Have you ever dealt with root mealybugs? I hope no one in Europe bought from the new batch of Hoya pachyclada - If you did, let me know if you have root mealies as well 😭
I'm seeing these sold on ebay, thanks for the headsup and I'll avoid it for now but I know Mealybugs eggs in soil can be killed with warm watter 120 F. (48 C.)
They’re very difficult to eradicate .. Take cuttings and toss the entire plant and soil. Too risky to keep a potential source of eggs near other plants.
@@frasercook5823 yes, I heard they are all over Europe. I assume most probably have root mealies as they come from the same place. Usually how these things go. Maybe some are less infested. Mine was pretty bad 😂
@@mrparts yeah, I had to do that with my Hoya obscura. I will probably do it with this one too. I am just waiting to see if the peduncle will grow a bit more 😂
I second repotting as soon as you get a plant as it really helps with getting rid of a lot of issues. Do it all the time and my plants have never been affected.
I never knew what a root mealybug was until I saw your video. This video saved my collection. I was plant shopping today and prior to purchase, I pulled out the plant from the pot to inspect the roots. The roots were covered in white fuzzy root mealybugs. I didn't purchase it and quickly left the store.
Thank you so much for saying not to have your plants share water. I never thought of that and I do it all the time. Well not anymore! Thank you! Love your content!
I learned this from the orchid community 😂 Definitely best not to share water if you can. If I know 100% that plants are healthy and potting mix is good I sometimes do it too for some orchids :) But best to avoid this with new plants.
@@BasiePlants I guess I'm guilty of sharing water because I soak all my orchids in a big plastic storage container that holds about 4 gallons of water. I mix up my nutrients in that water and then put the whole clay pot that contains my orchids better planet in bark and also I pour the water over all the orchid leaves so they get a foliar feeding while they soak. Mine are mostly phalaenopsis. All my orchids are healthy and if I have new ones that I've repotted I try to put them in the soak last. I then use that leftover nutrient water on my houseplants. I have never ever had a problem and might be because I change the media on my new orchids right away. But I don't change the potting mix on my houseplants for at least a month so they can adjust to my home. Sometimes my house plants have gone years before I change the potting mix but it seems like the plants that I buy are planted in healthy soil
@@kathleenmurphy2379 I think if you had them for some time and see no effect it is okay. But perhaps it's best to avoid doing it with new orchids and mixing them up with the ones you already have. I am sure it is fine most of the time, but there is still a change one time it could end badly. I know a lot of orchid growers are against it, but I also know they share water in nurseries all the time.
Can't agree more, people, check your roots as soon as possible. I have found the most incredible stuff down there (but luckily no mealybugs just yet). Better to reroot it than losing it ;)
I wish I found something more incredible than root mealybugs 😂 Maybe hidden hoya cuttings or diamonds to buy new hoyas? But no, nastly little things. I wonder why is it never "I have a butterfly infestation?" 😂
Thanks Miro for taking the time to show this As a new Hoya enthusiast it is very helpful to me to be able identify issues with the plants. Love your channel and your approach to plant care, style and knowledge. Also you are funny and charming! Love your wit ❤️
I just faced mealy bugs for the first time ever on one of my succulents. Awful, awful destruction. That is what brought me to your video. I need to catch up quick and make sure the mealies did. It spread to the other succulents. I also have Hoyas to protect. How terribly gross and disappointing to deal with these. Thank you for all the instruction and treatment. I can see extreme measures are needed.
I admire your patience! When I buy Thai hoyas or Taiwanese hoyas, I cut and reroot. In Romania, local suppliers bring from Taiwan hoyas in coco husk. It' s too dangerous to let hoyas in the original substrate.
I agree. I think a lot of people root them again, and honestly, I usually do it too. I wanted to show another way of doing it, by removing coconut husk for those who are scared to root them again... Well, it didn't work that well, did it? 😂
I didn't even notice I made a face 😂 Sometimes I find out about these things while editing. :D Glad to hear you are enjoying the videos and thanks for watching 💚
I am glad to hear that this cheered you up! Ah, what can we do! We can't despair over pests. If you grow plants, you are sure to deal with pests is the way I think of it 😂
I've only ever had to remove very broken down, decomposing coconut husk chunks like that, that orchids came planted in. Just from experience, when they start to break down they hold sooooo much water. Like a wet sponge. So I can imagine if you were to plant it like that and surround with bark, eventually the middle would be staying super wet. Root mealybugs and nasty insects aside! So I'm totally with you on removing and rerooting if necessary! 🙂 You are less squeamish than me, I wouldn't be touching those with my hands after finding the insects 😂
😂 I think I got pissed when I found them and I was like SQUISH, SMASH, TEAR APART. What I dislike here is the fact the roots grow into the wall of the husk.Yuck. And you are right! When it's soaked, it gets like a sponge! I wish all came in coconut chunks that resemble bark, then I can remove those easily if I want to.
I'm immediate repoter -if that can be expression 😅 No aroid and no hoya died because of repoting even now at winter months, but I made mistake with tetrasperma, left it 2 weeks in what I got it (later I saw it was coco plugs just shoved down in some soil and start to rot) and now Im tryyyyinggg to root it again (in difrent media -its experiment 😅😅😅) but still no sing of roots 😤 Btw finally we saw how tall you are 😍 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Haha 😂 I don't think this is the first time you see how tall I am xD Yes, I am also immediate repoter. Well, for the most part. Sometimes I am just a bit lazy. But when the plant is super special, I am gonna repot it right away!
I have a bunch of baby hoyas that are in coconut husk. I plan on removing them once spring hits. For any and all pest I spray an Alcohol/Water mix. All over the plant and soak the soil too. Seems to work
I had mealybugs on a hoya I bought at a local Nursery and I squished them with my finger and afterwards spray that section with alcohol it took me a couple weeks to find all the dog on little guys hiding in the crevice because this was a huge hanging basket of Hoya! But it dealt well with the alcohol sprayed pure alcohol but I didn't spray the whole plant just where I killed a mealybug I know it sounds gross to squish them with your fingers but then I know they're dead
It would work on foliage, but long term, alcholol could damage roots (because it dries out). Maybe applying it briefly won't hurt the plant, but soaks.... I am not sure. I would prefer to reroot the plant anyways XD At least, in the case of root mealies 👀
@@BasiePlants you're so right about the careful use of alcohol on plants. And roots are very sensitive because they're made to absorb water up through the whole plant and soaking roots & Alcohol what caused the plant to absorb at alcohol throughout the whole plant internally through the stem and all the veins everywhere. At what caused the alcohol to be transported to every cell in the plant! Who knows what it would do to the plant's ability to perform photosynthesis! When alcohol is sprayed on the roots briefly and then rinse with water that would maybe kill any bugs a larva without cell damage throughout the whole plant. He is giving you great advice! He's plants root pretty easily so the best bet is to just get rid of the nasty root infested part of the plant! Even when I use alcohol I do not do that on the whole plant just a spritz after I have killed the mealybug with my fingers. They have a waxy coating on them that the alcohol can sometimes penetrate but better to be sure it's dead by squishing it and then washing your hands after you're done
Thank you so much for this video. I usually repot my plants right away after I get them but the only plant I never repotted was a Dischidia ruscifolia variegated because it was in coconut husk, the roots seemed fine as far as I could see and I was afraid I might damage the roots. I took a few cuttings for insurance because I didn't know how long the coconut husk would last long term but I never repotted the mother plant. Fast forward two months, as I was watching this video I realised that the only plant I never repotted had the same pot as your Hoya. I immediately took it apart and found the root mealy bugs. I cut all the stems and now I'm rerooting them. Thank you again :)
Oh no! I am sorry to hear you had the root mealies too. You did the best thing really. Much better to get rid of the root ball as they are easy to root. It is much easier to root the hoya again than to get rid of the root mealybugs!
