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candle
Defiance, OH

Its horrible, i don't know what you did to it, i was a believer

1 star rating

a green thumb
Cons
    gross

JAN
22
2009

I brought 8 bags of miracle grow at Walmart last summer it was not the miracle grow i've grown to love.  I put it in my house plants and guess what, i have little knats breeding in my house.  They are growing in the pots i have them all over my house. I have sprayed and sprayed but they keep coming, you can see them on the dirt. I can't wait to change the soil,   but it won't be miracle grow.   My girlfriend has the same problem.  You people changed your formula. im very dissatisfied. 



I_thumb_down Scotts Miracle-Gro Potting Soil is not recommended by candle

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Rose55 wrote on Apr 22, 2009 at 1:10PM

I grow african violets and I put cedarcide granules , just a small amount on top of my potting soil . I have over 52 of these plants in the house plus cuttings. I also have orchids, bromeliads and air plants and Ivy. All of them have cedarcide granules on top of the dirt , anywhere from a tablespoon to 3 depending on size of pot. These seems to help . I bought the huge bucket from these people long time ago over a couple of yrs I guess and still have plenty and it last. 10 lb bucket. I keep it sealed. I will refresh the plants and add a little more to the top of the soil every so many months. Now every once in a while I will see a gnat and kill it, but not often. http://www.cedarcide.com/productguide.asp

On my outdoor pot plants I buy Cedar mulch from walmart, put some at the bottom of the pot , then plant what ever plant in the pot and then add some more cedar mulch at the time. This helps in keeping out ants and other insects and also helps with not having to water so often.
On my potting soil I use the EXpert potting soil , its a little cheaper , not much , but on the african violets , all I can find is the Miracle gro. I may start making my own but thats not cheap either by the time you buy everything. lol

RitaD wrote on Feb 6, 2009 at 10:31PM

Has anyone figured out how to destroy these bugs? I have them also and cannot spray enough...they must be reproducing in the soil. HELP!!! Rita