This is one way to do it. You could also use Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth(DE), most bags come with a duster(a container with nozzle) and all you have to do is dust the top layer of soil, or you can mix it in to the top half inch of soil , whichever suits your needs, it's extremely effective against fungus gnats and ALL insects and pests that have a segmented body with an exoskeleton(spiders,gnats,ants,etc,,). Also, it's non toxix, you can even eat it(Food grade DE) to remove parasites from your body as well. Do not inhale DE, always wear a mask when using to protect your lungs.
To make sure any remaining gnats die you can add diatomaceous earth to the top layer of dry soil and that will kill off the ones that have already hatched. Thanks for the video!
Does that work with orchids? Probably not, they need airy medium so their roots can breath. I don't see how I could put sand over my orchids. Trying to figure out how to get rid of fungus gnats from my orchids.
Mon Soymon I made the mistake of following the Sandy layer advice today and upon further research (& experience) found it forms a cement-like layer on top of soil which will prevent nutrients from getting to the roots and it’s just a hot mess all around. Don’t do it if you if it’s not too late! Oh and I also heard it doesn’t work
Vectobac drench for the larvae. Sprinkle cinnamon on top of the pot and cover with a layer of builders sand. Yellow sticky traps for the adults. Water into the saucer. Job done
If you are trying to prevent fungus gnats in small pots indoors, you can use Mosquito Bits (dilute it in water and water plants normally). It’s completely safe for humans and animals, and they attack mosquito and fungus gnat larvae. If you want to use other pesticide, I only recommend using safe organic ones if you cannot find Mosquito Bits.
@@sannedevries6294 try finding mosquito dunks! I’m in Canada, so there was no mosquito bits, but I managed to find dunks at a local store. They also have a huge pack on Amazon but it’s quite expensive
I actually spread food grade DE over the top of the plants that had the gnats. It really knocked it out the park and I already had the DE as I feed it to my chickens when warranted. Thanks for this one and I want to try this too!
@@thenormallife1138 Yes. Food great Diatomaceous Earth and I buy it at one of the look Feed/Nursery stores. It also killed the pine beetles that were killing some of our trees.
Hope you still get messages and questions. We leave our apartment and plants in the winter and go south for about a month approx. sometimes a week longer. Then come back to check on things and do mail and such. It's a long drive but so far we have been able to do it. We have been using a terra cotta carrot thing with a long tube that goes to the water in a pitcher or small garbage can that we put on the same bench as the pots. Seems to work to do long term watering but I'm worried that it is keeping the soil too wet. But even doing this I don't think we got the gnats till we repotted them this spring with new soil. (in a rush and didn't bake it first) Then wow - it was horrible the soil was moving with the gnats on most of my plants. Did dish soap dunk - good for about a week then back, sprayed with Neem oil back in a few days (less amount) but still there, Neem oil spray a second time (back again) in a few days again not as many. I haven't water them since dunking them with the dawn soap which was probably close to a month ago and they are starting to look bad. So that stuff didn't help. Even with not watering them I am still getting the flies again not as many. Going to try some other things today (take top 1 to 2 inches of soil out and bake. While baking it water lower soil with Hydrogen Peroxide & water mix may add dawn soap. Then add bake the baked soil and spray with neem oil a third time. (also while baking spray leaves with dawn soap mix. Finally try the cinnanon. Hopefully this will help until can buy this or Neem cake or Mosquito Bits to try. Though I would do a dunk with those. Then either try these wine things or go back to our carrots things. Down the road after the dunks thought I would add the DE and then put a layer of sand (hate and DE) but it seems to help my plant in the back room. Someone suggested putting the sand around the bottom drain areas so they couldn't get in or out of there, it might work. FINALLY !! My Question is: How long will this product water the plants? When I'm home I can rewater 7 to 10 days no problem but when we are gone this winter for 4 to 6 weeks will they water our plants long enough? That is why we do the carrot things that are connected to an outside water source. But the water is slimy when we get back and I do worry that they never dry out. I think the carrot things water a bit below the surface but they are not as big or deep as this product. Will this product water and last 4 or 5 weeks?
Great idea!!! I think I’ll try them. And it’s a great idea for people that say they can grow plants or kill plants because they don’t know how to care for them. Over and under watering always seems to be the problem and this solves that problem . Thanks!
You'll need to occasionally do some supplemental watering in the beginning until the roots acclimate to the stakes. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Watering and feed mix from the bottom while keeping food grade DE keeps all bugs away! Watering/feeding encourages the roots to grow deeply and helps them seat well and tight is my preferred method. However I do use automatic watering spikes if I am going away for a few days watering spikes are really good for those that over water plants NUMBER ONE MISTAKE AND MOST COMMON mistake as well.
That sounds like a very simple solution and great idea. I tried to spray neem oil onto the soil as well as the entire plant, but that didn't help. I also tried the trap with stick stuff on it, that didn't work well either. Hopefully this will be the good solution to get rid of all of those nasty insects. Thanks for posting this video.
