Jennifer - I am sorry for your loss "sniff sniff".

Is your homes humidity naturally on the high side?  I've been wondering that about other members and their issues with fungus gnats.  My home's humidity level ranges from 40-50%, I've had cuttings in cups for 5 weeks and haven't seen any signs of the little b-------s.  The only little buggers I've had on houseplants in general was spider mites on an orchid, the manager at the garden center said it was too dry - at least I could see signs of them right away - spider webbing!!

I hope your other cuttings don't get infected from these b------s - that would not be a pretty site at all.

Maltese Beauty is one of those trees I hope to get this year. Fingers are crossed!

Jo-Ann, I hadn't heard of fungus gnats until last spring when they showed up on my indoor veggie starts.  I think they came in a bag of MG potting soil.  It seems that once you have them they are not easy to completely get rid of.

sorry to hear about your beloved Maltese Beauty cuttings. in times like this, i'm at lose for the words to express my deepest sorrow.. no worries, jen. i'm sure more will be coming soon :)

Maltese Beauty is a newer release from GM and not easy to come by, I would be very sad indeed if i lost it. i do hope you have other good stuff going to ease the pain. Glad you ordered the Pro Mix HP i think you will be happy with it

It's a relief I have other varieties to ease my sorrow, and i am thankful but like Pete said it's a "loss" and I still feel so pitiful. I thought I would be an expert by now, stupid GNATS defeated me

Jennifer

Dom,

You were right.

Jennifer

Rename it Sleeping Beauty.   Those darn gnats!

That's a bad deal, Jennifer. I have never had a problem here with fungal gnats. The potting soil that I use is usually frozen before I use it--I wonder if that has an effect?

Much to learn grqasshopper. LOL Not many experts here even after many years.

Hey Jennifer!  So sorry about your loss.  I lost mine too, I think.  I used BT as a dunk, then covered the top with sand to smother any hatching adults, then put a moth ball on top of the sand to kill any flying around.  When I pull on the cutting, it holds firm, and a fresh cut shows healthy insides, so my fingers are crossed.

Been missing and will continue to be in and out for about 3 months till we get that house ready to move into.  I hate to miss my friends comments here, but we have no internet there yet. 

Good luck with the rest of your cuttings!

Suzi

Suzi!

There you are... Gosh I miss you. No Internet? Lol. I am surprised your gold yourself together (hehe). Yeah.. Maltese Beauty was rapped by gnats. Horrible choice of words but I feel my cutting has been violated. Totally sucks.

Hey no worries Suzi, do what you need to do, we will be here. I am so soo happy about your new property. So gorgeous. I want a hill side :-).

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Jennifer