Aww, thank you very much for your kind words. Means a lot to me. Green Cheers!

Hello and Thank you for watching! 🌱 Great point - yes, gloves should be washed well with dish soap and sprayed with rubbing alcohol after attending a sick plant (or discarded). Happy to know that nematodes worms worked and your plants are now happy and gnats free! Thank you for sharing 💚

Dear Janine, Thank you! 🌱

Thank you for watching. Green Luck! 👍

Hi Robert, I am glad my tips are helpful. May your plants grow healthy and thrive! Thank you for watching 🌱

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching 🌱

Woohoo! Hi Deja, Great! Just make sure the provide enough time for the soil to dry between watering as these annoying gnats survive and breed only in constantly moist environment. I would also recommend to remove 3" of topsoil and add a new layer of fresh potting mix. May your plants grow happy and healthy. Thank you for watching 🌱

Hi Lucian, Glad the video is helpful. Green Cheers & Thank you for watching 🌱

Hi again :) Hope you will solve the gnat issue :) Remember, proper watering is the key as Gnats thrive only in constantly moist environment. Green Luck and thank you for watching 🌱

Change your soil with Pon, Gnats do not lay eggs in the Pon

Thank you, Perlita 🌱

Hi Carlos, Wishing you green luck and victory in this fight! 🌱

Hi Zion, Thank you for sharing. Make sure to adjust the watering routine or the gnats will return 🌱

Hi Giselle, Believe it or not but I never had to deal with this issue. This article might be helpful about how to deal with aphids: www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Aphids Green Luck and Thank you for watching 🌱

Hi Natasha, This article might be helpful www.gardenguides.com/112984-grow-white-sage-indoors.html Thank you for watching! Green Luck 🌱

Hi Mary, I am impressed with your determination. Remember, the gnats can only survive and breed in the constantly moist soil. Make sure to provide enough time for the top soil to dry well between watering. Pots should have drainage. After watering get rid of any excess water from the saucer as we do not want plants to stand in water 🌱

So you added boiling hot water to the soil and it cleaned it! Did you let the soil dry completely before repotting? I repotted my plants like 3-4 months ago and it keeps getting gnats

Hi Gerry, I know you are fighting this issue for a while. I believe you said the community pond is the source. A while back, we had a major gnat infestation in one of our client’s office. The cleaning crew kept watering plants even though they were under our care and they were informed not to water plants. But not words or “Do not water” signs worked to stop them:) Eventually, the cleaning crew got the message and stopped. But the infestation was out of control by then and plants were so overwatered that’s the soil would not dry out for weeks. There were 80 or so plants in this office. This was the first gnat issue we had to deal with. We were determined to solve the problem and save the plants. We have tried everything there is to do to get rid of gnats: - took all the plants and put them in a huge board room for easier treatments - had terminator come and treat the quarantine area and the rest of the office - aerated the soil to help it dry faster - set up traps - used mosquito bits, just enough to cover the topsoil completely, to kill eggs on the top layer and prevent adults from landing and laying more eggs. We were not able to diffuse bits in water because watering was out of the question. Plants were too wet already. *** I have to say, Mosquito bits helped a bit. - we have replaced the topsoil on some plants and repotted others. Eventually repotted all plants. It was a long and very frustrating battle. It is very hard to impossible to succeed when the infestation is so heavy + office environment does not help the process. After-hours, weekends and holidays, the majority of commercial buildings turn the AC/Heat off. Temperature changes and the lack of air circulation stress plants even more and makes any pest issue worse - especially during warm seasons. We have managed to save a few smaller plants but most plants had to be taken away. This was the hardest but the best lesson I have learned about the gnat infestation. Now I know, plants that have their roots damaged by being severely over watered, when they are heavily infested should be simply discarded and replaced. If the infestation is light to moderate, it can be eliminated without the use of heavy, strong chemicals :) 🌱 I have recently used Mosquito bits on a set of small Pothos plants in another office that just noticed few flies here and there. I have covered the topsoil with bits (used just enough to cover it, not a thick layer), placed sticky traps, and told the client not to water plants until the soil is dry or when the plant is droopy (this guys always come back up after watering). I have advised lowering the water amount - use just enough water so it can reach the lower roots, saturate the soil without making it soaking wet. The bottom watering method was not an option in this situation but when watering through the soil that is covered with mosquito bits, the water gets infused with these as it runs through. We have addressed the issue early and the problem is gone! Once plants were free of infestation, we have removed the bits from the topsoil and topped it up with a fresh potting mix. No more gnats and healthy, happy plants! If the Mosquito bits method works for you, this is great! Drenching the soil with infused with bits/peroxide water - sounds like heavy watering. Remember not to overwater the plants - solution or not. Use just the needed amount of water per watering and allow the soil to dry between giving your plants a drink. Try the bottom watering method and let me know if this helped. Re-potting a plant in a fresh soil is less damaging or stressful to a plant than infested soil/roots + all the solutions a plant has to absorb :))) Green Luck!!!