I tried both those approaches and a couple more including cinnamon,DE, and hypoaspis mites. Sub soil irrigation is the only thing that works for me. Just be sure to do some suplemental watering in decreasing frequency until your plants adjust to the stakes.
Nice! Thanks. I recently ordered a squeeze bottle with a straw and figured I’d do something similar with “injecting” water into the soil 2” down instead of from the top. Thanks for the great idea. Dunk Bits just grow fungus when they get wet on the soil.
When the plant is too wet , they smell the fungus . It can help if you don't soak the plant too much , Trouble is that some plants cant bare any drought
Another way it to put your pot in a saucer. Water from below. The plant sucks up water from bottom and as long as you don't use so much water it keeps the water in the bottom of the pot and the top dry.
@@JPzizou they actually sit on top layers of soil but bottom layers funtion as a top layer too by staying moist and providing an opening to crawl out of. If you have the chance you should put the pot on top of something with holes or a netting so air can dry it out
Hi that sounds like a good idea. Just thought I'd let you know that I spray my plants with 50% rubbing alcohol. Which stay looking really nice healthy and beautiful and at the same time I get rid of gnats infestation.
@@debrawray2401 Hi there, no I don't. In a spray bottle I add 50% rubbing alcohol with about 2 or 3 tablespoon of vegetables cooking oil. Shake bottle and spray soil every other day and for about two weeks. If it get on plants it doesn't hurt, makes plants shine. But try getting the soil. The oil is to stop gnats from flying around be pest also they seem to die with alcohol. Good luck.
@@debrawray2401 Hello. Just wanted to let you know that I sprayed (deep Wood's off) on soil and a bit around the house and they are gone. Also my plants still looks good. Thought I'd let you know, those things were really pest. But if you read on the can it does it's says for gnats. What a relief.
@@lindasalas7828 I've used neem oil spray, grub and beetle drench and still had hundreds of them. I got so frustrated I sprayed household fly spray all around the plants. 3 days later there were hundreds again. Please dont preach at me as the plants aren't yet producing veggies. But I think your onto a good solution and will gratefully try it. Cheers
Once you do have the fungus gnats can you eliminate them by doing this method or are the plants ruined...I have them in my basil plants that are in pots on my outdoor patio, my basil isn’t growing and when I water I see them flying away from the soil..I pulled all the basil and started over, stirring u the soil I spayed with peppermint, cinnamon, garlic, but is this a waste of time ...just wondering if need to buy all new soil and go with your method of watering, it’s so humid here in FL, and that keeps everything wet..
Sounds like a great tip! I'll try it for larger tropicals :). I'm going to use a weed control cover for now for my younger vegetables. My guess right now, is basically to suffocate them by using that and steel wool. Before covering though, I'm adding food grade diatomaceous earth. Also going to mix some sand in the soil to help it drain faster. Wish me luck!!
Sounds like a plan, give em hell, Nova! Just be sure to supplement water the plants as you transition, basically water less and less often as the plants adjust to bottle feed. And I use 2 or 3 bottles per container for my larger plants!
Nice layer of ‘Playground’ sand from home depot will stop the life cycle DEAD. When DE gets wet it becomes automatically ineffective. Also a soil drench of AZAMAX will do the job as well.
Ill try it too. Thanks! Oh do you know if a layer of perlite is ok on plants just a month old? I put on last night and this afternoon my holly hocks are all wilted and drooping. I worked so hard on them. I might cry
Tara Collison perlite is usually mixed in to soil to help aerate/oxygenate your soil. After going through the fungus gnat problem though I can wholeheartedly say that AZAMAX treatment will completely do the job to get rid of the fungus gnats, and you don’t need to possibly make a mess with the sand.
@@DontKillRoyalty Ok. I will have to see about getting that. My boss told me to put citrus peels on the soil. I did a good amount. I can just see that causing mold. Anyways thanks! ***Love Tool/Maynard. Spread the word. :)*****
People have forgotten how to properly water house plants. Water the drip pan and watch the water being sucked up into the bottom half of the planter! No more gnats! Simple! And you're all welcome ;)
Sounds good but if most people water there plants in there water catch alot of planters have open slots near the bottom sides where they can enter but I guess we gotta keep trying . Good luck to you !!
frmdeath2life just feed from the bottom & skip the whole bottle idea. I’m still hung up on how do you turn the bottle over in time to stick it way down there without spilling water everywhere? LOL Twirling my hair
Bottom watering is a good start, but gnats will live in damp drainage holes. How to keep the soil dry to prevent restarting the gnat life cycle while still providing consistent water to plants? Sub-soil irrigation!!
This is good for Indoor plants as they are more 'forgiving' when it comes to 'drying out' but for Vegetable gardening (incl. Plant Starts) a lot of veggie roots grow close to the top of the soil as well so using a 'reservoir system' or watering from beneath the plant might be of better assistance. Also, it seems you have to be a 'wine' or 'beer' drinker as well. Wish they made this to fit Pop bottles, lol!
