“Sorry fungus gnats... you had to go!” That’s been my motto for the past two weeks 😂 I get rid of them and they come back but it’s getting a lot better 👌🏽 thank u for this vid! It’s very encouraging!
after trying insecticides, traps, drying out schedules, cinnamon, peroxide etc. for months with little results, I decided to simply replace the soil and the problem was instantly resolved!!! all i did was carefully remove the old dirt from my plant roots and replaced the infested soil. This method was literally dirt cheap haha, and was a natural solution as well x :)
YEAH! Seriously one of the most effective methods as long as it's done carefully so the new soil doesn't get infected too! I'm glad you had such success!
A great video, would the concuction of 1 for 4 of Peroxyde Hydrogene by armfull to my vermicomposting, I have stopped feeding the red wigglers worms for about two weeks, as you open the lights they dive in the soil, there is about 4-5 inches of soil in the bins, could this affects the health of the future generation of worms? Thanks again for your help and advise, Philippe
Good work you are persistent so are Fungus Gnats contaminated soil or starter pucks for clones too often have the larva in them . My tip is to use a layer of sand on the top of your grow medium , diatomaceous earth works well but costs more and requires more care in using ( a mask but we all have them now) and water from the bottom so a dry layer develops that will stop the cycle of larva dropping onto the soil and hatching . Bom Shiva
Thanks! It was a lot of hard work! Ooh those are some great tips! I just got some DE and sprinkled it around as I've been noticing the gnats again so hopefully that'll help! Thanks for the advice!
i had a real big problem with fungus gnats, i used mosquito bits. made like a tea with it al so i got a uv light fly/bug zapper on my wall. I now have no fungus gnats
This is a great video Emma very well done to you Thanks for sharing your experience. I just wanna know why does the fungus come in the first place ? In my case I think that the soil stay very well moist for a long time as I did not allow for the soil to dry out a bit before watering Then I had to treat all my other house plants as the flies went to other rooms. Keep up the good work loving your videos x
Thanks :) Yes the fungus gnats love moist soil so it's important to let at least the top of the soil dry out between waterings, if not more depending on the plant's needs
Hi there one thing you do is cook the soil in the microwave it will kill everything that can harm your plants. Yes it will probably kill all the nutrients for your plant but giving them food plants will keep them healthy. That really help me with all the pest.
Thank you for this vid! Sadly I can smell the neem oil on my plants weeks afterwards and just a swift of it makes me gag. :( Also need to be careful with using neem on orchids... one of mine absolutely hated it and gave me brown roots. I got my fungus gnats from repotting most of my plants with infected soil... I don't have the energy to do it again.
Ooh good point! I didn't realise that orchids didn't respond well to neem oil! Yeah I think my soil was infected too... Apparently you can sterilise it by microwaving or putting it in the oven. But I've not personally tried that so do some research if you want to try that method! Best of luck!
This video is so insightful. I have a bunch of those gnats flying all up in my face throughout the day😒 tired of their shenanigans. Thank you for sharing! Also, just curious, how many parts of each item did you use to make your new potting soil?
I have used your same method for about a year now. Worked like a charm. I still see the occassional gnat but only one or two. I started treating and isolating any new plants as well, on some plants I actually do the hydrogen treatment as a regular maintenance once every 4-6 weeks even just for root health. Good video!
YES! These methods all together worked really well! Had my infestation not been so intense that i needed to repot, im sure it would have dealt with the problem. On my boyfriend's kentia palm that had fungus gnats just neem oil and sticky traps did the trick! And thanks!
Thank you for the hydrogen peroxide mix suggestion in the video. I had been using neem oil and yellow sticky pads, but things were getting out of control. The hydrogen peroxide mix was showing me some instant results of suffering fungus gnats. I felt bad until I picked up a plant for watering (that I didn’t even realize got infested because it was in a different room so I thought it was ok) and a damn fungus gnat flew off the plant and directly into my nose! No mercy for these jerks anymore! lol
Hey! i’ve recently discovered that I have problem with fungus gnats on my pilea. Thank you so much for your tips! Do you think it’d work out with the neem- oil solution & then replacing the soil with another one? I’m right now trying out the apple cider vinegar with a drop of dish soap in small containers around the plant & also cinnamon on top of the soil. I’ve only discovered that I gave gnats on the pilea & none of my other plants, but I’m not sure 🤔
The apple cider vinegar will work the same way as the sticky traps. It will catch adults but no guarantee its before they've laid more eggs. Cinnamon should help combat the fungus as well. But I do think getting neem oil is a good idea. You can get pre-made sprays that work really well. I linked one I have previously used in the description.