Root mealy bugs are a huge pain! I have 3 Hoyas at the moment rerooting because of them. I made the mistake of using a water meter without disinfecting from plant to plant and spread those little suckers. I threw a few plants away but am attempting to save the rest. One has been repotted and doing well the others seem to be taking forever to root. I hope your plant recovers. Your videos are as always are so informative.
Oh I completely forgot to mention to disinfect the water meter! Yes, it's very easy to transfer them like that. Horrible little suckers. I hope you can save the rest of your plants! I hope this one makes it too :)
What country do you live in I have never here in the state of Maryland in the United States ever seen a root mealybug before... I don't even change the potting soil when I buy a plant I guess I'm lucky that place is like Lowe's Home Depot Walmart have suppliers that do a good job with their plants. In fact I've ordered plants from a wonderful Nursery in Louisiana called Almost Eden and when they come through to the state of Maryland they have an agricultural sticker on the box that says that they're disease-free or else it's inside the Box an insect free. And I've noticed the state of Maryland opens them up and inspect them!
@@kathleenmurphy2379 In Serbia :) That's great! I do envy you for never facing them. They are relentless sometimes. I wish they'd inspect plants more here so all of them would arrive healthy and pest-free.
@@kathleenmurphy2379 I live in Vermont and unfortunately I’ve had root mealy bugs on multiple occasions. Recently I purchased a raven zz from a big box store. I always check a new plants roots now. Sure enough it was covered in root mealies. I returned the plant and got a refund.
I hate mealy bugs, I got regular ones on my Hindu rope which was huge. It was exhausting getting rid if them and I did lose a strand which was over 2 feet long. Fingers crossed your plant will survive.
I have two in husk, and I water them once a week. As they have been with me for a while, I will try this method as both plants are healthy. I may just take away part of it to expose to the roots to my Hoya mix.
I was never able to just water them, because the water flows right out and nothing stays in the mix. However, I think if you soak it and then don't let it dry out, it could perhaps work. What I dislike about it, is the roots growing into the walls of the husk, and then if you get a plant with root mealybugs, you are... well, f word 😂 I prefer coconut chips, those are easy to remove and most of the time I don't remove all of those as they just fall off and some that are left are fine to go into my barky mix (in my opinion).
@@BasiePlants My husk are tiny in comparssions to your video, so probably easier. I have sat them in with chips, soil etc. I can see mine are just two half wrapped around it, not embedded like yours. But a good thing for me to check in future
Ovaj video je dosao u savrsenom momentu :D Prije par dana sam nabavila hoyu tsangii koja je posadjena na isti nacin i nisam uspjela na netu naci informacije kako da je presadim. Hvala! ^^
This Star Wars fan is disappointed that I didn't get to hear your Darth voice. 😂 Very informative video, and now I know what to look for. At least your Hoya didn't scream. 😂😂
I had scale on my cast iron plant roots. It was dying & I couldn’t figure it out until I inspected the roots. They were firmly attached eating away at it. This happened many years ago and, since then, the first thing I do is check the roots & if needed, change the soil ASAP.
Oh no! Did you manage to save your plant? Sometimes I just forget root mealybugs exist so when leaves started falling off, I kept thinking it was something else. Denial 😂 But I agree, definitely repot as soon as possible.
@@BasiePlants Yes, I saved the poor guy by using Provanto ( systemic pesticide) on it twice, 14 days apart. They were gross and I didn’t bother with other more natural methods. I dish out the same treatment to thrips 😂
@@Patriciagowild Thrips deserve no mercy! I will never forgive them for taking out my pretty monstera couple of years ago. Sometimes natural pesticides just don't work with these aggressive pests. In that case, if I really don't want to use systemic, I get rid of the plant or take a cutting. It depends. My plants are indoors so there are no pollinators and I have no pets, but I still sometimes don't want to be bothered with some of them. Now that being said, if they attack my more uncommon hoyas... They better watch out!
@@BasiePlants I understand you. The thing is, I have some extremely expensive plants in my collection and simply cannot allow pests to destroy them. It’s not like I eat my plants. I know a lot of people whom had their whole collections decimated by thrips because they insisted they will only use neem oil and nothing else. Despite my efforts to explain that neem oil doesn’t work on them, they were having none of it. 🤦♂️ Each to their own, I guess.
@@Patriciagowild Yup. I tried neem for 4 months on my previous albo monstera and they couldn't care less. By the time I decided to go the systemic route, the plant was almost gone. One application of systemic killed thrips. I could have saved the entire plant, instead, I saved a leaf. So I understand. I don't use them outdoors, I don't dispose of them in any water, I don't eat my plants (😂) and all the things I said before. If we had beneficial insects, I would use them. But sadly, we don't have that option here. In fact, we don't even have good organic pesticides and neem oil was cold-pressed neem oil they use for skin. So no wonder it didn't work. Now I discovered I can use spinosad and it does work, but it has to be a very mild infestation.
Ooof sorry about this whole thing. It’s lucky that you’re around to help it get back on track. It will probably explode with growth now that nothing is slowly sucking the life out of it!
It's cheap and works really well with their environment. There is a lot of rain and it drains fast. However, I will say, if it has to be coconut somethning, I prefer coconut chips as they are more similar to bark and those are MUCH easier to remove than coconut husk. Thank you for watching 💚
I f'ing hate it when hoyas are in coconut husk. With my hoya obovata variegata, I had a similar experience as you. It had root mealies and other obovatas from the same batch had root mealies as well. I tried to treat it, but they came back so I ended up cutting up the entire thing. Now I have 3 pots of rooted hoya obovata cuttings so all is well in the end :). My dischidia ovata in coconut husk died though, after I removed the husk not gently enough. Shit happens, haha. Excuse me for the rambling. Love your videos!
Oh I definitely ramble more 😂 Sorry to hear about your obovata! My variegated obovata also came in coconut husk but no root mealybugs. Sorry about the Dischida though! But they shouldn't be too hard to come by again, no? I love Dishidia ovata, such pretty leaves.
