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Nickster_154371
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Flies in San Pedro soil.... How to get rid of them?
#7625721 - 11/12/07 01:31 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Small flies are breeding and coming from the soil in a San Pedro cuttling potted about 2.5 months ago... Very annoying little pests. Any idea how one could get rid of them?
Was thinking about changing the soil and re-planting the cuttling, but won't that harm whatever roots have started forming?
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Re: Flies in San Pedro soil.... How to get rid of them? [Re: Nickster_154371]
#7625748 - 11/12/07 01:41 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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might better check and make sure the base isn't rotting. did you keep the soil real dry while rooting? allow the cut to callous over well before planting? keep it in a warm place? i think it'd be worth changing the soil to check on the base. 50% pumice or perlite in the soil mix would be advisable. in most climates, these cacti need very little water and can go for long periods without any.
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Re: Flies in San Pedro soil.... How to get rid of them? [Re: Nickster_154371]
#7625800 - 11/12/07 01:51 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Proably fungus gnats in which case theres probably fungus growing in your soil.
For any other plant I would say re-pot and rinse the roots off, I don't know if that's safe with a cactus tough.
You might be over watering if you have fungus growing in the soil.
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Re: Flies in San Pedro soil.... How to get rid of them? [Re: TheHateCamel]
#7625966 - 11/12/07 02:24 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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sounds like u are keeping the soil too moist and the fungus gnats have moved in... if its a cutting that has only recently begun to root u shouldnt be watering much at all...
if the soil is dry then its probably not fungus gnats... u could repot the plant into fresh soil, just be careful not to damage the roots and it will be fine... or perhaps put a layer of diatomaceous earth on the surface of the soil, that will PWN anything living in the pot...
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Re: Flies in San Pedro soil.... How to get rid of them? [Re: Dr. uarewotueat]
#7627711 - 11/12/07 08:04 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Judging from your responses I am positive the issue is that I have been over watering.... however, the top layer of the soil is dry.
So it looks like my options are to either re-plant in different soil or just to stop watering for a while?
Thanks,
n
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Re: Flies in San Pedro soil.... How to get rid of them? [Re: Dr. uarewotueat]
#7627897 - 11/12/07 08:49 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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uarewotueat said:
or perhaps put a layer of diatomaceous earth on the surface of the soil, that will PWN anything living in the pot...
I use that stuff a lot. It kills em all dead
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Re: Flies in San Pedro soil.... How to get rid of them? [Re: cpw1971]
#7629272 - 11/13/07 08:08 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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So it looks like my options are to either re-plant in different soil or just to stop watering for a while?
get some DE and PWN the fuckers, its easier
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Re: Flies in San Pedro soil.... How to get rid of them? [Re: Dr. uarewotueat]
#7640371 - 11/15/07 03:35 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I'm guessing that DE can be found at any plant store or maybe even walmart? Is it expensive?
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Re: Flies in San Pedro soil.... How to get rid of them? [Re: Nickster_154371]
#7642193 - 11/15/07 10:22 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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sounds like fungus gnats. post a pic.
what the heck is pwn?
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Re: Flies in San Pedro soil.... How to get rid of them? [Re: biospun]
#7642992 - 11/16/07 04:53 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I've bought cactus potting soil several times with these gnats already in the soil. They're become a part of my house over the past few years. Every time I change my light bulb theres tons that died up there. Little bastards!
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Re: Flies in San Pedro soil.... How to get rid of them? [Re: blazed123]
#7642996 - 11/16/07 05:01 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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yep i am sick of them, i have been fighting them lately because i cant take the little fuckers any more, the breaking point for me is when i wake up make coffee and go to drink it a few rooms away from my plants and they are floating in my coffee :-()
so fly paper,DE, avid and soon to be predator bugs , right now even with out the bugs i can tell i have killed a lot and the fly paper is coated with them :-))
also my Venus fly traps have never been bigger :-))
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Re: Flies in San Pedro soil.... How to get rid of them? [Re: royer]
#7650869 - 11/18/07 12:35 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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How could I tell if I have root rot? Is root rot something that will take care of itself if I stop watering for a while or should I dump the soil, check, and re-pot?
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Re: Flies in San Pedro soil.... How to get rid of them? [Re: biospun]
#7651462 - 11/18/07 03:53 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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biospun said: what the heck is pwn?
own, kill, destroy... 
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Nickster_154371 said: How could I tell if I have root rot? Is root rot something that will take care of itself if I stop watering for a while or should I dump the soil, check, and re-pot?
take the cactus out of its pot and check the roots, see if they are healthy... root rot is a pain as eventually it spreads from the roots to the cactus... just make sure the soil is totally dry before watering, a cactus never died from lack of watering
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