Good Growing I’ll check it out! I’ve rinsed the roots gently & sterilised new soil that I bought & planted it in new soil so now I just have to wait and see... I couldn’t get off the last bits of soil closest to the stem but I did my very best. I hope it’ll work! Now I’m going to be a bit hesitant on watering it in the future though 😬 I took a spray bottle and sprayed water on it when it was planted. Hopefully neem oil is available for me as well cause I live in Sweden.
@@wegotthepower sounds like you've got it under control! Yeah I think over watering is one of the main culprits really.. I have to be more careful about that as well.. But I think neem oil should be available somewhere online for you. I got my first one from some German seller on amazon. Good luck!
Wait so today I looked under the tray where the water drains out of my agave, there’s also a screen in the plant pot anyways, I saw like 5 dead fungus gnats. I don’t really have bugs flying around my home. Do I have an infestation? I’m scared to repot my agave and Kill it. Also I have never seen bugs on/in my soil/plants before this.
Hmm it's tough to say. I think you would know if you had an infestation so I don't think you need to repot quite yet. Might be worth getting some neem oil spray to try (do a test leaf first if poss)
Are those plants you'd like me to make videos about? If so I have videos for calatheas, fittonias and spider plants already go check them out! As for the others, I'll do my best to make those soon! Thanks for the suggestions!
Good Growing I look forward to reading your care instructions on the plants. I thought it would be great since so many people need help in keeping their plants alive.
Same problem. Bought the yellow sticky tape spray neem... Came to the same conclusion its certain plants that I potted with orchid bark in it. Instead of me repotting I got rid of those plants. Should have watched this video sooner. Could have saved them
It's crazy how fast this problem can grow to be out of hand. I'm sorry you lost your plants though :( hopefully you get more and you know how to deal with it next time! Best of luck
Yeah thats just a little bit of mould I think. You can scrape it off the top of the soil and bin it. It usually comes because the soil isn't drying out well enough between waterings. Typically harmless though
Not sure if someone pointed it out, but the larvae are about 5 mm, not 5 cm. Big difference if you are looking for them! LOL :) Thank you so much for sharing your experiences! Hoping this helps my little infestation that am a barely keeping under control. Would like to cut it back much further.. even eliminate them entirely. Thanks again :)
I have one plant that seems to be the source, I call her my Momma Spider plant (really several plants, but in one pot). I am going to be repotting it today before doing the Neem oil to keep it down if they have spread into the others. Thank you for sharing your experiences, this save me a bunch of time trying to on my own.
AHH So sorry!! Yes 5mm! Strange I didn't pick that up when I was editing? But yes thanks for the correction!! Yeah I certainly hope I can help! It's honestly so much nicer now that they're gone! Best of luck!
@@GoodGrowing I think most of the world could figure out what you meant, but some countries aren't familiar enough with metrics and might be looking for honkin' huge things if they didn't catch it the mistake. :) I found my infested plant.. it is a very old grouping of spiderplants. I think that the older growth that has died off gave them the perfect habitat. I have found nothing in my other plants that shared space with it, so I will leave sticky paper out with them for a couple of weeks to catch any eggs that may have been laid and will be washing the culprit outside and giving it all new soil. I do try to stay away from harsher chemical treatments, I have a cat that occasionally munches, but it is good info to have also. Thank you again. :)
@@MicheleBonna Haha yeah! I'll use a harder eye when editing! Glad you figured out where the infestation was coming from! Do beware that sticky traps will not trap the eggs laid. They just catch the adults flying around. I understand the desire to not use chemicals though. Repotting sound like a good option. And try to clear dead leaves away from plants because they'll rot! Best of luck!!
oh no sounds like you've got a biiiig infestation :( i know that feeling and it sucks! Repotting really did do the trick though! Have only seen a lone one or two since and then I spot treat!
My Ficus Elástica was infested with fungus knats and I removed the soil and it was full of the little larvae 😭 i i repotted it with new soil but it just fell the next day. So now I’m currently trying to propagate the leaves 😅
Oh no! Sounds like a really tough time! If the soil was full of larvae to the point where you were seeing a bunch it sounds like a massive infestation! I really hope you can save it though propagation! Best of luck!
I think it worked okay. Since that crazy fungus gnat infestation, I haven't had any major problems. Still get a few here and there, but I think that's one of the things that just happens when you have houseplants!