I just add hydrogen peroxide to my liquid fertilizer. Only gnats I see are DEAD ones. But keeping the topsoil dry is a fantastic Idea. You can also water from the bottom.
Oh, how I appreciate you!...thank you in your share of plant stakes; wow, thanks.😉 I have fungus gnats all over, and just cannot tolerate these little creatures any longer. Again, thanks!
@@ryanlanyi ok I have the terra cotta stake with the bird ontop. I have to fill it daily that's how much water my schefflera tree takes. I dont know if that's normal or not.
Hmm ironically I got a self-watering bottle thing like that for my dieffenbachia during the hot summer months. The thing kept emptying really quickly so I kept filling it with water and I figured the plant must have been really thirsty because of the hot summer, it was really hot. But instead I ended up getting fungus gnats because of the self-watering bottle thing, I didn't have them before I started using this thing. So now I stopped using it and I even repotted the plant but I still can't get rid of the stupid flies. The worst part that it's infected my orchids, now the gnats are all over my orchids too.
@@ryanlanyi It was this sort of plastic see thru thing I bought at the garden store, it's like a round ball thing and a tube sticking out of it. So once you've filled it with water you stick the tube in the soil. I bought it because a friend recommended it, she's uses the same self watering thing on her plants. She's never had any problems though so I must have been doing something wrong.
Ah, I've seen those, never tried them. But I can imagine if it's just an inverted vessel of water stuck in the soil it'd run out too quickly and create a soggy mess. Which fungus gnats love.
I love your videos. I like the speed of your conversation/instruction so good. Plus just looking at your jungle is beautiful and encouraging that you got rid of those fungus gnats.... I'm going to try that the tutorial was helpful thank you. And your time is exquisite and impeccable don't change and your wording was wonderful we can understand down to earth. my mommy also watched your video and enjoy this she said that you're able to grow your plants to look like a jungle and it's cold and ice Looking Like Cleveland Ohio outside your place, you a cold piece of worK!!!👍🏾 Also she wanted to know if you grow things to eat indoors?
Thank you for the kind words. I've grown lettuce and herbs indoors but they grow very slowly, not really worth the effort. I'd recommend trying Microgreens if she wants to grow food.
I need to get them and keep the bugs. I have one plant that we have named Audrey and it has pretty much taken over my kitchen. I try to keep the bugs away from her so she could keep growing but here recently we have gotten a couple more plants and the bugs are starting to get it under my skin and now I’m out to find a way to kill them all.
Drench with "eight" for 3 weeks in a rows. Need to pick the same weekday for all three drenches. Once a week. Guarantee it works, because it breaks the life cycle.
Gnats are bad bc their larva eat new leaves and roots. Use wide clear tape to catch them. Fly paper works too! Get rid of the gnats and the larva will soon disappear too.
Ok thanks, but could you please demonstrate how you actually apply that ceramic into the pot soil? I have a serious fungus gnats infestation & am deadly searching for any effective solution!
I saw it too but I think they were too bug to be gnats. I use sticky fly strips Last winter I could not believe how many it caught. Also trying the Apple cider and wine to attract them. My best trap is the small reachable bug zapper. Hate those things..worse than mealy bugs at least you can see them and kill with a al swab. Hope you don't have them.. Happy gardening and Happy New Year all.
@Indoor Oasis do you ever water from the top periodically ? Or are the bottles enough to keep them watered? Also how long does it take a full wine bottle to empty? Thank you!
That is really a cool way to reuse wine bottles! Love how it looks! I love your jungle! Does the ceramic spikes have holes in them?? I'm guessing I could find them at home depot?
I found one seller on Amazon but the costs of the shipping to Europe are crazy high! And this thing will work only in bigger pots... But still, I would be happy to try them out someday...
I use a plant stake with an inverted beer bottle to water an 8 inch pot, so it can work for smaller containers as long as you use a smaller bottle! Yeah, shipping these across the Atlantic seems ridiculous, I'm sure somebody in Europe is producing similar items... 🤔
I've never seen the gnats live in water... only wet soil. Check out my fountain videos. Never had gnats live in the fountains, which are essentially a tray of rocks and water. ruclips.net/video/pCMxM31C7iw/видео.html
Ok I agree. I change the playback speed and it helps some. Press the small buttons on the top of the video there you will see Playback Speed. Good luck
What a dick reply. So the guy talks a bit slower than you'd like. The information is what's important and it is! I think it's great and will save so much time and frustration.
Purchased my plant stakes..however, I'm trying to figure out just how the water gets to the plant roots if there are no hole at the end tip of these plant stakes. 🤔Trying to figure out here...where does the water comes out of the plant stake to feed the plant.
@@ryanlanyi Wow! o.k. ...👌(thank you) very much for educating me on that.😊 Couldn't figure it out.. and never knew that water (could actually) go through terracotta; thank you!🤗🤗🤗🤗
From Wikipedia: Terracotta, Italian: "baked earth", from the Latin terra cocta, a type of earthenware, is a clay-based unglazed or glazed ceramic, where the fired body is porous
Nope, it stays bone dry. Gravity pulls the moisture into the subsoil. The only time the area around the stake gets wet is if you spill while loading it.
No, but I tried the introduction of predatory mites recommended by another channel. It didn't work for me. I think the nematodes are a short term solution bc the gnats can just come back
Stop video. Increase speed to 1.5x. Skip to 2:00. Enjoy
Thank you.
This is one way to do it. You could also use Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth(DE), most bags come with a duster(a container with nozzle) and all you have to do is dust the top layer of soil, or you can mix it in to the top half inch of soil , whichever suits your needs, it's extremely effective against fungus gnats and ALL insects and pests that have a segmented body with an exoskeleton(spiders,gnats,ants,etc,,). Also, it's non toxix, you can even eat it(Food grade DE) to remove parasites from your body as well. Do not inhale DE, always wear a mask when using to protect your lungs.
this makes sense, and explains why there are no fungus gnats on my succulents, but love my other plants. Wow. Thank you.
that is a really nice indoor jungle
To make sure any remaining gnats die you can add diatomaceous earth to the top layer of dry soil and that will kill off the ones that have already hatched. Thanks for the video!
Does that work with orchids? Probably not, they need airy medium so their roots can breath. I don't see how I could put sand over my orchids. Trying to figure out how to get rid of fungus gnats from my orchids.
great idea, i happen to have that stuff
Mon Soymon I made the mistake of following the Sandy layer advice today and upon further research (& experience) found it forms a cement-like layer on top of soil which will prevent nutrients from getting to the roots and it’s just a hot mess all around. Don’t do it if you if it’s not too late! Oh and I also heard it doesn’t work
Will that affect the plant
Thank you sooo much. I'll try this
Vectobac drench for the larvae. Sprinkle cinnamon on top of the pot and cover with a layer of builders sand. Yellow sticky traps for the adults. Water into the saucer. Job done
Sounds more complicated and expensive than a simple plant stake, just sayin
@@ryanlanyi either do it properly and break the life cycle, or suffer in perpetuity. Vectobac isn't expensive and neither are sand and cinnamon.
@@twixaphen9386 Seems to me either strategy is effective!
If you are trying to prevent fungus gnats in small pots indoors, you can use Mosquito Bits (dilute it in water and water plants normally). It’s completely safe for humans and animals, and they attack mosquito and fungus gnat larvae. If you want to use other pesticide, I only recommend using safe organic ones if you cannot find Mosquito Bits.
Sadly its not available outside the us tho
@@sannedevries6294 try finding mosquito dunks! I’m in Canada, so there was no mosquito bits, but I managed to find dunks at a local store. They also have a huge pack on Amazon but it’s quite expensive
I actually spread food grade DE over the top of the plants that had the gnats. It really knocked it out the park and I already had the DE as I feed it to my chickens when warranted. Thanks for this one and I want to try this too!
What's DE
Diatomaceous Earth
Can you use this on veggie plants in containers?
@@thenormallife1138 Yes. Food great Diatomaceous Earth and I buy it at one of the look Feed/Nursery stores. It also killed the pine beetles that were killing some of our trees.
@@ryanlanyi where to find
Hope you still get messages and questions.
We leave our apartment and plants in the winter and go south for about a month approx. sometimes a week longer. Then come back to check on things and do mail and such. It's a long drive but so far we have been able to do it.
We have been using a terra cotta carrot thing with a long tube that goes to the water in a pitcher or small garbage can that we put on the same bench as the pots. Seems to work to do long term watering but I'm worried that it is keeping the soil too wet. But even doing this I don't think we got the gnats till we repotted them this spring with new soil. (in a rush and didn't bake it first) Then wow - it was horrible the soil was moving with the gnats on most of my plants. Did dish soap dunk - good for about a week then back, sprayed with Neem oil back in a few days (less amount) but still there, Neem oil spray a second time (back again) in a few days again not as many. I haven't water them since dunking them with the dawn soap which was probably close to a month ago and they are starting to look bad. So that stuff didn't help. Even with not watering them I am still getting the flies again not as many.
Going to try some other things today (take top 1 to 2 inches of soil out and bake. While baking it water lower soil with Hydrogen Peroxide & water mix may add dawn soap. Then add bake the baked soil and spray with neem oil a third time. (also while baking spray leaves with dawn soap mix. Finally try the cinnanon. Hopefully this will help until can buy this or Neem cake or Mosquito Bits to try. Though I would do a dunk with those. Then either try these wine things or go back to our carrots things. Down the road after the dunks thought I would add the DE and then put a layer of sand (hate and DE) but it seems to help my plant in the back room. Someone suggested putting the sand around the bottom drain areas so they couldn't get in or out of there, it might work.
FINALLY !! My Question is: How long will this product water the plants?
