Re: Fungus Gnats
Betsy,
A simple home remedy I use is 1/4 Cup Listerine, plus a couple of drops
of dish detergent in 1/2 gallon of water. Soak the soil well, let it sit
for 1/2 an hour, then rinse with fresh water. I do this 3 times,
every-other week, when I bring my houseplants in for winter. It really gets
rid of the gnats because it gets rid of the larvae in the soil.
Another one I've used is 1 tsp. of Borax laundry booster in 1/2 gallon
of water. Again, I let this sit for 1/2 hour then rinse with fresh water.
Both remedies have no effect on established houseplants. I'm not sure
if they'd harm hosta seedlings, though. Anyone else have experience with
that?
Diane Frederick
----- Original Message -----
From: Betsy Mahtani <bmathani@flash.net>
To: <hosta-open@mallorn.com>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 9:20 PM
Subject: Fungus Gnats
> Am embarrassed to ask this question, since it has been answered so many
> times and I THOUGHT I had fungus gnats taken care of for this year.
> Sterilized pots, poured boiling water on soilless mix, etc. and have
> been using NEEM, but suddenly, here they are out in strength. Would
> prefer to use home remedies before resorting to the big guns.
>
> Would someone please give me the home recipes? Thought I'd saved them,
> but sure can't find 'em.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Betsy
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