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''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?

Would hydrogen peroxide be too intense for young seedlings? say 1 part HP - 5 parts water. Ive got fungus gnat maggots in my soil and my young seedlings haven't germinated yet and i think many seedlings have been munched before seeing the light of day!

Its not bad, a few of my harold st barts have some funky looking leaves. I like my girls to be pretty :)

Ive just been researching nematodes. I see you can buy nematodes for carrot fly also. I might buy some.

what about carrot fly maggots, do you think BTI will kill these also? do you have another solution?

Ive been digging around in my pots wondering why i have many no shows and found a few hollow seeds with this tiny maggot in there. Ive just soaked the containers in mosquito bit/dunk solution. I should have done this a while ago. You live and learn. I added neem cake to the soil but i don't...