When I'm home I can rewater 7 to 10 days no problem but when we are gone this winter for 4 to 6 weeks will they water our plants long enough?
That is why we do the carrot things that are connected to an outside water source. But the water is slimy when we get back and I do worry that they never dry out. I think the carrot things water a bit below the surface but they are not as big or deep as this product. Will this product water and last 4 or 5 weeks?
A normal wine bottle lasts about a week, 2 weeks if you use a 1.5 liter bottle, but 6 weeks would be a bit of a stretch!
simple fix. bottom feed your plants so they can’t live in the soil they’ll just die
Great idea!!! I think I’ll try them. And it’s a great idea for people that say they can grow plants or kill plants because they don’t know how to care for them. Over and under watering always seems to be the problem and this solves that problem . Thanks!
You'll need to occasionally do some supplemental watering in the beginning until the roots acclimate to the stakes. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@ryanlanyi Thanks for the tip!
Watering and feed mix from the bottom while keeping food grade DE keeps all bugs away! Watering/feeding encourages the roots to grow deeply and helps them seat well and tight is my preferred method. However I do use automatic watering spikes if I am going away for a few days watering spikes are really good for those that over water plants NUMBER ONE MISTAKE AND MOST COMMON mistake as well.
That sounds like a very simple solution and great idea. I tried to spray neem oil onto the soil as well as the entire plant, but that didn't help. I also tried the trap with stick stuff on it, that didn't work well either. Hopefully this will be the good solution to get rid of all of those nasty insects. Thanks for posting this video.
I tried both those approaches and a couple more including cinnamon,DE, and hypoaspis mites. Sub soil irrigation is the only thing that works for me. Just be sure to do some suplemental watering in decreasing frequency until your plants adjust to the stakes.
You get a thumbs up for having lights on your oasis plants
Nice! Thanks. I recently ordered a squeeze bottle with a straw and figured I’d do something similar with “injecting” water into the soil 2” down instead of from the top. Thanks for the great idea. Dunk Bits just grow fungus when they get wet on the soil.
Interesting idea!
When the plant is too wet , they smell the fungus . It can help if you don't soak the plant too much , Trouble is that some plants cant bare any drought
Playground sand on top soil works well also. Sand makes glass and glass cuts! Yikes
thanks so much any suggestions
Thank you for the video.
I think the lesson is: Stop watering plants from soil but from the bottom (as you need drainage pots/containers for sure).
Yeah, but gnats can live in the drainage holes too if the soil underneath is wet. I've seen it with my own eyes!
@@ryanlanyi Yup. Sneaky beasts.
Another way it to put your pot in a saucer. Water from below. The plant sucks up water from bottom and as long as you don't use so much water it keeps the water in the bottom of the pot and the top dry.
beautiful collection of wine bottles, i mean plants you have :)
I didn't even know those stakes existed! Thank you!
But how do you fertilize your plants without watering normally?
Bottom watering works well too. It keeps the top layers of your soil dry
I've been doing this but they still keep coming. Thinking of covering the top in sand
@@JPzizou they actually sit on top layers of soil but bottom layers funtion as a top layer too by staying moist and providing an opening to crawl out of.
If you have the chance you should put the pot on top of something with holes or a netting so air can dry it out
My produce only has 4" of medium.
i dont water plants from top i do it at the bottom thus top dries out problem sorted gnats gone
Hi that sounds like a good idea. Just thought I'd let you know that I spray my plants with 50% rubbing alcohol. Which stay looking really nice healthy and beautiful and at the same time I get rid of gnats infestation.
Linda Salas do you add water to that alcohol
@@debrawray2401 Hi there, no I don't. In a spray bottle I add 50% rubbing alcohol with about 2 or 3 tablespoon of vegetables cooking oil. Shake bottle and spray soil every other day and for about two weeks. If it get on plants it doesn't hurt, makes plants shine. But try getting the soil. The oil is to stop gnats from flying around be pest also they seem to die with alcohol. Good luck.
@@debrawray2401 Hello. Just wanted to let you know that I sprayed (deep Wood's off) on soil and a bit around the house and they are gone. Also my plants still looks good. Thought I'd let you know, those things were really pest. But if you read on the can it does it's says for gnats. What a relief.
@@lindasalas7828 so why spray deet pesticides in your house?????
@@lindasalas7828 I've used neem oil spray, grub and beetle drench and still had hundreds of them. I got so frustrated I sprayed household fly spray all around the plants. 3 days later there were hundreds again. Please dont preach at me as the plants aren't yet producing veggies. But I think your onto a good solution and will gratefully try it. Cheers
Once you do have the fungus gnats can you eliminate them by doing this method or are the plants ruined...I have them in my basil plants that are in pots on my outdoor patio, my basil isn’t growing and when I water I see them flying away from the soil..I pulled all the basil and started over, stirring u the soil I spayed with peppermint, cinnamon, garlic, but is this a waste of time ...just wondering if need to buy all new soil and go with your method of watering, it’s so humid here in FL, and that keeps everything wet..