Ahhhh I just figured out that the couple of pesky flies I had seen in one of my plants are fungus gnats 😭😭😭 Good that I have to water that particular plant tomorrow, I’ll try the hydrogen peroxide solution. I really hope they go away soon since it was growing some new leaves 🙏🏼
Oh no! Yes give the hydrogen peroxide a go! Luckily a few fungus gnats will likely not affect growth. They are just more of a nuisance. But best to get rid of them before it gets worse than that!
I haven’t been able to find neem - oil etc right now yet but I think I’ll go & try buying new soil & re-plant it later today & see if that does the trick. If not - I have to take more hardcore action on it. New soil is pretty cheap in comparison to all the other stuff right now so I’ll try that first. Please keep your fingers crossed that it’ll work!
Ah I see! If repotting is a cheap option it's probably worth it! Make sure to rinse the roots carefully with lukewarm water and throw the old soil out outside, not in the house. *fingers crossed* I'm sure it'll all be fine!
“Sorry fungus gnats... you had to go!” That’s been my motto for the past two weeks 😂 I get rid of them and they come back but it’s getting a lot better 👌🏽 thank u for this vid! It’s very encouraging!
Great motto! yeah it's a bit of back and forth with them for sure but at least for me it reduces each time! Best of luck!
after trying insecticides, traps, drying out schedules, cinnamon, peroxide etc. for months with little results, I decided to simply replace the soil and the problem was instantly resolved!!! all i did was carefully remove the old dirt from my plant roots and replaced the infested soil. This method was literally dirt cheap haha, and was a natural solution as well x
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YEAH! Seriously one of the most effective methods as long as it's done carefully so the new soil doesn't get infected too! I'm glad you had such success!
A great video, would the concuction of 1 for 4 of Peroxyde Hydrogene by armfull to my vermicomposting, I have stopped feeding the red wigglers worms for about two weeks, as you open the lights they dive in the soil, there is about 4-5 inches of soil in the bins, could this affects the health of the future generation of worms?
Thanks again for your help and advise, Philippe
Unfortunately I'm not sure how hydrogen peroxide would react with vermicomposting. Might be worth taking a little test sample and giving it a go!
Good work you are persistent so are Fungus Gnats contaminated soil or starter pucks for clones too often have the larva in them . My tip is to use a layer of sand on the top of your grow medium , diatomaceous earth works well but costs more and requires more care in using ( a mask but we all have them now) and water from the bottom so a dry layer develops that will stop the cycle of larva dropping onto the soil and hatching . Bom Shiva
Thanks! It was a lot of hard work! Ooh those are some great tips! I just got some DE and sprinkled it around as I've been noticing the gnats again so hopefully that'll help! Thanks for the advice!
You are great!!!!! Ignored fungus gnats from one plant....and I have problem :(
Oh no! Hopefully you can sort it soooooon!
Yes I had a bag of bad soil.
That'll do it! :(
not me yesterday repotting plants into soil that was definitely contaminated... like 5 plants.... and have those buggers all around my apartment :(
Ugh that's the worst!!!
i had a real big problem with fungus gnats, i used mosquito bits. made like a tea with it al so i got a uv light fly/bug zapper on my wall. I now have no fungus gnats
This is a great video Emma very well done to you Thanks for sharing your experience. I just wanna know why does the fungus come in the first place ? In my case I think that the soil stay very well moist for a long time as I did not allow for the soil to dry out a bit before watering Then I had to treat all my other house plants as the flies went to other rooms.
Keep up the good work loving your videos x
Thanks :)
Yes the fungus gnats love moist soil so it's important to let at least the top of the soil dry out between waterings, if not more depending on the plant's needs
Hi there one thing you do is cook the soil in the microwave it will kill everything that can harm your plants.
Yes it will probably kill all the nutrients for your plant but giving them food plants will keep them healthy. That really help me with all the pest.
Ooh that's good to know! Thanks for the tip!
Thank you for this vid! Sadly I can smell the neem oil on my plants weeks afterwards and just a swift of it makes me gag. :( Also need to be careful with using neem on orchids... one of mine absolutely hated it and gave me brown roots. I got my fungus gnats from repotting most of my plants with infected soil... I don't have the energy to do it again.
Ooh good point! I didn't realise that orchids didn't respond well to neem oil! Yeah I think my soil was infected too... Apparently you can sterilise it by microwaving or putting it in the oven. But I've not personally tried that so do some research if you want to try that method! Best of luck!
This video is so insightful. I have a bunch of those gnats flying all up in my face throughout the day😒 tired of their shenanigans. Thank you for sharing! Also, just curious, how many parts of each item did you use to make your new potting soil?
Yes so annoying!! I hope you are able to get rid of them too! I used a 60, 20, 20 of coco coir, worm castings, and perlite! Best of luck!!
Hahaha they are so anoying :(
I have used your same method for about a year now. Worked like a charm. I still see the occassional gnat but only one or two. I started treating and isolating any new plants as well, on some plants I actually do the hydrogen treatment as a regular maintenance once every 4-6 weeks even just for root health. Good video!
YES! These methods all together worked really well! Had my infestation not been so intense that i needed to repot, im sure it would have dealt with the problem. On my boyfriend's kentia palm that had fungus gnats just neem oil and sticky traps did the trick! And thanks!
Thank you for the hydrogen peroxide mix suggestion in the video. I had been using neem oil and yellow sticky pads, but things were getting out of control. The hydrogen peroxide mix was showing me some instant results of suffering fungus gnats. I felt bad until I picked up a plant for watering (that I didn’t even realize got infested because it was in a different room so I thought it was ok) and a damn fungus gnat flew off the plant and directly into my nose! No mercy for these jerks anymore! lol
oh god that's the worst!!
Hey! i’ve recently discovered that I have problem with fungus gnats on my pilea. Thank you so much for your tips! Do you think it’d work out with the neem- oil solution & then replacing the soil with another one? I’m right now trying out the apple cider vinegar with a drop of dish soap in small containers around the plant & also cinnamon on top of the soil. I’ve only discovered that I gave gnats on the pilea & none of my other plants, but I’m not sure 🤔
The apple cider vinegar will work the same way as the sticky traps. It will catch adults but no guarantee its before they've laid more eggs. Cinnamon should help combat the fungus as well. But I do think getting neem oil is a good idea. You can get pre-made sprays that work really well. I linked one I have previously used in the description.
Good Growing I’ll check it out! I’ve rinsed the roots gently & sterilised new soil that I bought & planted it in new soil so now I just have to wait and see... I couldn’t get off the last bits of soil closest to the stem but I did my very best. I hope it’ll work! Now I’m going to be a bit hesitant on watering it in the future though 😬 I took a spray bottle and sprayed water on it when it was planted. Hopefully neem oil is available for me as well cause I live in Sweden.
try replacing your infested soil if your plant can tolerate it:) easy and natural !
@@wegotthepower sounds like you've got it under control! Yeah I think over watering is one of the main culprits really.. I have to be more careful about that as well.. But I think neem oil should be available somewhere online for you. I got my first one from some German seller on amazon. Good luck!
Tyvm!
I hate killing any living being but these gnats irritate me and keep flying in my nose and my plants are holy... sorry gnats!
Yeah I feel a bit bad about it too... but would rather them live outside and not in my plants!! haha
Wait so today I looked under the tray where the water drains out of my agave, there’s also a screen in the plant pot anyways, I saw like 5 dead fungus gnats. I don’t really have bugs flying around my home. Do I have an infestation? I’m scared to repot my agave and Kill it. Also I have never seen bugs on/in my soil/plants before this.
Hmm it's tough to say. I think you would know if you had an infestation so I don't think you need to repot quite yet. Might be worth getting some neem oil spray to try (do a test leaf first if poss)
@@GoodGrowing thank you! I’m gonna try it and keep it on hand for further issues 🖤
Thanks you so much Emma!!!
Anything for you Javi
Anthuriums, Calathias, Ficus, Peace Lilies, Peperomias, Fittonias, Philadendrons, Ferns, Dracaenas, Spider Plants.
Are those plants you'd like me to make videos about? If so I have videos for calatheas, fittonias and spider plants already go check them out! As for the others, I'll do my best to make those soon! Thanks for the suggestions!
Good Growing I look forward to reading your care instructions on the plants. I thought it would be great since so many people need help in keeping their plants alive.
@@brendawilliam5931 Thanks! Yeah I really enjoy making them! And helping people better take care of their plants :)
Same problem. Bought the yellow sticky tape spray neem... Came to the same conclusion its certain plants that I potted with orchid bark in it. Instead of me repotting I got rid of those plants. Should have watched this video sooner. Could have saved them
It's crazy how fast this problem can grow to be out of hand. I'm sorry you lost your plants though :( hopefully you get more and you know how to deal with it next time! Best of luck
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Im getting white stuff on top of my soil. I think fungus. How can I get rid of these?