@@Mycityplants Juliette, thank you! You ROCK! I do not use Mosquito Bits on top of the soil, since they get mold/fungus on them and look gross. The infused water method works for me. I do use the Mosquito Bits and sometime Hydrogen Peroxide. I never soak the plants, since it will take way too long to dry out and attract Fungus Gnats. Even though they have been terrible this summer, I haven't noticed them inside, until last night. I was watching TV and had my ceiling fan & light on. I looked up and saw A LOT of adult FG's crawling on the fan base and lights. I freaked! They come in through the screens. I have a long crevice tool for my vacuum. I put it on and got rid of each and every one of them. I do use all three of my ceiling fans when I water my plants. Helps to dry the top of the soil. Thank you for the chopstick trick to aerate the soil. Really does the trick. Their is a systemic pest insecticide by Bonnide that I will use if one of my plants get a pest. I also have used Gnat Nix. It is a soil cover made of recycled glass that cuts the exoskeleton of the FG's. It is expensive but works. I use that too if a plant gets them in the soil. Keep fighting the good fight! 😎

Positive attitude is a big part of success! Thank you for sharing your tips👍🌱

@@Mycityplants More than welcome! You are so right! They are positively driving me nuts! LOL! 😁

@@Mycityplants I've had these little flies in my apartment and didn't know what they were and the cause, it happened after buying a few orchids in mostly bark and spagnum moss in glass hurricane lamp "pots" I bought a blue light zapper which I left on at night as my nightlight every night and seem to have got rid of them but I'm guessing I'll have to still put new soil in my pots... What do you think, do I still repot in the glass vases where the roots are on show too?

Hi! Thank you for watching. The trap might glue on your cat's fur if it comes close to it 😀 Here is the video about how to save an overwatered plant - main reason for gnat infestation - bit.ly/3qtI1T6 Green Cheers!

Hi Paula, Yes, the gnat issue can be overwhelming :( Lucky Bamboo plants are frequently the originators of nasty fungus gnat infestations due to their high propensity for rot or fungus growth. Change the plant's water out at least once a week to avoid stagnant water that can cause rot. Wash roots well before placing plants back in fresh water. Beware of rotting roots or getting organic material in the plant's water. If a stem looks sickly (yellowing), remove it. It will not get better. It will only decay and become a gnat feast. Keep the air moving - fans ON. Lack of airflow makes water stagnant faster. Hope this helps. Green Luck & Thank you for watching 🌱

My plants are on a shelf along my wall on top of 2 book cases. Gnats had takeover. I got those mouse glue boards. I left them flat and thumb tacked them to the wall behind my plants. They went from white to brown. The small fan I have blows them on the glue boards. It has helped considerably.

Hi! Yes, PON is great to prevent gnat party :)

Hi Lana, Thank you for watching! 🌱 - The most common mistake is to refill the reservoir as soon as it is empty. This make soil to stay constantly moist. After a plant uses all the water from the reservoir, we need to provide some time for the soil to dry before watering/refilling the reservoir. Here is my video about how to water plants in Lechuza: bit.ly/3bWSmRs Soil Moisture meter (tool used in the video) helps to establish a proper watering frequency mycityplants.com/products/soil-moisture-meter - Yes, gnats can infest other plants. Place these amzn.to/3ob1LMm on all your plants to catch gnats before they lay eggs. Wishing you victory and plants free of gnats 🌱

Hi! Thank you for watching. Yes, you need to wait 3-4 month before using the reservoir. Here is our video about how to water plants in Lechuza Planters: bit.ly/3bWSmRs May your plants grow happy and healthy!

thank you :)@@Mycityplants

Hi! Sounds like you might have overwatered your Sting of Hearts. The best way is to repot the plant, remove all old soil and pot it in fresh soil. These plants prefer a tighter pot. Use a pot with drainage that is just 2-3 inches larger that the plant's root system. If you have any other overwatered plants, here is our helpful video about how to save plants and prevent this issue from happening in the future: bit.ly/3qtI1T6 Green Luck! 🌱

Hi Muneeba, Thank you for watching and for sharing your tip. 🌱 In my experience, soil aeration helps with the gnat issue. It allows the oxygen to get through, dries soil of overwatered plants faster and, as the result, eliminates the environment for gnats to breed in.