Ive started a vegetable garden.... how would you use it to water multiple root systems?
Id try a grid pattern or something. You'll need to top water vegetables as well so the stakes would provide supplemental water.
Sounds like a great tip! I'll try it for larger tropicals :).
I'm going to use a weed control cover for now for my younger vegetables. My guess right now, is basically to suffocate them by using that and steel wool. Before covering though, I'm adding food grade diatomaceous earth. Also going to mix some sand in the soil to help it drain faster. Wish me luck!!
Sounds like a plan, give em hell, Nova! Just be sure to supplement water the plants as you transition, basically water less and less often as the plants adjust to bottle feed. And I use 2 or 3 bottles per container for my larger plants!
Can't u just remove the first couple inch of soil and replace it with fresh soil since the gnates only lay eggs on the top layer?
No it didn't work for me
Use neem oil. U can also use hydrogen peroxide. Look up vidoes on how to mix it so u dont do it wrong but yea that shit worked for me.
Not once you have larve crawling through the soil eating plant roots
Nice layer of ‘Playground’ sand from home depot will stop the life cycle DEAD. When DE gets wet it becomes automatically ineffective. Also a soil drench of AZAMAX will do the job as well.
Sweet, thanks! I'll try that
Ill try it too. Thanks! Oh do you know if a layer of perlite is ok on plants just a month old? I put on last night and this afternoon my holly hocks are all wilted and drooping. I worked so hard on them. I might cry
Tara Collison perlite is usually mixed in to soil to help aerate/oxygenate your soil. After going through the fungus gnat problem though I can wholeheartedly say that AZAMAX treatment will completely do the job to get rid of the fungus gnats, and you don’t need to possibly make a mess with the sand.
@@DontKillRoyalty Ok. I will have to see about getting that. My boss told me to put citrus peels on the soil. I did a good amount. I can just see that causing mold. Anyways thanks!
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People have forgotten how to properly water house plants. Water the drip pan and watch the water being sucked up into the bottom half of the planter! No more gnats! Simple! And you're all welcome ;)
True true
👍Thanks!
Sounds good but if most people water there plants in there water catch alot of planters have open slots near the bottom sides where they can enter but I guess we gotta keep trying . Good luck to you !!
You're right Ken. I've tried bottom watering but those resourceful little buggers end up taking residence in the drainage holes!
Can't wait to try this out. Thanks brother 👍
I'm not crazy about how a bunch of upside down bottles look in my pots and how about smaller plants? Can you just use the stake for watering?
frmdeath2life just feed from the bottom & skip the whole bottle idea. I’m still hung up on how do you turn the bottle over in time to stick it way down there without spilling water everywhere? LOL Twirling my hair
Bottom watering is a good start, but gnats will live in damp drainage holes. How to keep the soil dry to prevent restarting the gnat life cycle while still providing consistent water to plants? Sub-soil irrigation!!
this also prevents dampening off of seedlings
This is good for Indoor plants as they are more 'forgiving' when it comes to 'drying out' but for Vegetable gardening (incl. Plant Starts) a lot of veggie roots grow close to the top of the soil as well so using a 'reservoir system' or watering from beneath the plant might be of better assistance. Also, it seems you have to be a 'wine' or 'beer' drinker as well. Wish they made this to fit Pop bottles, lol!
Yes, I agree! This is better for plants with more established root systems.
I got rid of mine by adding a 2 - 2.5 cm layer of beach sand. Seams that they can't get into or out of the soil.
I just add hydrogen peroxide to my liquid fertilizer. Only gnats I see are DEAD ones. But keeping the topsoil dry is a fantastic Idea. You can also water from the bottom.
I've seen gnats live in damp drainage holes. Bottom watering isn't a complete solution, but it helps
@@ryanlanyi Water with a solution of dish soap and hydrogen peroxide
I also water from bottom up, let plant sit in water and it sucks what it needs through the bottom...
I tried this and unfortunately some of the gnats made their home in the drainage holes. Resourceful buggers!
That banana tree has been over watered. I know this bc that is my nemesis! I over water every plant I have. It’s a OWP syndrome.
G Howard haha I suffer that affliction!
Thanks for info. I would like to know where you get the bench by the window. I would like to buy one.
Hi, here is a link to the bench I use. It's made of Eucalyptus. Very pleased with the look and quality!
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Oh, how I appreciate you!...thank you in your share of plant stakes; wow, thanks.😉 I have fungus gnats all over, and just cannot tolerate these little creatures any longer. Again, thanks!
Very good, thank you
Were do you fine at?
How many steaks for a 12" pot? And also do you put the steaks directly into the rootball or just anywhere in the pot?
Depends on the size and quantity of plants. 1-2 should be plenty for 12". Stake near or between the root ball(s).
@@ryanlanyi ok I have the terra cotta stake with the bird ontop. I have to fill it daily that's how much water my schefflera tree takes. I dont know if that's normal or not.
