I DID IT! Don’t regret it! Lessons. I used a pump sprayer and dissolved 2T powder in 1/2 gallon of water and sprayed my 100 Hoyas! The growth on many of them is insane. I don’t own a microscope and will never own one. Not necessary. I had the nubby bits and lack of leaves lack of growth. It wasn’t easy but do nothing and you get nothing. If it doesn’t bother you that your Hoyas are not growing well then do nothing. Nobody is going to make you feel bad. It’s a choice. I did mine for 12 weeks! One treatment every other week. I will repeat this process in the summer when I can take them outside - be careful of pollinators. Sulphur will hurt them. Getting it off the leaves is teadious. I don’t think I would have done your process. Too afraid of root rot. If the residual residue bothers you then when you’re having movie night with your partner grab some warm water with a little Castile soap and remove the residue with a toothbrush. I may also consider beneficials in the future. Fight on everyone!
Interesting. I bought a liquid sulfur concentrate (blue bottle in lawn & garden Walmart section for vegs & flowers). 3 oz per gallon water in spray bottle. I did spray ALL my 100 plants because flatmites love other plants too. I like the concentrate liquid but I might increase the 3 oz to 5 oz. I had no problems with any of my plants except my Cebu blue and that was my fault allowing too might spray in the soil and the leaves started turning yellowing but it is recovering. I noticed the liquid concentrate doesn’t cover with as much white as I’ve seen plants on RUclips hence going to 5 oz per gallon as recommended by the instructions
Use a small paint or makeup brush to apply the Sulphur powder. Focus on applying the powder to the area where the leaf meets the stem and possible new growth points. There is no need to rinse the Sulphur off where used sparingly. Reapply in 4-6 weeks as needed.
This was a great video of your Flat-mite journey. I’ve found that a heavy layer of dust on the leaves will interfere with photosynthesis. Although I do pack it on the stems and nodes. Btw.. love that wallpaper!🌸
Interesting experiment. Thanks for sharing. I started late in the game this spring doing this to my Hoya and some philodendrons. I sprayed it on using the instructions on the Bonide brand bottle and left on for weeks. I had explosive growth on the hoya and bloomed Hoya that hadn’t”t before. Like you said, could have been a deficiency not necessarily flat mites, but I think it’s a nice spa treatment for them. I plan to do again as I bring some inside (I’m in Fl) and will see if I get similar results being we are heading into winter vs spring. I may just spray on for a couple days and rinse off bc I think it may block photosynthesis. I still have a lot of testing to do myself.
So I’m here because I literally just discovered flatmites on my Hoya Burtoniae! 😩😩😩 I got a microscope a year or 2 ago and honestly it’s FUN AF!!! 😂 I use it for so many things now and my nieces and nephews love it. It was like $9.99. But yeah I looked at so many Hoyas and never found anything but this Burtoniae had something really going on. It hasn’t grown literally since I got it. It puts out a new vine and the vine just stops and it has real weird stubby woody growth at its base. I spent 30 minutes searching for flatmites and finally found them! They are tiny little things but ewww, so gross! I kinda wasn’t believing the flat mite hype but now I’m soooo bummed! Now I’m here looking for treatment options. 😞
I agree with your attitude about flat mites. Who knows if we have them if we don’t have a microscope. I’m wondering no😂 if people really saw massive new growth afterwards😊
I treated all of my hoya and just left them alone. After a week or so the ones that failed to thrive for months put out new growth. I didn't rinse them. Like you mentioned, perhaps they had a deficiency because I didn't do the microscope thing. And yes, the white residue is not pretty, but the stuff is working it's magic lol. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Too much water will cause edema which shows up as mushy, pitty leaves, and black spots in hoyas. I used the hot water method before I heard of sulfur and lost several hoyas including a hoya clemensiorum. I now use sulfur and I've seen good results. I need to check all my hoyas again since I've acquired new ones this past year and check them because I've lost a couple of new ones and have the markings of flat mites on almost all of the new hoyas. I just need to get in the habit of checking and spraying as I purchase them. It is a constant battle. 😊
Thank you for this video, i didn't know neem oil could interact with sulfur, and i think i received a hoya with sulfur on it and as part of my quarantine routine when receiving a plant i put neem oil on it... this is also my first hoya, so i need to be careful Very interesting your sulfur journey, thanks for sharing. The amount of sulfur and the plant's reaction on sulfur are very useful :)
Hi, I have just started do a sulfur treatment on my Hoya. I have done about 10 so far and I am waiting to see how they do. I didn't bake it on like you did. That looked bad. But I left the sulfur on the plants. I plant to do it every 2 weeks since mites have a 28 day life cycle. I am also want to see if it fixed any fungi issues I may have. I just need to try something and not just Google options.
