Recent content by Danny waters

''gnaturally'' lol Keeping the plants healthy & vigorous is another good tip. My poly tunnel is full of holes, so hopefully, lots of good insects get the chance to keep the bad ones in check.

i find gnats thrive indoors in sterile conditions but when outdoors nature balances things out and they naturally diminish.

is he called trident chilli on instagram? thanks.

Hi Marc, what happened to trident chilli? do you know?

my dad used to sell it down the local pub to his drunken mates lol. They loved it.

I like it on the sour side, so add more vinegar and lots of sea salt. I gently simmered some super hots in honey, i must check it out to see how its doing. Could you add a percentage of honey and sell it as honey rather than jelly/jam :)

I've been making chilli jam (we call it jam in the uk) for 5 years? And I've never had one go bad. Even the last dregs of the jar still stay edible after many years. Its a good way to preserve chilli's. My favourite was a fatalii based jam with apple & mango

im not an expert but i was thinking cool, damp & dark conditions, maybe a fungal problem like damping off?

They are 7 pots jonah and need the extra heat, the airing cupboard although it gets warm, it doesn't keep the medium consistently warm

It's probably my growing techniques, as the seeds looked fine and not dimpled like you said.

do you think seeds, even though not visibly crushed, if sent in an envelope without padding will be damaged. Point being ive had terrible germ rates with seeds sent this way 1 out of 40 so far. Or maybe the gnats had an underground feast!

Hi MarcV - i bought some nematodes, and they have worked! i tried mosquito bits/dunks, and they didn't seem to make any difference. Maybe they were old? Im not sure? I wish i had used them initially to kill any potential gnat eggs in the compost and have the soil charged with nematodes as a...

thank you Canedog and Marturo. I hit a tray last night with 1 part HP 3% - 5 parts water and I still found some maggots still alive next day... so I don't think it was that effective? What bio fungicides do you recommend?

can i ask what dilutions you tested with?