But can we do this type of water bottle feeding with our Marijuana Plants as well ? Particularly Auto Flowers ?
Probably not the best option for flowering plants, which may require more water
Hmm ironically I got a self-watering bottle thing like that for my dieffenbachia during the hot summer months. The thing kept emptying really quickly so I kept filling it with water and I figured the plant must have been really thirsty because of the hot summer, it was really hot. But instead I ended up getting fungus gnats because of the self-watering bottle thing, I didn't have them before I started using this thing. So now I stopped using it and I even repotted the plant but I still can't get rid of the stupid flies. The worst part that it's infected my orchids, now the gnats are all over my orchids too.
Was it a Terra cotta plant stake which allows the water to seep slowly to the roots? Or some other contraption?
@@ryanlanyi It was this sort of plastic see thru thing I bought at the garden store, it's like a round ball thing and a tube sticking out of it. So once you've filled it with water you stick the tube in the soil. I bought it because a friend recommended it, she's uses the same self watering thing on her plants. She's never had any problems though so I must have been doing something wrong.
Ah, I've seen those, never tried them. But I can imagine if it's just an inverted vessel of water stuck in the soil it'd run out too quickly and create a soggy mess. Which fungus gnats love.
try brewing "clove tea" with whole cloves The spice, not garlic)
I love your videos. I like the speed of your conversation/instruction so good. Plus just looking at your jungle is beautiful and encouraging that you got rid of those fungus gnats....
I'm going to try that the tutorial was helpful thank you.
And your time is exquisite and impeccable don't change and your wording was wonderful we can understand down to earth.
my mommy also watched your video and enjoy this she said that you're able to grow your plants to look like a jungle and it's cold and ice
Looking Like Cleveland Ohio outside your place, you a cold piece of worK!!!👍🏾 Also she wanted to know if you grow things to eat indoors?
Thank you for the kind words. I've grown lettuce and herbs indoors but they grow very slowly, not really worth the effort. I'd recommend trying Microgreens if she wants to grow food.
Have you ever tried a wick system?
I need to get them and keep the bugs. I have one plant that we have named Audrey and it has pretty much taken over my kitchen. I try to keep the bugs away from her so she could keep growing but here recently we have gotten a couple more plants and the bugs are starting to get it under my skin and now I’m out to find a way to kill them all.
Or just top your pots wits fine sand
once the top is dry the eggs die or when it wets again the gnats emerge?
I'm sure they die eventually but not immediately. Soil can be dry for a month and the gnats come back in my experience.
Drench with "eight" for 3 weeks in a rows. Need to pick the same weekday for all three drenches. Once a week. Guarantee it works, because it breaks the life cycle.
Worth a try for sure! If it doesn't kill them all or they come back, try the plant stakes. Sub surface irrigation is a good long term solution.
I can’t thank you enough. Purchasing now
did it work?
Gnats are bad bc their larva eat new leaves and roots. Use wide clear tape to catch them. Fly paper works too! Get rid of the gnats and the larva will soon disappear too.
Omg thank you! My babies will be delighted to know those lil frickers won't be bothering them again 🌹🌺🌻🌼🌷⚘👍👍👍👍
Happy to help. Just be sure to give your babies occasional supplemental watering until they adjust to the plant stakes!
@@ryanlanyi thanks for the Pro Tip I would have just switched them over like that.
Ok thanks, but could you please demonstrate how you actually apply that ceramic into the pot soil? I have a serious fungus gnats infestation & am deadly searching for any effective solution!
I'll do an updated video on fungus gnat elimination strategies, and next time I'll include a demonstration. Stay tuned!
Just as he says he has never had any scince, two gnats fly by. Look at 4.44. :) It might have been something else, but I found it funny..
Haha I'm pretty sure those are just sunlit dust particles... Try it yourself! You'll find fungus gnats can not live in a dry soil environment
I saw it too but I think they were too bug to be gnats. I use sticky fly strips
Last winter I could not believe how many it caught. Also trying the Apple cider and wine to attract them. My best trap is the small reachable bug zapper. Hate those things..worse than mealy bugs at least you can see them and kill with a al swab. Hope you don't have them..
Happy gardening and Happy New Year all.
I saw that at the end, lol! It looked bigger than a gnat though.
Looks like dust to me
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I tried self watering by putting bottle in soil..sometimes it release water sometimes not..once my plant go wilt..
Did you ever try pumice rock? I have heard that it smothers them
I have not. No need to try them now, my gnat problem is solved!
@Indoor Oasis do you ever water from the top periodically ? Or are the bottles enough to keep them watered? Also how long does it take a full wine bottle to empty? Thank you!
Depends on the size of the plant, relative humidity, etc... And yes, top water while plants are getting familiar with plant spike.
That is really a cool way to reuse wine bottles! Love how it looks! I love your jungle! Does the ceramic spikes have holes in them?? I'm guessing I could find them at home depot?