I dont use a scope for checking for flatmites. I dont want to drive myself crazy. If one looks like its struggling Ill treat it for pests/other issues. For me personally, using a scope or camera is too obsessive. I also have too many plants😂
I already had the microscope due to the thrips infestation I went through a couple years ago. Even so I never saw any flat mites with the microscope. I had the same issue with all the needed washing. And that final wipe down to try to get the Sulphur off I lost a lot of leaves. Two or three of my hoyas are on trellises 2 1/2 to 3 foot tall so so many leaves. I think the sulphur ruined my sterling necklaces. And for sure they are sterling and no matter how much I have cleaned and polished them they continue to turn black. As far as new growth maybe maybe not more than the usual. With out going back to see the video I might or might not have made on the flat mite treatment I think it has been months so it could have been done as it was coming into spring here. I hate the thought of having to treat them again. I have several more hoyas now. I did mix the sulphur in water in my spray bottle and shook it hard as I was spraying. I did not notice any clogging of the sprayer. I have neemed every one since the sulphur treatments and had no burning of the leaves.
@@Fanciplants I think the big difference between our treatments is I did not rinse the plants off between treatments I just kept renewing the sulphur. I hope I NEVER have to do it again. Especially on a softer leaf plant. Just too easy to tear the leaves.
Hey I'm a jeweler - sulfur will oxidize and patina sterling silver making it look dark and dull. Try to neutralize the sulfur by soaking the effected jewelry in a bowl of baking soda in water. For stubborn tarnishing or water spots, soak/apply fresh lemon juice to your silver with a soft microfiber cloth and buff gently then rinse with soap and water. There's also another method with baking soda, aluminum foil and boiling water but I haven't personally tried that. Hope this helps!
@@reannaday Oh thank you so much for taking the time to tell me this. I did try the baking soda tinfoil boiling water and it helped. Then polished with the silver polish. They looked good but only for a few days then back to black. I wonder if the chins being Box chains there is enough tarnish inside the boxes . I will try the lemon juice. Thanks again!
That’s too much sulfur. It def needs to be diluted. I’m sorry this happened. They know make mite sprays that have sulfur in it already. but you can also mix it in a big pump spray and it won’t clog. I’m sorry you lost so much. 😭
Why do they all look like they have serious fungus growth on them, people are so afraid of “pests”- that’s really not the real danger, the real danger is bacteria and fungus.
I have a tiny microscope. I’m not rich, no affiliate, and they’re not very expense. You sound like you don’t really believe in flat mites. That you treated empirically.
I DID IT! Don’t regret it! Lessons. I used a pump sprayer and dissolved 2T powder in 1/2 gallon of water and sprayed my 100 Hoyas! The growth on many of them is insane. I don’t own a microscope and will never own one. Not necessary. I had the nubby bits and lack of leaves lack of growth. It wasn’t easy but do nothing and you get nothing. If it doesn’t bother you that your Hoyas are not growing well then do nothing. Nobody is going to make you feel bad. It’s a choice. I did mine for 12 weeks! One treatment every other week. I will repeat this process in the summer when I can take them outside - be careful of pollinators. Sulphur will hurt them. Getting it off the leaves is teadious. I don’t think I would have done your process. Too afraid of root rot. If the residual residue bothers you then when you’re having movie night with your partner grab some warm water with a little Castile soap and remove the residue with a toothbrush. I may also consider beneficials in the future. Fight on everyone!
