advice 🙏 ❤️ 🙌
Bunnings don't stock so online it is 😃
No worries, Char! Trust, give it a couple waterings and you wont see gnats again! I had to order it online too - have had the bottle for over 2 years now too so well worth it 🙏
Lucky so far I have no problem with Gnats but I'm enjoying watching your videos and subscribed in your channel thank you for sharing all this helpful tips and looking forward for more videos😊 keepsafe 👏
Oh you are so lucky! Thankyou for subscribing, it really means a lot! Always happy to help - what are your favourite plants? ☺️🌿
Also, now you know what to do if you ever got gnats ☺️🌱
@@simpleplanty No worries.I think I love all the plants as long all of them are not dead😅✌ now I love silver satin photos because it is easy to grow and I love how the leaves can grow big too.. I also love pink princess philodendron but I'm more on rose plants and I'm obsessed with roses😍 happy gardening🥰
@@simpleplanty thank you😊
Outstanding
Sorry for the late reply! Thankyou so much for your feedback ☺️💚
Yes! Gnats have traumatized me! Thank you so much for this video!
No worries - I hardly have any gnat problems nowadays for the longest time, you can get rid of them too!
I’ve used sticky traps and I unintentionally underwater 😬🤣 So I suppose a bit of both 🤣 This was super informative! Thank you so much ☺️
No worries - the unintentional underwatering definitely would have defo helped 😂 most easy and cost effective method 🙊 hopefully you're mostly gnat free these days! ☺️🌱🌿
I had terrible infestation. I use ceylon cinnamon, sticky traps, hydrogen peroxide, mosquito bits. Now I'm using tanlin drops, and believe it or not I burn Nag Champa incense. The tanlin drops seem to take care of the larvae and the Nag Champa seems to smoke out the adults. I'm no longer swatting at my face. Nag Champa is a very strong incense and some people are sensitive to it. Well I'm sensitive to gnats! Yes the tanlin drops are a bit pricey but they go a long way. I did have to switch back to top watering until I got them under control.
Hi Barbara! I can totally relate - it’s funny that after I got the tanlin drops, I no longer had to bother with any of the other methods that you mentioned too - such as cinnamon, sticky traps, hydrogen peroxide, mosquito bits! They worked like a dream 🥰 So happy to hear you have them under control now!
@@simpleplanty Oh I'm telling you! I have over 50 plants in a one bedroom apartment. Yes I've got an obsession. I think I got the gnats from a new plant because I didn't have them for years. I've never seen anything crawling on the soil like some people say.
@@simpleplanty Now if I can just figure out how to stake my monestera!
@@barbaraowens2299 now having 50 plants in a one bedroom apartment is definitely a gift - how did you Tetris all of them in there! I have a 2 bedder apartment and am struggling for space with less! Staking is an easy procedure - you’ll just need to figure out where the nodes/aerial roots are and affix your stake behind it. Otherwise, I do have some other videos that you could potentially watch ☺️ Hope that helps!
@@simpleplanty Careful staging! My windows are south facing with an overhang and trees a few yards away. So the sun is perfect. I've watched your monestera and staking videos. Yes obsessed over those too! This is a beautiful plant but I have nodes in all rear positions no matter how I turn the pot. The vines are in the soil not hanging out. So I've got leaves facing all directions!
When you had enough and wanted to end it all XD : repotting all of them in fresh soil!!!
I boil water and drench the new soil first (cooking, then leave to cool), before potting them in. Also using orchid bark mix + perlite + Coco coir (soil free) for better drainage & stop fungal growth (that's their food right??). Haven't heard of Tanlin drops before... But EVERY video calls for Mosquito bits. It's impossible to find mosquito bits in Aus :(
Funnily enough, I went for that exact method of wanting to end it all by repotting all of them in a fresh, well aerated soil only to get an extremely unlucky bag of soil that was infested with fungus gnats which caused an ERUPTION of flying gnat in my household - I was so upset! 😭 Good tip on the boiling water, I'll try this on my next repot. Surely boiling water kills them!? Another person had commented and told me they ordered mosquito bits from overseas. I really don't think we have this here in Aus (as I've never seen it!). Entering you into the comp to win the Tanlin drops, thanks so much for sharing!
@@simpleplanty omg Yasssss, thanks for entering me! 😆
I really feel you, that sucks having that bad bag of soil! I tried the drying out the soil method... And there's still fungus gnats coming out of the dry soil (maybe they haven't all hatch it)... Only having to end up with a burnt and dehydrated Peace Lily 🤣😆.
