And this was a CHILL day.
Whenever people ask me what I do for a living, I always have a hard time answering because I feel like I have ten jobs including being a mother, business owner (I run a test prep company), educational consultant, and now creating content on the side. This is why the ideal vacation for me is a day in which I can freely take as many naps as my heart desires 😴.
You can find the "Shorts" version of what you saw in my vlog up on my channel ( • What Did I Find INSIDE... ! Taking care of all my houseplants is supposed to be my wind-down routine except for the fact that for some reason, it always ends up being utter chaos, which is documented many times through my Shorts.
The ONLY thing on my houseplant to-do list was to treat for the fungus gnats, and now you see why I can never get to any chores until after midnight. When it comes to pests on houseplants, I will say fungus gnats are probably the least menacing. While gnats can carry bacteria and are super annoying, they're not extremely harmful to plants the way thrips or mealybugs are. My treatment for them is simple:
1. Treat the adults (sticky yellow traps or in my case, I used the insect trap).
2. Treat the larvae (I used BTI drops and systemic granules).
Most people will try to only treat the adults, but the problem is, an adult fungus gnat can lay hundreds of eggs and it will be a never-ending vicious cycle. You also need to essentially treat all houseplants or else the gnats will just hop and infect new plants. The BTI drops have the same active ingredient as mosquito bits, which are extremely effective in treating mosquito and fungus gnat larvae, but I find the drops much easier to use. I water all of my plants with this water (mixed with my nutrient solution) every time. As for the systemic granules, in my experience this will get rid of gnats in as little as two days, but it is a strong pesticide that's not readily available in all states, and if you have pets or children that can mess with the soil, I would avoid.
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🕐 TIMESTAMPS 🕐
00:00 Introduction
00:49 Get Ready for School
01:52 Get Ready with Me
02:23 Brunch Stop
02:53 Pick-Up & WAITING FOR NAPS
04:26 Discovering Fungus Gnats
04:41 Making Dinner
06:13 Christmas Tree Stop
06:31 Bedtime PLEASE
07:09 Treating Fungus Gnats (Finally) & Making Content
09:37 The Next Day - Are they gone?
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