Thanks for sharing all your wisdom !
Interesting. I bought a liquid sulfur concentrate (blue bottle in lawn & garden Walmart section for vegs & flowers). 3 oz per gallon water in spray bottle. I did spray ALL my 100 plants because flatmites love other plants too. I like the concentrate liquid but I might increase the 3 oz to 5 oz. I had no problems with any of my plants except my Cebu blue and that was my fault allowing too might spray in the soil and the leaves started turning yellowing but it is recovering. I noticed the liquid concentrate doesn’t cover with as much white as I’ve seen plants on RUclips hence going to 5 oz per gallon as recommended by the instructions
Use a small paint or makeup brush to apply the Sulphur powder. Focus on applying the powder to the area where the leaf meets the stem and possible new growth points. There is no need to rinse the Sulphur off where used sparingly. Reapply in 4-6 weeks as needed.
Thank you!!
This was a great video of your Flat-mite journey.
I’ve found that a heavy layer of dust on the leaves will interfere with photosynthesis. Although I do pack it on the stems and nodes.
Btw.. love that wallpaper!🌸
Thank you and I think you’re right!! Live and learn!!
I have never done it but I am so so glad you made this video! Bless you! You helped a lot of people I’m sure- to at least be prepared if nothing else
I bought sulphuric powder and just have not gotten around to applying it.
Glad it was helpful!
Interesting experiment. Thanks for sharing. I started late in the game this spring doing this to my Hoya and some philodendrons. I sprayed it on using the instructions on the Bonide brand bottle and left on for weeks. I had explosive growth on the hoya and bloomed Hoya that hadn’t”t before. Like you said, could have been a deficiency not necessarily flat mites, but I think it’s a nice spa treatment for them. I plan to do again as I bring some inside (I’m in Fl) and will see if I get similar results being we are heading into winter vs spring. I may just spray on for a couple days and rinse off bc I think it may block photosynthesis. I still have a lot of testing to do myself.
Amazing!! I hope to see some similar progress😀
So I’m here because I literally just discovered flatmites on my Hoya Burtoniae! 😩😩😩 I got a microscope a year or 2 ago and honestly it’s FUN AF!!! 😂 I use it for so many things now and my nieces and nephews love it. It was like $9.99. But yeah I looked at so many Hoyas and never found anything but this Burtoniae had something really going on. It hasn’t grown literally since I got it. It puts out a new vine and the vine just stops and it has real weird stubby woody growth at its base. I spent 30 minutes searching for flatmites and finally found them! They are tiny little things but ewww, so gross! I kinda wasn’t believing the flat mite hype but now I’m soooo bummed! Now I’m here looking for treatment options. 😞
Ugghhh
But also yeah the microscope seems fun😄
I agree with your attitude about flat mites. Who knows if we have them if we don’t have a microscope. I’m wondering no😂 if people really saw massive new growth afterwards😊
🤷♀️just my experience!!
I treated all of my hoya and just left them alone. After a week or so the ones that failed to thrive for months put out new growth. I didn't rinse them. Like you mentioned, perhaps they had a deficiency because I didn't do the microscope thing. And yes, the white residue is not pretty, but the stuff is working it's magic lol. Thanks for sharing your journey.
That is great!!
Too much water will cause edema which shows up as mushy, pitty leaves, and black spots in hoyas. I used the hot water method before I heard of sulfur and lost several hoyas including a hoya clemensiorum. I now use sulfur and I've seen good results. I need to check all my hoyas again since I've acquired new ones this past year and check them because I've lost a couple of new ones and have the markings of flat mites on almost all of the new hoyas. I just need to get in the habit of checking and spraying as I purchase them. It is a constant battle. 😊
Yeah I was thinking it may have been too much water as well🤷♀️Thanks for sharing your experience!!
I’m curious what temperature was the water that you used?
I was considering the hot water method at 110F.
