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Canadian_anarchist@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Repeating fungus gnats as the answer. I use a few strategies to manage them:
- yellow “sticky strips” (can be purchased at garden stores and Amazon) that you stick into the pot. They’re ugly, but the flies love them.
- dish soap bath for plants that can handle it (the blue Dawn extra strong soap is best).
- bottom watering, or letting the top of the soil dry out between waterings
Humid environments require lighter watering. You might want to get a soil moisture detector so you can see how moist your soil really is and determine if you need to water.