I use coconut husk chips to pot my hoyas and some vendors I order from here in the US are also using chips. What you had looked like a whole coconut! I intend to continue using husk chips as I tend to "love" my plants with water pretty frequently. Root mealies?? Yikes! I have not encountered them so far. I sure do have the mealies on my foliage however. Just dunked/soaked a couple big hoyas in soapy water, pot and all.
Thank you for this video. In India, this is how ALL Hoyas, and orchids come. Except vandas. As soon as i get them, I soak the plants and start the husk removal surgery. It’s a pain. And it often means that the plants take 8-9 months for the plant to adapt and bounce back. Strangely, I don’t see much of this in the Western videos. This is probably one of the few videos I’ve seen of the husk that you had.
I think in the US they come from a different place. In Europe, they all seem to come from the same place, in this husk. I agree, it is a pain to remove!
How I deal with rooties: (If you want to keep the root system) 1. Remove all soil from the rootsystem. This is nasty and has high risk of spriding the eggs through the air if the soil is dry. (Place the rootsystem+soil in a plastic bag and squeeze it gently to remove as much soil as possible). 2. Rinse the roots in water, preferably by filling up 2-4 bowls of water and dip and rinse in different stations until the water is pretty clear in the last bowl. 3. Replant the plant in leca or gravel or any other soilfree medium. Use a nursery pot with drainage holes and an outer pot without drainage holes to keep the water inside. (See hydroculture) 4. The nursery pot should always have 1/3 of the pot in water. Bonus: Wash your hands like you've never washed them before between every moment. You can never be careful enough. Take cuttings if you don't care about the roots. Don't reuse anything (and if you want to reuse stuff like nursery pots, disinfect like your life depended on it, heat it up to 50C or more, then freeze stuff for a week after you've rinsed away the soil. Wash the things in Virkon or similar disinfectant). Disinfect the watering can if you think it's made contact with the surface of soil or has been in risk of doing so. Throw away plant stickers. Do NOT use moistermeters and don't use your finger to feel if the plant need water - a better way to do this is to learn how much your plants weight when they are dry vs when they are moist vs when they've had too much water for now. If the soil is light it needs water, if it's heavy it has all the water it needs (or is overwatered), if you're unsure you better wait till you either can feel it's light to lift up or the plant start looking thirsty. Finally I've heard pretty recently that if you plant an affected plant outside in like a garden the bugs in the wild will take care of the rootmelaies, I use to keep a bucket of mint on my balcony all year round and when I finally threw it away because I thought it would be infested with rooties it were surprisingly not affected at all. So I think it might actually be true. If you aren't sure if a plant is affected by rooties you can place it in a tall and narrow outer pot, so there's a pocket of air between the pot with plant vs pot without drainage in the bottom, water and let the outer pot fill up with some water at the bottom. If over time the water gets off colored in white specks or has a hint of blue in it your plant probably is affected by rooties.
Yes! Everything that you said is correct. I wish I included all of that in the video too, but it would be super long 😂 I just assume that by now people realize sterilizing everything is a must. They are very easy to spread! Actually, I had a lot of success with putting infested plant outside. No matter what the pest is, the natural predators kinda take care of it. I did it for my Schefflera that was full of scale! I never thought about potting a plant in the soil if it has root mealybugs. That is very interesting to hear! I think perhaps in this case it's just better to take a cutting, make sure it is clean, root it again, but still keep it isolated for several months. Better safe than sorry. I usually drench my cutting tools with 70% alchohol and then set them on fire. Once I almost burned down the kitchen sink by doing this 😂 So maybe freezing is better 😂
@@BasiePlants I don't think people realize you should sterilize things between pots, not use the same water when buttchugging etc. On the other hand I've never seen anyone in US having rooties, but then again, it's a unknown and hidden kind of pest. There's always room for a part two on a video ;)
At least you can sell on one! I agree, cconut husk is awful. I wish it was coconut chips, those would work the same for them in SE Asia, but they would be easier for us to remove.
I was so hyped for coco husk because so many of my hoyas came in it .. well yah it doesn't like me or my house. I lost my big Genevieve to RR. Cuttings are doing okay, but a lot of the lower ones died. So I have been pulling everything out. Almost all of them I have to re rooted. Sucks because my Callistophylla had a new leaf coming in. And those are super slow Growers
Awesome video! Very informative. Thank you for sharing you Hoya saving journey. I hope that it made it. I agree that plants should be repotted. I am more at peace!
Root mealies are so gross. I’ve received two plants with horrible horrible infestations. Both times the roots were still salvageable. I removed all of the soil, gave the plant a soap bath, really washed the roots well, and potted in fresh medium. Both plants ended up doing well and root mealies did not return. So hopefully your outcome will be the same! Good luck!
They are gross! The reason why I would prefer rerooting in this case is because removing coconut husk is already a very damaging process and trying to save roots that are already infested... Long process xD I would just rather root the plant again as I really don't have an issue rooting hoyas. Now, that said, if it was in loose potting mix, I would try to save the roots. And if it was a plant I never rooted before, I would also try to keep the roots. I hope it recovers as well! Thanks! :)
Thank you so much for this video! Very helpful and detailed. You are the leaves keeper huh? I am plucking any leaf that I don’t like when I just get a plant (my light is lower than in greenhouse, and they lose leaves to adapt anyway... but found that if I remove the plants got leaves...usually it will not lose any leaves as a part of the adaptation)
I am definitely the leaf keeper! I keep semi-yellow and yellow leaves until the fall off :D I mean, plants can mobilize nutrients from them so while there is still life there... However, if they are affected in some way - fungal spotting for example, that has spread quite far, I get rid of it. Sadly, it's sometimes a bit hard for them to adapt. I think we should all have greenhouses 😂
I'm battling mealybugs now. They are tough little suckers to get rid of. Systemics don't work for me because I water so infrequently it doesn't enter the soil to be taken up by the plant, and neem oil stinks up the house as I can't take them outside due to the cold. They are a worthy opponent.
I find it easier to deal with regular mealybugs because I can use alcholol for those. These suckers on the roots are evil. You can't see them and by them time they surface to the top of the soil, it is too severe. I hate them 😂
@@BasiePlants Both regular and their cousins, the Root mealies, are terrible. It's a constant battle. I wish you all the best. Your videos are great. Very informative and I look forward to watching them. Stay well, arm yourself with alcohol (rubbing not drinking), wear a helmet and get to work on taking care of the mealies. Show no mercy!
@@williammalone8097 Sorry to hear you are dealing with both! I hope you can get rid of them fast. Thank you for the kind wishes. I will definitely arm myself with both kinds 😂But it's important not to mix them up 😂
OMG that was shocking!!! Like horror story 😱😱 great tips in this video 🍃 were you considering to film video where you getting your Hoyas or other plants from??
I think this year I will get them mostly from Sweden :) They seem to have great clones and very affordable too! You can contact Camilla! She is the chairwoman of Swedish Hoya Society :)
I didn’t know root mealies were even a thing!! 🤮 thank you! By the way every time I watch one of your videos I end up needing to buy the featured plant!
