Didn't you say you have dunks in your mix? Do they not nuke the gnats? I use a powdered version of the BT that goes into solution which I pour into my soil when nec. I also put a layer or DE on the surface of the soil, and of course, the trusty yellow cards. I had a bad experience with neem so I avoid it if where possible. I overdid the spraying and the leaves started growing out malformed. Good luck are they dead yet? Sorry about the snap... yeah it happens to us all I think ugh!
Get some mites for the gnats. You're gonna reuse the soil anyhow. Living soil WILL have bugs. A few gnats here and there is fairly normal, even in older soils. Other insects like spiders, rolly pollies, centepedes.....will eventually make their way in. At least in my experience. Soil is about 6 years old or so. Any way, the mites will control the gnats. Neem should only be used about once a week for an IPM. You can burn your plants with it. I think it actually clogs the stomata, or has a reaction from the lights. Any way, make sure you shake it very well, and run it under some warm water to mix it. Otherwise it gets concentrated at the bottom. Plants look good. Id also recomemd some worms, red wigglers, and something to use as mulch, or some cover crop. I defoliate alot, so my leaves just get dropped in the soil. Ive used timothy hay, alfalfa hay is a good one.....you can even use some brown cardboard. Anything to keep the top of the soil moist. Not crucial, but will really get the soil biology going.Hi Carmen. I have not used any dunks yet. I just have living soil. The Neem and a fly strip have them pretty much gone. I don’t see any when I open the tent. I will stay on top of them from now on. I have the sticky yellow cards coming today.
The snapped branch is healing nicely. I tied it up to the main trunk to help it heal.
They are all coming along nice. Lots of new growth all the way around.
Temp 70-75. Humidity 65-75. Lights 18/6 on setting 8.
Awesome. Thanks for the help. Where do I get mites and worms?
Is there a bait store near by? Or just go outside and find a few. Usually under a brick, or some leaves. They will multiply, but self sustain. Build a soil i think sells them....hyposometgung....miles. Look up predatory mites, they have different ones for different things. Hypoapsus-miles, i think is what I got. They wont comoletely eradicate the gnats, but after a couole weeks, you'll barely notice one here and there. They eat the larvae.
Red wigglers are best. Nightcrawlers don't compost as well, and don't aerate the soil as well either.
Was it not repairable? A little bit of tape or I've used cling film to hold it together and it grows back solid!