Yes the terracotta* is porous, so it does have holes but you can't see them due to their size
I found one seller on Amazon but the costs of the shipping to Europe are crazy high!
And this thing will work only in bigger pots...
But still, I would be happy to try them out someday...
I use a plant stake with an inverted beer bottle to water an 8 inch pot, so it can work for smaller containers as long as you use a smaller bottle!
Yeah, shipping these across the Atlantic seems ridiculous, I'm sure somebody in Europe is producing similar items... 🤔
Can they grow in a tray of rocks and water? This without plants.
Not sure I understand the question. What do you mean by "they"? Plants or fungus gnats?
Indoor Oasis the fungus gnats :p sorry
I've never seen the gnats live in water... only wet soil. Check out my fountain videos. Never had gnats live in the fountains, which are essentially a tray of rocks and water.
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Indoor Oasis thank you I was just curious because I seemed to have got them after I added a tray
THANK YOU.
Will this work in an 8-inch plastic nursery pots? My monsteras, selloum hope and peace lily are infested it annoys me too much.
It should. As long as you keep that top layer of soil dry the gnats can't live.
geez, this guy is slow talking. this could have been trimmed down to this: use a deep water plant stake rather than watering from the top down.
Ok I agree. I change the playback speed and it helps some. Press the small buttons on the top of the video there you will see Playback Speed. Good luck
So true🤣😂🤣😂🤣
.....The video is less than 5 minutes long....
Mmmm
Plant steaks
What a dick reply. So the guy talks a bit slower than you'd like. The information is what's important and it is! I think it's great and will save so much time and frustration.
A fungus gnat is not laying 10,000 eggs. It lays around 200-300 "only"
I didnt fact check the internet source that claimed "up to 10k eggs" but 200 to 300 seems more realistic. Thanks for your input!
wow thanks man!
Do, or can, you use this watering method on on potted citrus trees? Lime trees to be exact.
Yes, I use the bottles on a Meyer lemon. I recommend two bottles for citrus, especially larger citrus, they seem to get too dry with just one.
@@ryanlanyi Well, I'm just starting off, it will be a while before I get to the large pot stage, but I'll get there! Thank you.
gnatrol (fungus that only attacks the gnats), beneficial nematodes and hypoapsis mites.
a stocking to stop them leaving soil and going back in. stop the cycle
Interesting solution. I'd prefer the look of bottles to garments however.
Can you add baking soda?
Thank you so much for this video....soooo helpful!
Sorry, had to put speed up by x1.5. Thanks for the info though! :)
Great idea
Thanks
i had a hell of a time with gnats, untill I bort 2 veins fly traps a week or two later no gnats and happy fly trap plants
Won't work. Tried it. Too many gnats!
what a great idea, thank you!!
Thanks so much! I’m going to try it :)
Purchased my plant stakes..however,
I'm trying to figure out just how the water gets to the plant roots if there are no hole at the end tip of these plant stakes. 🤔Trying to figure out here...where does the water comes out of the plant stake to feed the plant.
Terracotta is porous, and the water passes through very slowly.
@@ryanlanyi
Wow! o.k. ...👌(thank you) very much for educating me on that.😊
Couldn't figure it out.. and never knew that water (could actually) go through terracotta;
thank you!🤗🤗🤗🤗
Those are terracotta stakes..not ceramic.
From Wikipedia:
Terracotta, Italian: "baked earth", from the Latin terra cocta, a type of earthenware, is a clay-based unglazed or glazed ceramic, where the fired body is porous
SWEET!!!! Thanks so much!
Where did you get the plant stake? I'd love to buy one for my dad's kiffar lime tree and for my future garden as well
4:41 did gnats literally cross the camera at the end? 🤔🧐
I think those are dust particles in the sunshine. Still have the jungle, still no gnats.
@@ryanlanyi Ok, I can see that now. 👍
Great advice... I better get started 🍷🍷🍷🍷of course for the sake of the plants😉🌿🌱🌴
Have u tried egg shells
No, but it might help. No way it will solve an infestation though, is my thought.
How to get rid of fungus
shouldn't it work if i put water on the plate under the plant
Mihai T. Adrian Bottom up watering will possibly have the same effect. Try it and let us know!
Thank you for your advise !
But, the soil around the clay stake would be moist/wet.
Nope, it stays bone dry. Gravity pulls the moisture into the subsoil. The only time the area around the stake gets wet is if you spill while loading it.
Link??
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Lanium Design thank you.
Uk link for anyone interested: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071WW6P9M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_4d2nBbVPX2F9E
Your plants look great by the way
Thank you This solution will help
I hate fungus gnats. Every time they show up I end up losing seeds.
thank you!
It sure did thank you so much the best advice yet
Yep works everytime!
Have you ever tried beneficial nematodes?
No, but I tried the introduction of predatory mites recommended by another channel. It didn't work for me. I think the nematodes are a short term solution bc the gnats can just come back
Thanks