Hi Miro! I'd never heard of root mealy bugs before you mentioned them, and hoping I never see them! At first I couldn't figure out what you meant by sharing water, then it came to me. When I water my orchids I fill up a pan with water and fertilizer and bottom water them together. I do the same with my 2 staghorn ferns and ponytail palms. I've had all of them for a long time, so I think they're ok, but will remember this if I bring home any new plants to bottom water. I'm like you, I don't agree that you need to wait to repot plants until it's warmer, or they have acclimated. I repot whenever I think they need it. The house is always warm, so I don't see a problem. I've, also, never seen anything planted in cocoa husk. Very interesting! I can see why you don't like receiving plants in it, I wouldn't either. Oh, and there is nothing wrong with you, you're just being yourself, and I love that about you! Thank you so much for sharing and I hope your pachyclada does well.
I think it's fine (most of the time) for plants that you had for a while and you now are healthy and don't have any pests (in the potting mix) but I would definitely not do it with the new ones. Yup, it's always warm in the house and plants are active indoors for the most part of the year if the conditions are good, so I just repot them as needed. Good for you! I wish I never had to deal with coconut husk, but I guess that's how we get most of the hoyas in Garden centers from SE Asia. I hope they can at least change it to coconut chips. I hope it recovers as well, I will make an update when there is some positive change. And thank you for watching and leaving these lovely comments 💚
Sadly, I didn't find any information that neem oil will kill root mealybugs. It could work on something else, but for root mealies, it's best to get rid of the potting mix (and sometimes root the plant again).
Basie Plants ... thanks for your advice. I haven't seen any mealybugs in soil ( I didn't look deep though) but I have had some plants with probably a thousand ants carrying whites pecks of stuff around in the soil. I usually try to drown them with neem and Castile soap mixed with water. Then I spray insect killer spray around the underside of the pot and the dish it's on. I also sprinkle some cinnamon on TOP of the soil and on the dish. So far ... none of the plants have died but there are a couple that are not looking real good. Btw... these are outdoor potted plants.
Funnily enough, I bought a Hoya cv. Mathilde last fall (from a local nursery) planted in coconut husk in the same exact hanging pot you have got there. It also turned out to have mealy bugs, but the infestation was not too bad, so I am guessing the nursery have done their best to get rid of them. I basically stalked each single bug on the plant with a cotton swab soaked in ethanol for a month, but now she is thriving :) Nonetheless, seems like it might have come from the same dealer as your pachyclada.
For some plants it can work and in some conditions. In mine, it doesn't. Sadly this infestation was not treated and there were root mealies everywhere! Now, it is rooting again. I can see some new roots already. Did alcohol did any damage to your roots?
It doesn't look too comfortable for the plant in any case and probably only works for environments with high moisture and high temperatures. I removed the roots that I thought might be the "breeding grounds" and then it was just rerooting and taking care of the mealies that had escaped above the water level so I only used the alcohol on the stem and leaf axils. It did not harm those as far as i could see. Yeai for the new roots! Fingers crossed that it's going to be a success!! :)
I have a wayetii in coco fibre that dries out way too fast. After the peduncle blooms I’m just going to cut it back and propagate because I do not have the patience for that ordeal!
Totally what I would do. I actually do that, I rarely remove them from the husk, but a lot of people are afrait of chopping and proppin' so I made the video. :D
I also didn't know until about a year ago or so! I never tried self-watering for hoyas but I know they work as people in Sweden use them all the time! In fact, you can see on Summer Rayne Oakes' channel when she went to visit Toril Nyhuus that Toril uses lots of selfwatering pots :)
See, you should get back to your "roots" and be a root creeper.......:) Sorry this happened and best of luck fighting those meanie mealies....... Be well!! Cheers! :)
Have you ever dealt with root mealybugs? I hope no one in Europe bought from the new batch of Hoya pachyclada - If you did, let me know if you have root mealies as well 😭
I'm seeing these sold on ebay, thanks for the headsup and I'll avoid it for now but I know Mealybugs eggs in soil can be killed with warm watter 120 F. (48 C.)
They’re very difficult to eradicate .. Take cuttings and toss the entire plant and soil. Too risky to keep a potential source of eggs near other plants.
not in your compost
@@frasercook5823 yes, I heard they are all over Europe. I assume most probably have root mealies as they come from the same place. Usually how these things go. Maybe some are less infested. Mine was pretty bad 😂
@@mrparts yeah, I had to do that with my Hoya obscura. I will probably do it with this one too. I am just waiting to see if the peduncle will grow a bit more 😂
I second repotting as soon as you get a plant as it really helps with getting rid of a lot of issues. Do it all the time and my plants have never been affected.
It's a great opportunity to thoroughly inspect and wash your plant too! Plus you can put them in a mix you know works for your home :)
I never knew what a root mealybug was until I saw your video. This video saved my collection. I was plant shopping today and prior to purchase, I pulled out the plant from the pot to inspect the roots. The roots were covered in white fuzzy root mealybugs. I didn't purchase it and quickly left the store.
I'm so glad that I have found your channel. Your humor won me over, and your patience knowledge keeps me coming back. Thank you. 😊
That is so sweet 😭 Keep coming back!
Thank you so much for saying not to have your plants share water. I never thought of that and I do it all the time. Well not anymore! Thank you! Love your content!
I learned this from the orchid community 😂 Definitely best not to share water if you can. If I know 100% that plants are healthy and potting mix is good I sometimes do it too for some orchids :) But best to avoid this with new plants.
@@BasiePlants it makes sense. You are gunna share a drink with someone who might be sick so our plants shouldn't either
Ummmmm i didn't know so my plants just shared spit🤮
@@BasiePlants I guess I'm guilty of sharing water because I soak all my orchids in a big plastic storage container that holds about 4 gallons of water. I mix up my nutrients in that water and then put the whole clay pot that contains my orchids better planet in bark and also I pour the water over all the orchid leaves so they get a foliar feeding while they soak. Mine are mostly phalaenopsis. All my orchids are healthy and if I have new ones that I've repotted I try to put them in the soak last. I then use that leftover nutrient water on my houseplants. I have never ever had a problem and might be because I change the media on my new orchids right away. But I don't change the potting mix on my houseplants for at least a month so they can adjust to my home. Sometimes my house plants have gone years before I change the potting mix but it seems like the plants that I buy are planted in healthy soil
@@kathleenmurphy2379 I think if you had them for some time and see no effect it is okay. But perhaps it's best to avoid doing it with new orchids and mixing them up with the ones you already have. I am sure it is fine most of the time, but there is still a change one time it could end badly. I know a lot of orchid growers are against it, but I also know they share water in nurseries all the time.
