caliogk
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Ok folks, lets but this baby to bed :indifferent0023:
This is quoted from a different source:
"Fungus gnats become a nuisance indoors when adults emerge in large numbers as mosquito-like insects from potted plants or flower boxes containing damp soil rich in humus. Larvae or maggots, which feed in soil high in organic matter, can injure the roots of most plants. Plant
symptoms may appear as sudden wilting, loss of vigor, poor growth, yellowing and foliage loss. Along with the larvae, fungus gnats get their name from bringing over fungal spores to a new root system, which they then infest, colonize and destroy."
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First I got an "A-HA" reading another post here, then stumbled on the above info. It's not my mix, that's why I was scratching my head so much over this (there was white root coming out of the bottom on the larger ladies. When I saw that, then saw what they looked like I was thrown for a loop. I have NEVER seen that before.)
I had fungus gnats in ALL the babies since day 1 of them even coming into the garden pre-transplant. Of course they would look this bad that far in and it was only getting worse. The roots have never had a chance to thrive yet AT ALL. Slowly they are coming around. These past few days they have been blowing up like a suicide bomber :mad0233:
It's been about a week since nematodes were applied and you can tell a difference. It was a mistake, I have learned from it and even picked up a new skill. I will water them with nematodes early on as a preventative from now on.
Cat Jockey - All the "voodoo" you speak of enables me to get tasty delightful treats of kush to the fam. Call me a witch DR. :afroweed:
This is quoted from a different source:
"Fungus gnats become a nuisance indoors when adults emerge in large numbers as mosquito-like insects from potted plants or flower boxes containing damp soil rich in humus. Larvae or maggots, which feed in soil high in organic matter, can injure the roots of most plants. Plant
symptoms may appear as sudden wilting, loss of vigor, poor growth, yellowing and foliage loss. Along with the larvae, fungus gnats get their name from bringing over fungal spores to a new root system, which they then infest, colonize and destroy."
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First I got an "A-HA" reading another post here, then stumbled on the above info. It's not my mix, that's why I was scratching my head so much over this (there was white root coming out of the bottom on the larger ladies. When I saw that, then saw what they looked like I was thrown for a loop. I have NEVER seen that before.)
I had fungus gnats in ALL the babies since day 1 of them even coming into the garden pre-transplant. Of course they would look this bad that far in and it was only getting worse. The roots have never had a chance to thrive yet AT ALL. Slowly they are coming around. These past few days they have been blowing up like a suicide bomber :mad0233:
It's been about a week since nematodes were applied and you can tell a difference. It was a mistake, I have learned from it and even picked up a new skill. I will water them with nematodes early on as a preventative from now on.
Cat Jockey - All the "voodoo" you speak of enables me to get tasty delightful treats of kush to the fam. Call me a witch DR. :afroweed: