[net-gold] INDOOR GARDENING: Answers About Growing Indoor Plants, Part 2
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INDOOR GARDENING:
Answers About Growing Indoor Plants, Part 2
Answers About Growing Indoor Plants, Part 2
April 1, 2010, 3:00 pm
The New York Times
City Room
<http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/
answers-about-growing-indoor-plants-part-2/>
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Following is the second set of responses from Tibor Fuchs, the president
of the Metropolitan New York Chapter of the Indoor Gardening Society of
America who responded to readers questions about growing plants and
keeping them alive inside.
We are no longer accepting questions for this feature.
Mr. Fuchs will answer as many questions as possible. But if your question
is not answered this week, please write to him at the Indoor Gardening
Society of America and he will do his best to respond.
My indoor plants are in great condition, but so are the fungus gnats! How
do I get rid of the gnats without using poisons as I use the aloe for
burns, itches, scrapes, etc.?
Posted by MJ Sides
Sometimes, when you water faithfully, fungus takes hold, growing on top of
your potting soil, especially if its old. Fungus gnats result and though
the adult, flying forms are reputedly harmless, the larva may eat the
roots of some plants. If, when you water, you see tiny wriggling, wormlike
threads floating up out of the soil, thats them. Pour them off and spray
the soil with a non-toxic insecticide like our alcohol/water/Dawn combo or
a Pyrethrin-based product.
Better yet, heres a great tip I got off the Internet: Go to a party store
and buy yellow plastic cups. Use a heated screwdriver or a soldering iron
to melt a small hole into the center of the bottom of the cup. Pull a
length of twine through into the cup and tie a knot. Using a small brush,
paint the cup all around the outside with STP Oil Treatment. Hang the cup
near your plants or dispense with the hole and string and just place it on
the plant shelf. Use one per shelf. Fungus gnats, whitefly and even ants
are strongly attracted to the color and smothered by the oil. Replace the
cups after the oil dries out. This method is economical and really seems
to work. You should be gnatless in no time.
What are your top choices of plants that can improve indoor air quality
and also look beautiful?
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Sincerely,
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Temple University
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