Can't agree more, people, check your roots as soon as possible. I have found the most incredible stuff down there (but luckily no mealybugs just yet). Better to reroot it than losing it ;)
I wish I found something more incredible than root mealybugs 😂 Maybe hidden hoya cuttings or diamonds to buy new hoyas? But no, nastly little things. I wonder why is it never "I have a butterfly infestation?" 😂
Thanks Miro for taking the time to show this As a new Hoya enthusiast it is very helpful to me to be able identify issues with the plants. Love your channel and your approach to plant care, style and knowledge. Also you are funny and charming! Love your wit ❤️
I just faced mealy bugs for the first time ever on one of my succulents. Awful, awful destruction. That is what brought me to your video. I need to catch up quick and make sure the mealies did. It spread to the other succulents. I also have Hoyas to protect. How terribly gross and disappointing to deal with these. Thank you for all the instruction and treatment. I can see extreme measures are needed.
I admire your patience!
When I buy Thai hoyas or Taiwanese hoyas, I cut and reroot.
In Romania, local suppliers bring from Taiwan hoyas in coco husk.
It' s too dangerous to let hoyas in the original substrate.
I agree. I think a lot of people root them again, and honestly, I usually do it too. I wanted to show another way of doing it, by removing coconut husk for those who are scared to root them again... Well, it didn't work that well, did it? 😂
Your face when you said endorse 😂😂 I love your channel! Thanks for putting in all the work to share your plant adventures.
I didn't even notice I made a face 😂 Sometimes I find out about these things while editing. :D Glad to hear you are enjoying the videos and thanks for watching 💚
Even when you have root mealy bugs, you cheer me up. Thanks!
I am glad to hear that this cheered you up! Ah, what can we do! We can't despair over pests. If you grow plants, you are sure to deal with pests is the way I think of it 😂
I've only ever had to remove very broken down, decomposing coconut husk chunks like that, that orchids came planted in. Just from experience, when they start to break down they hold sooooo much water. Like a wet sponge. So I can imagine if you were to plant it like that and surround with bark, eventually the middle would be staying super wet. Root mealybugs and nasty insects aside! So I'm totally with you on removing and rerooting if necessary! 🙂 You are less squeamish than me, I wouldn't be touching those with my hands after finding the insects 😂
😂 I think I got pissed when I found them and I was like SQUISH, SMASH, TEAR APART. What I dislike here is the fact the roots grow into the wall of the husk.Yuck. And you are right! When it's soaked, it gets like a sponge! I wish all came in coconut chunks that resemble bark, then I can remove those easily if I want to.
@@BasiePlants I can smush spider mites with my hands, but mealy bugs and scale REALLLY gross me out 😂🤮
I'm immediate repoter -if that can be expression 😅 No aroid and no hoya died because of repoting even now at winter months, but I made mistake with tetrasperma, left it 2 weeks in what I got it (later I saw it was coco plugs just shoved down in some soil and start to rot) and now Im tryyyyinggg to root it again (in difrent media -its experiment 😅😅😅) but still no sing of roots 😤
Btw finally we saw how tall you are 😍 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Haha 😂 I don't think this is the first time you see how tall I am xD Yes, I am also immediate repoter. Well, for the most part. Sometimes I am just a bit lazy. But when the plant is super special, I am gonna repot it right away!
@@BasiePlants Well I still didnt watched all videos on your channel 😮 One every evening is the best 😀
My RT had a mesh plug as well!!
@@mwoods4608 mine finalllyyyy roooted again 2 months ago and now is growing -its very cute and fast growing plant 😊
I have a bunch of baby hoyas that are in coconut husk. I plan on removing them once spring hits. For any and all pest I spray an Alcohol/Water mix. All over the plant and soak the soil too. Seems to work
I had mealybugs on a hoya I bought at a local Nursery and I squished them with my finger and afterwards spray that section with alcohol it took me a couple weeks to find all the dog on little guys hiding in the crevice because this was a huge hanging basket of Hoya! But it dealt well with the alcohol sprayed pure alcohol but I didn't spray the whole plant just where I killed a mealybug I know it sounds gross to squish them with your fingers but then I know they're dead
It would work on foliage, but long term, alcholol could damage roots (because it dries out). Maybe applying it briefly won't hurt the plant, but soaks.... I am not sure. I would prefer to reroot the plant anyways XD At least, in the case of root mealies 👀
@@BasiePlants you're so right about the careful use of alcohol on plants. And roots are very sensitive because they're made to absorb water up through the whole plant and soaking roots & Alcohol what caused the plant to absorb at alcohol throughout the whole plant internally through the stem and all the veins everywhere. At what caused the alcohol to be transported to every cell in the plant! Who knows what it would do to the plant's ability to perform photosynthesis! When alcohol is sprayed on the roots briefly and then rinse with water that would maybe kill any bugs a larva without cell damage throughout the whole plant. He is giving you great advice! He's plants root pretty easily so the best bet is to just get rid of the nasty root infested part of the plant! Even when I use alcohol I do not do that on the whole plant just a spritz after I have killed the mealybug with my fingers. They have a waxy coating on them that the alcohol can sometimes penetrate but better to be sure it's dead by squishing it and then washing your hands after you're done
10:07 *Gandalf at the sink. 🧙♂️
I think I spent 2 hours searching for an appropriate Gandalf meme and then I remembered this is a plant video.
Your accent is very relaxing. This was a great video. Thank you so much 😊
Haha, glad to hear it relaxes you! :D
Well done, that was a tedious job! I hope the Hoya will thrive in its new media.
I am sure it will! First, we need to get some new healthy roots :)
Thank you so much for this video. I usually repot my plants right away after I get them but the only plant I never repotted was a Dischidia ruscifolia variegated because it was in coconut husk, the roots seemed fine as far as I could see and I was afraid I might damage the roots. I took a few cuttings for insurance because I didn't know how long the coconut husk would last long term but I never repotted the mother plant. Fast forward two months, as I was watching this video I realised that the only plant I never repotted had the same pot as your Hoya. I immediately took it apart and found the root mealy bugs. I cut all the stems and now I'm rerooting them. Thank you again :)
Oh no! I am sorry to hear you had the root mealies too. You did the best thing really. Much better to get rid of the root ball as they are easy to root. It is much easier to root the hoya again than to get rid of the root mealybugs!
You are a great teacher. I had no idea. Can’t wait to hear the update on this Hoya.
I hope the update is positive! And thank you for the kind words :)
I agree I always repot them when I get them and I can never ever isolate them as well I do not have the room I have too many plants
Root mealy bugs are a huge pain! I have 3 Hoyas at the moment rerooting because of them. I made the mistake of using a water meter without disinfecting from plant to plant and spread those little suckers. I threw a few plants away but am attempting to save the rest. One has been repotted and doing well the others seem to be taking forever to root. I hope your plant recovers. Your videos are as always are so informative.