I also have carnivorous plants (Sundews- they can eat fungus gnats... Man it speeds up their growth and flowers like crazy!!), but they like to have boggy wet soil = breeds fungus gnats... IRONIC RIGHT??!? 🤨😂. That's why a chemical/biological factor is needed to kill em at soil level.
Hope you do okay in Sydney, us Melbournians are opening up tmr (yayyy plant shopping!)... Don't know how long it'll last again HAHA 😆
@@nyawidborom4901 omg your poor peace Lily! Guess it was waving the white flag/flower once you dried it out 😜 I have mates with sundews and I actually like the look of them too! Funny you say they like moist soils 😂 That's awesome you guys are out of lockdown now and well deserved since sadly Melbourne was on lockdown for so long before (it's unfortunately our turn now 😭😭😭)
@@simpleplanty HAHA Peace lilly peace-ing out with their white flags got me laughing 😂.
If you are interested, I'll happily share the Sundews! I got so many, don't know what to do haha. I'm pretty active on FB and the indoor group CIPPA, message me if you want 😆
@@nyawidborom4901 all good, wouldn't even know how a sundew could even be transported especially in the mail - however, extremely kind of you Nyawid and really appreciate the offer! I'm also very active and on cippas! If you had instagram, I'd love to see your collection if you post your plants there 😊 my handle is 'simpleplantation'
Hi I came across your channel and you give really good tips I’m kinda not new to the plant world I would say I love plants all over my house but gnats have been a bit of a problem but keeping an eye out on it I also have a question idk if you can help with it I have noticed there really tiny little little bugs under the pots when I pick it up like on the saucer there just crawling but there super super tiny ones I’m not sure if I should be worried?? any tips thank you !
Hi Kathy! I've actually been experiencing the same thing with a couple of my plants, as well (presuming they're tiny little bugs that crawl around pretty quickly when you pick up the saucer and are a little white/yellow-ish in colour?). I've been doing a mix of a couple things and the key is consistent application - I use white oil spray (or you could use eco oil) to spray down the saucer every couple of days (after washing the saucer with water and dishwasher soap) and then using Neem oil with my waterings to help get rid of them from the soil. Hope that helps 😊
@@simpleplanty Hello. Thank you for answering my question well yes there tiny little bugs but these look black little ones and just on the saucer so idk if there just little gnat not sure they look like baby gnat to me lol But I did wash the saucer and that helps 😀 hopefully .
@@kathysmommylife no worries - keep persisting and washing them away, and try to apply some preventative pest control in your watering so it goes through your soil. Good luck!
@@simpleplanty Thank you
@@kathysmommylife no worries 😊
Wouldn't recommend bottom feeding. It may help a little, but I often see them coming out of the holes at the bottom of my pots. They don't necessarily thing they have to feed and lay eggs on the surface.
@@CarltonBerry-b9e agree - takes forever to bottom feed plants anyway, and I would hate to add more time to my day just to do it 😂
Great video thanks 🙏
Thanks for watching Suzi! Hope it helped ☺️🍀
Mortein spray and catching them with my bare hands.
Swat them!
Perforated the gut wall. I'll take that. I'm over these gnats 😂
Explosion from the inside? 😅 You got this - get the tanlin drops, they seriously work a treat!
Awww….can you do the free prize again??? I’m dying to try tanlin drops because I have tried many methods that you have also mentioned and none of them work……..!!!! 😭😭😭
Awww you really have to try tanlin drops, they are the absolute best and definitely worth the money/investment. I haven’t uploaded videos in awhile but once I do, I’ll be sure to do a competition again. Thanks for watching 😊
@@simpleplanty Sure thing!! With that positive comment, I have no doubt to get one bottle of tanlin myself this Thursday!!! Thank you so much and look forward to your next video!
@@weylin07 no worries, I would love to hear how you go! Might take about 2-3 watering cycles but I’m sure you’ll notice a difference ☺️
Video on spider mites pls pls
Oh they are nasty aren't they... Great suggestion on video. In case you're in need of some urgent support, I've been using a few products to combat spider mites - vitality plus and rose shield. Give those a go!
Water with diluted neem oil..gone in minutes..fungus gnats ..what gnats🇨🇦
Gnat on my watch! 🚫
You say hydrogen peroxide but I have use it I have even sprayed my plants with it but
The problem just got worse
What started out as a concern about dried leaves tips turn into a super infestation
Just to watch TV I have to spray myself with Deet
@@bonniejennings3551 hey Bonnie - real sorry to hear that! I'd avoid spraying hydrogen peroxide on the leaves, to be on the safe side. Gnats would not have been introduced from adding this into your substrate, it was likely a brewing infestation. You could try other methods and see how you go 😊