Re: Fungus gnats

From: Tim & Mary McNinch Newton at coiinc.com> on 2000.04.08 at 01:05:30(4351) For those who choose NOT to use chemicals for gnats... I live where winters will kill ALL so I must bring ALL my green living things inside if I plan on keeping any of them. During the winter of 1998/1999, I had the most pesky gnat problem and could not get rid of them for all the tea...bla, bla. (4"-6" due tomorrow night. Go figure?) Last fall, I brought ALL my plants indoors and promptly sprinkled the soil surfaces with cinnamon powder. I could count the gnats I had this last winter on one hand. Now there may have been other circumstances, but I know I used cinnamon. I am a believer. As for fungicide, I have used it now for 4-5 years and have warded off many problems with over winter storage of tubers. Tim McNinch +More No. IL, USDA Zone 4b

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