• LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    1 month ago

    What did it finally was a combination of sand in the pots, the bare minimum of watering, glue traps everywhere and some Neem tree oil directly in the water/soil. Also, quarantining plants with a lot of flies.

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        1 month ago

        Main tip, have patience. It takes weeks to get rid of them. Maybe you need to sacrifice a plant. But it is doable.

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      1 month ago

      I ordered neem cake fertiliser online. Dissolved the pellets in water to water the plants with. A fortnight and a few watering cycles later, every single gnat was gone. No sticky yellow, no sand.

      The fuckers have been driving me insane for months, I have won the battle and the war. Get stuffed, gnats!