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dyzzypyxxy said:If you could post a picture of your plants for us, that would help a lot.

Fungus on the soil surface really shouldn't be affecting the plants much. You can spray your plants with a solution of 1/2tsp. baking soda to a quart spray bottle for a few days if you think it's a problem and that will slow down or stop the fungal growth.

Edible plants should never be sprayed with "fly spray" because these are plants that produce food. You need to always use non-toxic controls for insects (and fungus) on all edibles. (think of this as a "big picture" moment, not just your science fair project that you don't care if they survive and bear or not). In fact you should include this info in your science fair report. It's all about the learning.

For flying insects a spray of 1/2 tsp dish soap to a quart of water will usually knock down any annoying bugs. But if what you have are fungus gnats, you may need to water your plants with a mild solution of hydrogen peroxide. You can get it at the drug store, and dilute it 1oz. to 2 cups of water. The peroxide douse will not hurt the plants at all and breaks down to oxygen and water very quickly, so again it is non-toxic.

Looking forward to seeing your pictures!

Here are some pictures.
So, some things to clear up.
The fungus knats are dead, the fly spray already took care of them. In the future, if I do grow anything, I will use nontoxic solutions. Sadly, I already used the fly spray before making this thread. Also, I think the area the plants are currently in is fine. The whole wall is basically windows, there are 4 big windows that provide sunlight from east and west and basically every direction. Do the plants need to be moved outside? Also, you said fungus on the soil shouldn't be a problem. As you can see in one of the pictures, the soil looks kind of whiteish. Is that a problem. I'm going to start watering every other day, and less water too. And I think that's it. Anyway, the pictures may help you if you need anything more:
Oh yes, one more thing. The picture at the VERY bottom is one of my mom's dying plants. She doesn't care for them at all, and I think fungus gnats spread the diseases of her plants to my once healthy plants. What do I do?
Any ideas?