Thank you for this video, i didn't know neem oil could interact with sulfur, and i think i received a hoya with sulfur on it and as part of my quarantine routine when receiving a plant i put neem oil on it... this is also my first hoya, so i need to be careful
Very interesting your sulfur journey, thanks for sharing. The amount of sulfur and the plant's reaction on sulfur are very useful :)
Glad I could help!
38:45 - It looks like hoya latifolia albomarginata. Thank you for sharing the video.
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Hi, I have just started do a sulfur treatment on my Hoya. I have done about 10 so far and I am waiting to see how they do. I didn't bake it on like you did. That looked bad. But I left the sulfur on the plants. I plant to do it every 2 weeks since mites have a 28 day life cycle. I am also want to see if it fixed any fungi issues I may have. I just need to try something and not just Google options.
I hope it goes well!!
I dont use a scope for checking for flatmites. I dont want to drive myself crazy. If one looks like its struggling Ill treat it for pests/other issues. For me personally, using a scope or camera is too obsessive. I also have too many plants😂
Haha yeah that’s how I feel too
How did you decide you had flat mites?
I already had the microscope due to the thrips infestation I went through a couple years ago. Even so I never saw any flat mites with the microscope. I had the same issue with all the needed washing. And that final wipe down to try to get the Sulphur off I lost a lot of leaves. Two or three of my hoyas are on trellises 2 1/2 to 3 foot tall so so many leaves. I think the sulphur ruined my sterling necklaces. And for sure they are sterling and no matter how much I have cleaned and polished them they continue to turn black.
As far as new growth maybe maybe not more than the usual. With out going back to see the video I might or might not have made on the flat mite treatment I think it has been months so it could have been done as it was coming into spring here. I hate the thought of having to treat them again. I have several more hoyas now. I did mix the sulphur in water in my spray bottle and shook it hard as I was spraying. I did not notice any clogging of the sprayer. I have neemed every one since the sulphur treatments and had no burning of the leaves.
Thanks for sharing your experience! Sounds pretty similar to mine.
@@Fanciplants I think the big difference between our treatments is I did not rinse the plants off between treatments I just kept renewing the sulphur. I hope I NEVER have to do it again. Especially on a softer leaf plant. Just too easy to tear the leaves.
Hey I'm a jeweler - sulfur will oxidize and patina sterling silver making it look dark and dull. Try to neutralize the sulfur by soaking the effected jewelry in a bowl of baking soda in water. For stubborn tarnishing or water spots, soak/apply fresh lemon juice to your silver with a soft microfiber cloth and buff gently then rinse with soap and water. There's also another method with baking soda, aluminum foil and boiling water but I haven't personally tried that. Hope this helps!
@@reannaday Oh thank you so much for taking the time to tell me this. I did try the baking soda tinfoil boiling water and it helped. Then polished with the silver polish. They looked good but only for a few days then back to black. I wonder if the chins being Box chains there is enough tarnish inside the boxes . I will try the lemon juice. Thanks again!
Why does the trellis under Ive of your Hoyas have moss on the pole?
The Hoya was throwing out tons of roots!
Almost makes me want to use sulfur in all my Hoyas to get new growth
That’s too much sulfur. It def needs to be diluted. I’m sorry this happened. They know make mite sprays that have sulfur in it already. but you can also mix it in a big pump spray and it won’t clog. I’m sorry you lost so much. 😭
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Can you add sulfur right to soil
You can but it’s much more beneficial on the plant
It is a macrophyla albo
Thank you!
Why do they all look like they have serious fungus growth on them, people are so afraid of “pests”- that’s really not the real danger, the real danger is bacteria and fungus.
They’re doing great now!! Apparently sulphur helps with fungus as well?
Don't forget bug damage to the leafs 😊
🫣😩
I have a tiny microscope. I’m not rich, no affiliate, and they’re not very expense. You sound like you don’t really believe in flat mites. That you treated empirically.
Yeah I’m still sure 🤔
Its a Macrophilla lol
😀😀
Yep.
Hoya macrophylla albomarginata