Also, great videos! keep it up :)
Yeah thats just a little bit of mould I think. You can scrape it off the top of the soil and bin it. It usually comes because the soil isn't drying out well enough between waterings. Typically harmless though
@@GoodGrowing thank you!
Thx so much I will be able to grow normally thx u stay save stay home bless you
So glad I could help! Thank you so much for watching!
@@GoodGrowing stay save stay home happy gardening to ya and family... Bless up
I wish I could use neem oil but the smell makes me want to throw up. It's so gross :(
Not sure if someone pointed it out, but the larvae are about 5 mm, not 5 cm. Big difference if you are looking for them! LOL :) Thank you so much for sharing your experiences! Hoping this helps my little infestation that am a barely keeping under control. Would like to cut it back much further.. even eliminate them entirely. Thanks again :)
I have one plant that seems to be the source, I call her my Momma Spider plant (really several plants, but in one pot). I am going to be repotting it today before doing the Neem oil to keep it down if they have spread into the others. Thank you for sharing your experiences, this save me a bunch of time trying to on my own.
AHH So sorry!! Yes 5mm! Strange I didn't pick that up when I was editing? But yes thanks for the correction!! Yeah I certainly hope I can help! It's honestly so much nicer now that they're gone! Best of luck!
@@GoodGrowing I think most of the world could figure out what you meant, but some countries aren't familiar enough with metrics and might be looking for honkin' huge things if they didn't catch it the mistake. :) I found my infested plant.. it is a very old grouping of spiderplants. I think that the older growth that has died off gave them the perfect habitat. I have found nothing in my other plants that shared space with it, so I will leave sticky paper out with them for a couple of weeks to catch any eggs that may have been laid and will be washing the culprit outside and giving it all new soil. I do try to stay away from harsher chemical treatments, I have a cat that occasionally munches, but it is good info to have also. Thank you again. :)
@@MicheleBonna Haha yeah! I'll use a harder eye when editing! Glad you figured out where the infestation was coming from! Do beware that sticky traps will not trap the eggs laid. They just catch the adults flying around. I understand the desire to not use chemicals though. Repotting sound like a good option. And try to clear dead leaves away from plants because they'll rot! Best of luck!!
I am fed up with Fungus knots..they r all over.except repotting I tried all.
oh no sounds like you've got a biiiig infestation :( i know that feeling and it sucks! Repotting really did do the trick though! Have only seen a lone one or two since and then I spot treat!
@@GoodGrowing thanks dear for quick response...love from India
You're so cute! And hilarious!!!
Thank you for the info 😊
Eewww... grodie to the max! 😂😂😂
Aww thanks! So glad you enjoyed :) And yeah fungus gnats are soooooo gross!
My Ficus Elástica was infested with fungus knats and I removed the soil and it was full of the little larvae 😭 i i repotted it with new soil but it just fell the next day. So now I’m currently trying to propagate the leaves 😅
Oh no! Sounds like a really tough time! If the soil was full of larvae to the point where you were seeing a bunch it sounds like a massive infestation! I really hope you can save it though propagation! Best of luck!
Thank you for directing me to this video. I hope I can try to repot my avocado! ♥️
How did the cinnamon treatment work out?
I think it worked okay. Since that crazy fungus gnat infestation, I haven't had any major problems. Still get a few here and there, but I think that's one of the things that just happens when you have houseplants!
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Tried cinnamon... didn’t do the job
Ahhhh I just figured out that the couple of pesky flies I had seen in one of my plants are fungus gnats 😭😭😭 Good that I have to water that particular plant tomorrow, I’ll try the hydrogen peroxide solution. I really hope they go away soon since it was growing some new leaves 🙏🏼
Oh no! Yes give the hydrogen peroxide a go! Luckily a few fungus gnats will likely not affect growth. They are just more of a nuisance. But best to get rid of them before it gets worse than that!
Cute haircut too. 😉 😉 😉
I haven’t been able to find neem - oil etc right now yet but I think I’ll go & try buying new soil & re-plant it later today & see if that does the trick. If not - I have to take more hardcore action on it. New soil is pretty cheap in comparison to all the other stuff right now so I’ll try that first. Please keep your fingers crossed that it’ll work!
Ah I see! If repotting is a cheap option it's probably worth it! Make sure to rinse the roots carefully with lukewarm water and throw the old soil out outside, not in the house. *fingers crossed* I'm sure it'll all be fine!
Good Growing Thanks! Do you think I need to replace the old nursery pot as well or do you think it’ll work if I clean it very very carefully?
@@wegotthepower I just used the same ones and washed them really well