Well, another seed down, plus a Fantasmo Express bean. This one sprouted after about 3 days in soil, only to reveal it was chewed through by gnats or aphids. I don't have aphids anywhere, so I'm guessing that even though fungus gnats "only" eat dead organic matter, they make exceptions for fresh taps. Either that or they did it after the sprouts died for whatever reason. Both of them sprouted just to die and separate at soil level. They weren't growing right to begin with, longest germination ever - and then I had a White and Bubbly seed crack and begin to sprout just to stop dead in it's tracks and die for no apparent reason. I'm guessing my tap water is suddenly poisonous ? Maybe too much Chlorine or Fluoride in it?
So what am I doing to fix it? I killed a finishing plant with a bunch of dead veg on it (summer heat wave damage) that I believe to be the Gnats primary food source and habitat, As the infestation is contained to only one of my two grow closets, everything in there had to go. I dumped 20 gallons of soil in the trash and completely emptied the closet. Then I treated everything with this stuff below. To top it all off my HPS ballast took a crap as well. I still have one last Alien x Triangle, just gotta pick up some soil tomorrow. To mourn the loss of all those things, I bought my first DWC setup and a digital PH and TDS/Temp tester tonight. Everything will be here by Friday or Saturday ! Sorry about the tech difficulty. I was so hype about this strain - Distilled water from here out. No more freaking fungus gnats. Thank the Cannabis Gods my other plants are alright !
sounds to me like your soil is too wet. the seedlings dying off is called damping off. its caused by a fungus. fungus nats also like wet soil. let your soil dry out for three or four days. water seedlings with a minimum of water the first 10 days till they build roots. I water near the seedling with 2 -4 ounces of water then wait for the soil to look dry. I give them 6-8 ounces next, and spray the surface of the soil enough to make it slightly damp. After the 10 days, water regularly with water equal to 10 to 15% of the soil volume, or about 12-18 ounces of water per gallon. I just grew plants in 1 gallon pots of soil that hit up to 43" tall!
Since I started watering this way, I've no problems and very nice grows. Its worth a try!
Well, another seed down, plus a Fantasmo Express bean. This one sprouted after about 3 days in soil, only to reveal it was chewed through by gnats or aphids. I don't have aphids anywhere, so I'm guessing that even though fungus gnats "only" eat dead organic matter, they make exceptions for fresh taps. Either that or they did it after the sprouts died for whatever reason. Both of them sprouted just to die and separate at soil level. They weren't growing right to begin with, longest germination ever - and then I had a White and Bubbly seed crack and begin to sprout just to stop dead in it's tracks and die for no apparent reason. I'm guessing my tap water is suddenly poisonous ? Maybe too much Chlorine or Fluoride in it?
So what am I doing to fix it? I killed a finishing plant with a bunch of dead veg on it (summer heat wave damage) that I believe to be the Gnats primary food source and habitat, As the infestation is contained to only one of my two grow closets, everything in there had to go. I dumped 20 gallons of soil in the trash and completely emptied the closet. Then I treated everything with this stuff below. To top it all off my HPS ballast took a crap as well. I still have one last Alien x Triangle, just gotta pick up some soil tomorrow. To mourn the loss of all those things, I bought my first DWC setup and a digital PH and TDS/Temp tester tonight. Everything will be here by Friday or Saturday ! Sorry about the tech difficulty. I was so hype about this strain - Distilled water from here out. No more freaking fungus gnats. Thank the Cannabis Gods my other plants are alright !
oh man you just made my day!!! i'm not new to growing, but im a noob when it comes to quality smoke from quality genetics. i've never had really really good, face numbing, face melting smoke. i cannot wait.....patience....i have none
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