Oh I completely forgot to mention to disinfect the water meter! Yes, it's very easy to transfer them like that. Horrible little suckers. I hope you can save the rest of your plants! I hope this one makes it too :)
What country do you live in I have never here in the state of Maryland in the United States ever seen a root mealybug before... I don't even change the potting soil when I buy a plant I guess I'm lucky that place is like Lowe's Home Depot Walmart have suppliers that do a good job with their plants. In fact I've ordered plants from a wonderful Nursery in Louisiana called Almost Eden and when they come through to the state of Maryland they have an agricultural sticker on the box that says that they're disease-free or else it's inside the Box an insect free. And I've noticed the state of Maryland opens them up and inspect them!
@@kathleenmurphy2379 In Serbia :) That's great! I do envy you for never facing them. They are relentless sometimes. I wish they'd inspect plants more here so all of them would arrive healthy and pest-free.
@@kathleenmurphy2379 I live in Vermont and unfortunately I’ve had root mealy bugs on multiple occasions. Recently I purchased a raven zz from a big box store. I always check a new plants roots now. Sure enough it was covered in root mealies. I returned the plant and got a refund.
@@BasiePlants I'm sorry I wasn't asking you about what country you live in I was asking the the original person who posted the comment
I hate mealy bugs, I got regular ones on my Hindu rope which was huge. It was exhausting getting rid if them and I did lose a strand which was over 2 feet long. Fingers crossed your plant will survive.
I am sorry to hear that about your Hoya compacta! I ended up chopping my plant so it'd be easier to root. Seeing some roots popping up!
Very helpful, thank you! Thankfully you can take a single leaf on an African violet to regrow a plant.
I have two in husk, and I water them once a week. As they have been with me for a while, I will try this method as both plants are healthy. I may just take away part of it to expose to the roots to my Hoya mix.
I was never able to just water them, because the water flows right out and nothing stays in the mix. However, I think if you soak it and then don't let it dry out, it could perhaps work. What I dislike about it, is the roots growing into the walls of the husk, and then if you get a plant with root mealybugs, you are... well, f word 😂 I prefer coconut chips, those are easy to remove and most of the time I don't remove all of those as they just fall off and some that are left are fine to go into my barky mix (in my opinion).
@@BasiePlants My husk are tiny in comparssions to your video, so probably easier. I have sat them in with chips, soil etc. I can see mine are just two half wrapped around it, not embedded like yours. But a good thing for me to check in future
@@frasercook5823 Oh those are not as bad. My sigillatis arrived in those. I think they call them coconut chips? Far easier to remove. 😃
@@BasiePlants Much better than some being given to me in basically soil with no drainage mixture
@@frasercook5823 I agree 😂 That is definitely worse. I hate when they arrive in super compacted peat!
Yuk! I didn’t know mealy bugs would infect roots!
Yes, there are different types of mealybugs. These are different to those we see on the leaves and just affect the roots. Nasty creatures 😂
Ovaj video je dosao u savrsenom momentu :D Prije par dana sam nabavila hoyu tsangii koja je posadjena na isti nacin i nisam uspjela na netu naci informacije kako da je presadim. Hvala! ^^
Divno! Samo polako, uz malo vise vode, i sve ce biti super! 🙂
So glad you found them to be able to give it a chance to live
This Star Wars fan is disappointed that I didn't get to hear your Darth voice. 😂
Very informative video, and now I know what to look for. At least your Hoya didn't scream. 😂😂
Thank God we can't hear their screams 😂 Can you imagine that?! Oh, my Darth Vader voice isn't that good 😂
I had scale on my cast iron plant roots. It was dying & I couldn’t figure it out until I inspected the roots. They were firmly attached eating away at it. This happened many years ago and, since then, the first thing I do is check the roots & if needed, change the soil ASAP.
Oh no! Did you manage to save your plant? Sometimes I just forget root mealybugs exist so when leaves started falling off, I kept thinking it was something else. Denial 😂 But I agree, definitely repot as soon as possible.
@@BasiePlants Yes, I saved the poor guy by using Provanto ( systemic pesticide) on it twice, 14 days apart. They were gross and I didn’t bother with other more natural methods. I dish out the same treatment to thrips 😂
@@Patriciagowild Thrips deserve no mercy! I will never forgive them for taking out my pretty monstera couple of years ago. Sometimes natural pesticides just don't work with these aggressive pests. In that case, if I really don't want to use systemic, I get rid of the plant or take a cutting. It depends. My plants are indoors so there are no pollinators and I have no pets, but I still sometimes don't want to be bothered with some of them. Now that being said, if they attack my more uncommon hoyas... They better watch out!
@@BasiePlants I understand you. The thing is, I have some extremely expensive plants in my collection and simply cannot allow pests to destroy them. It’s not like I eat my plants.
I know a lot of people whom had their whole collections decimated by thrips because they insisted they will only use neem oil and nothing else. Despite my efforts to explain that neem oil doesn’t work on them, they were having none of it. 🤦♂️ Each to their own, I guess.
@@Patriciagowild Yup. I tried neem for 4 months on my previous albo monstera and they couldn't care less. By the time I decided to go the systemic route, the plant was almost gone. One application of systemic killed thrips. I could have saved the entire plant, instead, I saved a leaf. So I understand. I don't use them outdoors, I don't dispose of them in any water, I don't eat my plants (😂) and all the things I said before. If we had beneficial insects, I would use them. But sadly, we don't have that option here. In fact, we don't even have good organic pesticides and neem oil was cold-pressed neem oil they use for skin. So no wonder it didn't work. Now I discovered I can use spinosad and it does work, but it has to be a very mild infestation.
Awesome video, thank you!!!
I am glad to hear you enjoyed it 😊
thank you so much, i learned a lot
Glad to hear it! Hope you never have to use the knowledge for root mealybugs! :D
Ooof sorry about this whole thing. It’s lucky that you’re around to help it get back on track. It will probably explode with growth now that nothing is slowly sucking the life out of it!
I hope it grows as well! It will be the true test of how hardy it is 😂
I hate this practice. Why do they put it into coconut husk?! Thank you for new video :)
It's cheap and works really well with their environment. There is a lot of rain and it drains fast. However, I will say, if it has to be coconut somethning, I prefer coconut chips as they are more similar to bark and those are MUCH easier to remove than coconut husk. Thank you for watching 💚
I f'ing hate it when hoyas are in coconut husk. With my hoya obovata variegata, I had a similar experience as you. It had root mealies and other obovatas from the same batch had root mealies as well. I tried to treat it, but they came back so I ended up cutting up the entire thing. Now I have 3 pots of rooted hoya obovata cuttings so all is well in the end :). My dischidia ovata in coconut husk died though, after I removed the husk not gently enough. Shit happens, haha. Excuse me for the rambling. Love your videos!
Oh I definitely ramble more 😂 Sorry to hear about your obovata! My variegated obovata also came in coconut husk but no root mealybugs. Sorry about the Dischida though! But they shouldn't be too hard to come by again, no? I love Dishidia ovata, such pretty leaves.
I use coconut husk chips to pot my hoyas and some vendors I order from here in the US are also using chips. What you had looked like a whole coconut! I intend to continue using husk chips as I tend to "love" my plants with water pretty frequently. Root mealies?? Yikes! I have not encountered them so far. I sure do have the mealies on my foliage however. Just dunked/soaked a couple big hoyas in soapy water, pot and all.
