Two Key Tips for Sterilizing Vegetable Seed Starting Mixes to 100% Prevent Fungus Gnats and Disease
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- Any seed starting mix most likely carries fungus gnat eggs. That is just how it is. Use boiling water to sterilize your mixes from the start and don't bring in outdoor soil or compost. These tips will prevent problems 100% of the time.
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Great tips and concise. I watched a similar video that was 18 minutes long. I learned the woman's kids' names, how long she had been sterilizing her soil, where she prefers to buy her potting mix, how wonderful her cat is, etc. Thank you again for appreciating that viewers' time is valuable :) Subscribed.
That is One of my pet peeves. People who make videos and talk about everything else and it's just a waste of time. I love when they're concise, understandable, good camera angles and InFocus. Nothing beats it.
I use 1/3rd soil from my garden, 1/3 compost from my compost heap, and 1/3 peatmoss. I saturate it (more than what is shown here) with boiling water. To be exact, I put 10L of boiling water into a 20L pail of dry mix. That makes a scorching hot soup. I then stir it up to make sure the hot water gets into all the mix, then put a lid on it and leave it till it cools. Then I put the pails in my garage with the lids off and leave it there until I need it. I make my mix in the fall, for use starting in December.
Wow i know that voice.just bumped into this vid.its gary from the rusted garden
It is. He makes content here.
That's what I thought. Is this his channel too?
asamusicdude 😁 an unmistakable voice!! Knew it was him instantly!!
Yup that’s Gary, He has the BEST channel! So helpful.
I love that your electric stove lights up purple 😂
It'd glows red like everyone else's dose its the camera 😊😂
Did this...still had fungus gnats. Used a hydrogen peroxide/water mix and that worked.
Sprinkle some cinnamon on top, it seems to help wit mines.👍
Wow, so with all the gardening videos that I have ever watched not a single mention of this. I just subbed this channel yesterday and really wish I had done so back in February. Look out 2022 I have a new game.
What a incredible tip i never thought to sterilize the seed starting mix.thank you.
Glad to help. It makes a difference. Good luck in 2020
I've purchased several large thrift store bowls to use for sterilizing my seed starting medium. Thanks for sharing your gardening knowledge, and all the great tips you've shared over the years. In the past, I've used the winter sowing method of starting my seeds. This year I'm going to start some indoors using your ideas. Thanks again! I wish you and your family a very merry Christmas.
Happy Holidays. Have a great 2020.
Ahh! Thanks! I thought my gnat problems were because I was using worm castings and compost in my starting mix. Didn’t know the eggs could be in the peat moss too. I’m going to hold off on those until later, but will definitely be using the boiling water now too! Oooof, I’ve had horrible gnats a couple of times and it’s a mess!
You can also cook the starting mix in an oven for 30 or less at 200 deg F.
Thanks!
Yes but not if your mix has a lot of perlite in it. You can release toxic fumes that will hurt the soil and yourself. Boiling water is the best way
@milkman Perlite is made from volcanic rock, which is heated and crushed until it explodes in order to transform the rock into small white pieces. It has medium water retention ratings and low nutrient retention ratings. It is added to soil mixes in order to improve the drainage capability of both soil-based and soilless potting mixes.
I was confusing that with Vermiculite.
I recently learned that Vermiculite, however, also does not leach like I thought and I was mistaken.
Happy gardening
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Think of all the eggs that were not under the foil, were next to the edge, and otherwise did not get killed. A better top seal (plastic) would prevent that. Or better, a metal pot (16L with glass lid and 2L boiling water) or on hot plate for one hour, followed by one hour setting with lid on.
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Good luck!
Do I hear the voice of the Rusted Garden :)
Sticky fly tape can help mitigate the gnat issue.
Remembering your advice from prior years , I used an instant pot pressure cooker. I am sure it worked great . Only problem , the smell of the dirt could not be cleaned from the gasket .
I’m about to move my succulents inside for the winter I want to remove all of my plants from their pots and i was wondering if I can sterilize the soil they are currently in and reuse it?
Nicely done ✋
“Do not bring any dirt/soil from the outdoors.”
*standing indoors, in front of open bag full of dirt/soil... 😕
Thank you. Should potting soil be sterilized too?
I tried this and it seems to work in kiling the gnat eggs; only related issue is the potting mix stay really wet long time, and I am afraid if I put it outdoor to dry, other eggs or weedseeds will be barried in by wind.
Moreover is impossible to sieve the mix when wet, so I started to first sieve, then sterilise the mix.
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is that a salad bowl
Gary Pilarchik?
Is hot water kill also the good nutrients for plant growth?
Easier enough to add back in instead of taking care of a infestation 😂
Appreciate the tip. I think I saw it on your other channel (?). Anyway, I have used it since then. Do worm castings harbor fungus gnats, too?
So pure worm casting won't. If it is worm casting and compost that is still breaking down... a good chance.
I bought a bag of potting mix from Parkrose Hardware and I have had absolutely no problem. I was under the impression that if I was to use boiling water I would ruin the beneficial ingredients that was in this potting mix.
also, why couldn't we bring our pot of boiling water outside and use this method with some of our soil from our outside soil that is doing nothing right now? if boiling water kills the gnats and the fungus then what's the difference of doing this method with our outside soil making sure that we do it outside?
So for starting mix indoors... There is no need for soil life. Goal is to germinate. Water soluble organic ferts will give them what they need. As you pot up soil biology becomes more important. Outside is too large. The spot you pour boiling water would cool too quickly to get deep and the life around it would replace it.
@@all-americaselectionsflowe6095 how about if I do it in the garage and cover it?
I recommend this for Miracle grow brand
Thanks
Should this be done for a small commercial nursery?
You sound like the rustic garden guy lol.
Interesting
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It is.
Should you add any amendments after doing this ?
Do I need to sterilize my own mix ( garden soil + compost made in my garden)?
Will boiled water destroy the Feeder parts of soil? Please
I used Jiffy pellet and still got gnats
Do I need to sterilize my worm casting and compost?
@@themaroxdirect1124 thank you very much...⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I microwave my soil in a large glass bowl. That kills anything in the soil.
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Can I also do this for indoor house plant soil?
Really only works best with seed starting mix that is mostly peat moss
Is it use soil and sand mixture for that sterilization?
can I use this method for sphagnum moss?
Can this technique be used to sterilize mushroom substrate?
Hello sir! Will this method kill off mites too?
Will this method kill mites too?
So how do I sterilize seeds before planting? Thank you.
Hydrogen peroxide. Look it up on youtube!
I hate fungus gnats!
Can't you just sterilize outdoor soil the same way you did here?
Crap I already put my seeds in