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By Sheila_FW | Have a problem with gnats in your potting soil? Dump the soil into a container and hang fly tape above.
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Name: Allison NJ (Zone 6a)            Onewish1 Dec 18, 2011 6:21 AM CST |
| just seeing that fly strip makes me cringe.. but I love this tip!!! |
Name: Sheila F Fort Worth TX (Zone 8a)          Sheila_FW Dec 18, 2011 9:05 AM CST |
Oh it was horrible!  I started to take it out of the shop and dump it in the yard, but then they would have only multiplied! I got two bags of that brand from Walmart, because they were cheaper, never more. Normally I buy Miracle Grow and never had that problem. |
Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b)          |
| Great photo Sheila, in a scary way! I buy my potting soil at the local nursery supply warehouse. It comes in large bales for $20 per 3.8cf compressed bale. One bale seems to last forever, and is really high quality stuff. Once I started using these, I can never buy bagged potting soil again.  |
Name: Lynn Dallas, OR (Zone 8b)        valleylynn Dec 18, 2011 9:56 AM CST |
| Wow, that is a lot of gnats. What a clever idea. If that ever happens to me I will definitely use this tip. Dave, I've always used Miracle Grow, but since you posted about you local nursery supply warehouse I will have to check on the one that we have in Salem. Sounds like that would be a huge savings.  |
Name: Allison NJ (Zone 6a) Onewish1 Dec 18, 2011 12:29 PM CST |
| I had the same problem one year when I bought some potting soil from big lots.. never again!!! |
Name: Anna North Texas (Zone 8a)   canadanna Dec 18, 2011 1:02 PM CST |
| Dave, you have me wanting to go on a road trip...I am forever running out of potting soil! |
Name: Sheila F Fort Worth TX (Zone 8a) Sheila_FW Dec 19, 2011 12:31 AM CST |
| Dale.....Compressed bale??? Sounds interesting, I need to check into that. Is it a brand or their personal product? Anna....If you locate some before me maybe you and I need to make a run! LOL! |
Name: Allison NJ (Zone 6a) Onewish1 Dec 19, 2011 5:20 AM CST |
| pro mix brand is a good one |
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