I was waiting for this video🤩🤩🤩Thank you. Thank you. Thank you🤗🤗🤗
I hope it was somewhat useful! Go easy if you just want to remove ccoconut husk.
Thank you for this video. In India, this is how ALL Hoyas, and orchids come. Except vandas. As soon as i get them, I soak the plants and start the husk removal surgery. It’s a pain. And it often means that the plants take 8-9 months for the plant to adapt and bounce back. Strangely, I don’t see much of this in the Western videos. This is probably one of the few videos I’ve seen of the husk that you had.
I think in the US they come from a different place. In Europe, they all seem to come from the same place, in this husk. I agree, it is a pain to remove!
I just adore your videos. I love how long they are too. You’re a fun guy to listen to & super knowledgeable! 🪴✨💕
Thank you 😭 You are so nice!
this video was very informative as I am also a big hoya fan and want to grow my collection.
Thankfully you caught the pests early
Well, as early as I could :D But the infestion was quite serious.
How I deal with rooties:
(If you want to keep the root system)
1. Remove all soil from the rootsystem. This is nasty and has high risk of spriding the eggs through the air if the soil is dry. (Place the rootsystem+soil in a plastic bag and squeeze it gently to remove as much soil as possible).
2. Rinse the roots in water, preferably by filling up 2-4 bowls of water and dip and rinse in different stations until the water is pretty clear in the last bowl.
3. Replant the plant in leca or gravel or any other soilfree medium. Use a nursery pot with drainage holes and an outer pot without drainage holes to keep the water inside. (See hydroculture)
4. The nursery pot should always have 1/3 of the pot in water.
Bonus: Wash your hands like you've never washed them before between every moment. You can never be careful enough.
Take cuttings if you don't care about the roots. Don't reuse anything (and if you want to reuse stuff like nursery pots, disinfect like your life depended on it, heat it up to 50C or more, then freeze stuff for a week after you've rinsed away the soil. Wash the things in Virkon or similar disinfectant). Disinfect the watering can if you think it's made contact with the surface of soil or has been in risk of doing so. Throw away plant stickers. Do NOT use moistermeters and don't use your finger to feel if the plant need water - a better way to do this is to learn how much your plants weight when they are dry vs when they are moist vs when they've had too much water for now. If the soil is light it needs water, if it's heavy it has all the water it needs (or is overwatered), if you're unsure you better wait till you either can feel it's light to lift up or the plant start looking thirsty. Finally I've heard pretty recently that if you plant an affected plant outside in like a garden the bugs in the wild will take care of the rootmelaies, I use to keep a bucket of mint on my balcony all year round and when I finally threw it away because I thought it would be infested with rooties it were surprisingly not affected at all. So I think it might actually be true. If you aren't sure if a plant is affected by rooties you can place it in a tall and narrow outer pot, so there's a pocket of air between the pot with plant vs pot without drainage in the bottom, water and let the outer pot fill up with some water at the bottom. If over time the water gets off colored in white specks or has a hint of blue in it your plant probably is affected by rooties.
Yes! Everything that you said is correct. I wish I included all of that in the video too, but it would be super long 😂 I just assume that by now people realize sterilizing everything is a must. They are very easy to spread! Actually, I had a lot of success with putting infested plant outside. No matter what the pest is, the natural predators kinda take care of it. I did it for my Schefflera that was full of scale! I never thought about potting a plant in the soil if it has root mealybugs. That is very interesting to hear! I think perhaps in this case it's just better to take a cutting, make sure it is clean, root it again, but still keep it isolated for several months. Better safe than sorry. I usually drench my cutting tools with 70% alchohol and then set them on fire. Once I almost burned down the kitchen sink by doing this 😂 So maybe freezing is better 😂
@@BasiePlants I don't think people realize you should sterilize things between pots, not use the same water when buttchugging etc. On the other hand I've never seen anyone in US having rooties, but then again, it's a unknown and hidden kind of pest. There's always room for a part two on a video ;)
Great information and much appreciated!!
Thank you for watching 💚
Very good information. I would’ve mistaken these pests for perlite 😂
I just had to do this with a Hoya Chelsea. That coconut stuff is awful 😞 although now I have a big one and a smaller one I may sell on.
At least you can sell on one! I agree, cconut husk is awful. I wish it was coconut chips, those would work the same for them in SE Asia, but they would be easier for us to remove.
Thank you for the advice on hoyas. I have like 3 of them but I am giving them too little attention and excitement!🌿
I hope the advice helps! I hope you can get more hoyas! :)
I was so hyped for coco husk because so many of my hoyas came in it .. well yah it doesn't like me or my house. I lost my big Genevieve to RR. Cuttings are doing okay, but a lot of the lower ones died. So I have been pulling everything out. Almost all of them I have to re rooted. Sucks because my Callistophylla had a new leaf coming in. And those are super slow Growers
Awesome video! Very informative. Thank you for sharing you Hoya saving journey. I hope that it made it. I agree that plants should be repotted. I am more at peace!
I had no idea there was root mealy bugs! Thank you so much for this video!
You're welcome! I also with they didn't exist. 😭
Great video. I quite enjoyed it and I will definitely be making more of an effort to repot my new plants sooner rather then later.
In my opinion, that's a very good practice. Sadly, I am sometimes a bit lazy to do it right away 😂
@@BasiePlants same here especially if they are doing alright
Root mealies are so gross. I’ve received two plants with horrible horrible infestations. Both times the roots were still salvageable. I removed all of the soil, gave the plant a soap bath, really washed the roots well, and potted in fresh medium. Both plants ended up doing well and root mealies did not return. So hopefully your outcome will be the same! Good luck!
They are gross! The reason why I would prefer rerooting in this case is because removing coconut husk is already a very damaging process and trying to save roots that are already infested... Long process xD I would just rather root the plant again as I really don't have an issue rooting hoyas. Now, that said, if it was in loose potting mix, I would try to save the roots. And if it was a plant I never rooted before, I would also try to keep the roots. I hope it recovers as well! Thanks! :)
Hi Miro!! Thank you for this video! After I saw your video, I ended up with my H.pachyclada rooting in water 👌😅😅😅 same batch as yours
Oh no! I hope it makes it. Damn, they must be all infested.
Thank you so much for this video! Very helpful and detailed.
You are the leaves keeper huh? I am plucking any leaf that I don’t like when I just get a plant (my light is lower than in greenhouse, and they lose leaves to adapt anyway... but found that if I remove the plants got leaves...usually it will not lose any leaves as a part of the adaptation)
I am definitely the leaf keeper! I keep semi-yellow and yellow leaves until the fall off :D I mean, plants can mobilize nutrients from them so while there is still life there... However, if they are affected in some way - fungal spotting for example, that has spread quite far, I get rid of it. Sadly, it's sometimes a bit hard for them to adapt. I think we should all have greenhouses 😂
Thank you so much this video was very informative!! I love your videos you explain everything very good, and your super funny 😄
Thank you! That is super sweet of you to say 💚
Thank you for a brilliantly informative video!
