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> If you have any issues with fungus, gnats or any kind of negative root insects soilless media is the way to go. Yeah, though with the caveat that if your med
by lathyrus_long 5y ago
> If you have any issues with fungus, gnats or any kind of negative root insects soilless media is the way to go.
Yeah, though with the caveat that if your medium retains water very effectively (as e.g. rockwool does) and is exposed to light, then it may grow algae. The larvae then feed on that algae, and the problem is back.
I spend a lot of time fighting fungus gnats. The best option is always to adjust growing conditions to create an inhospitable environment for them, but I also make recourse to Bti (a bacterial toxin, like mosquito dunks) or pyrethrin sometimes.
- chilling 5y agoOther way to fight this issue is using a pre-made friendly fungy & bacteria mix.
- aaron_m04 5y agoWhat do you make this mix out of?
- chilling 5y agoI don't know how to make them out. My preferred solution (used in both soil and hydroponic) is GHE SubCulture[1] But any should work just fine [1] https://growx.ru/images/catalog/GHE/stimylatori_i_dobavki/subculture_ghe.jpg https://growx.ru/images/catalog/GHE/stimylatori_i_dobavki/su...