You are welcome! 💚
A great video.
Thanks! :)
Love your voice. And the info.
Thank you :)
hope you got rid of all them bastards. Here no root milibugs but thrips also very pleasant to get rid of. At least it keeps one busy.:)
I'm battling mealybugs now. They are tough little suckers to get rid of. Systemics don't work for me because I water so infrequently it doesn't enter the soil to be taken up by the plant, and neem oil stinks up the house as I can't take them outside due to the cold. They are a worthy opponent.
I find it easier to deal with regular mealybugs because I can use alcholol for those. These suckers on the roots are evil. You can't see them and by them time they surface to the top of the soil, it is too severe. I hate them 😂
@@BasiePlants Both regular and their cousins, the Root mealies, are terrible. It's a constant battle.
I wish you all the best. Your videos are great. Very informative and I look forward to watching them. Stay well, arm yourself with alcohol (rubbing not drinking), wear a helmet and get to work on taking care of the mealies. Show no mercy!
@@williammalone8097 Sorry to hear you are dealing with both! I hope you can get rid of them fast. Thank you for the kind wishes. I will definitely arm myself with both kinds 😂But it's important not to mix them up 😂
OMG that was shocking!!! Like horror story 😱😱 great tips in this video 🍃 were you considering to film video where you getting your Hoyas or other plants from??
I think this year I will get them mostly from Sweden :) They seem to have great clones and very affordable too! You can contact Camilla! She is the chairwoman of Swedish Hoya Society :)
I didn’t know root mealies were even a thing!! 🤮 thank you! By the way every time I watch one of your videos I end up needing to buy the featured plant!
Great information Ty
Hope it was helpful!
How would you eradicate thrips?? I have a huge thrips infestation and around 300 plants. Love your videos, never miss one and love potted together 👍👍👍
Hi Miro! I'd never heard of root mealy bugs before you mentioned them, and hoping I never see them! At first I couldn't figure out what you meant by sharing water, then it came to me. When I water my orchids I fill up a pan with water and fertilizer and bottom water them together. I do the same with my 2 staghorn ferns and ponytail palms. I've had all of them for a long time, so I think they're ok, but will remember this if I bring home any new plants to bottom water. I'm like you, I don't agree that you need to wait to repot plants until it's warmer, or they have acclimated. I repot whenever I think they need it. The house is always warm, so I don't see a problem. I've, also, never seen anything planted in cocoa husk. Very interesting! I can see why you don't like receiving plants in it, I wouldn't either. Oh, and there is nothing wrong with you, you're just being yourself, and I love that about you! Thank you so much for sharing and I hope your pachyclada does well.
I think it's fine (most of the time) for plants that you had for a while and you now are healthy and don't have any pests (in the potting mix) but I would definitely not do it with the new ones. Yup, it's always warm in the house and plants are active indoors for the most part of the year if the conditions are good, so I just repot them as needed. Good for you! I wish I never had to deal with coconut husk, but I guess that's how we get most of the hoyas in Garden centers from SE Asia. I hope they can at least change it to coconut chips. I hope it recovers as well, I will make an update when there is some positive change. And thank you for watching and leaving these lovely comments 💚
You need a used sous vide to maintain that temp and hold it steady for 10minutes. Have a cook hook you up 😂
Thanks for the info. How is your Pachyclada in water now? Any update?
It is potted now and it bloomed twice :)
love your videos
Thank you 💚
Hi...you think a neem oil and soap drench will work against mealybugs and other pests in the soil?
Sadly, I didn't find any information that neem oil will kill root mealybugs. It could work on something else, but for root mealies, it's best to get rid of the potting mix (and sometimes root the plant again).
Basie Plants ... thanks for your advice. I haven't seen any mealybugs in soil ( I didn't look deep though) but I have had some plants with probably a thousand ants carrying whites pecks of stuff around in the soil. I usually try to drown them with neem and Castile soap mixed with water. Then I spray insect killer spray around the underside of the pot and the dish it's on. I also sprinkle some cinnamon on TOP of the soil and on the dish. So far ... none of the plants have died but there are a couple that are not looking real good. Btw... these are outdoor potted plants.
Funnily enough, I bought a Hoya cv. Mathilde last fall (from a local nursery) planted in coconut husk in the same exact hanging pot you have got there. It also turned out to have mealy bugs, but the infestation was not too bad, so I am guessing the nursery have done their best to get rid of them. I basically stalked each single bug on the plant with a cotton swab soaked in ethanol for a month, but now she is thriving :) Nonetheless, seems like it might have come from the same dealer as your pachyclada.
For some plants it can work and in some conditions. In mine, it doesn't. Sadly this infestation was not treated and there were root mealies everywhere! Now, it is rooting again. I can see some new roots already. Did alcohol did any damage to your roots?
It doesn't look too comfortable for the plant in any case and probably only works for environments with high moisture and high temperatures. I removed the roots that I thought might be the "breeding grounds" and then it was just rerooting and taking care of the mealies that had escaped above the water level so I only used the alcohol on the stem and leaf axils. It did not harm those as far as i could see. Yeai for the new roots! Fingers crossed that it's going to be a success!! :)
Here because I just found mealy bugs on my sunrise. I’m so sad.
I love that elephant planter 😍😍
Me too! I think elephants are super cute.
@@BasiePlants same! I have this really cool ceramic elephant plant stand that I adore its white and navy blue 😍
@@juliepask8152 we had similar here as well! Very decorative with flat top? I guess it is a seat or a saddle?
@@BasiePlants yes! Very ornate headdress and the top sits a little taller like a little seat! Looks like a blanket kinda wrapped over it.
@@juliepask8152 that's the one! My mom had a small one but she broke it. I still sometimes see big ones but they are very expensive now! 😱
I have a wayetii in coco fibre that dries out way too fast. After the peduncle blooms I’m just going to cut it back and propagate because I do not have the patience for that ordeal!
Totally what I would do. I actually do that, I rarely remove them from the husk, but a lot of people are afrait of chopping and proppin' so I made the video. :D
great video never knew we could get root mealy bugs - off topic have you ever used a self watering pot with hoyas?
I also didn't know until about a year ago or so! I never tried self-watering for hoyas but I know they work as people in Sweden use them all the time! In fact, you can see on Summer Rayne Oakes' channel when she went to visit Toril Nyhuus that Toril uses lots of selfwatering pots :)
@@BasiePlants Thank you I think a will try a couple of hoya's in self watering
Can you put the hot water into a thermos bottle (vacuum flask) to keep it hot?
Why not get sous vide that way the temp of the water will always be constant😁You're welcome.
You said you wouldn’t normally remove a leaf that was yellowing. Why is that? Can it turn green again?
Nice video, how is it doing now?
About to bloom for the third time this year :)
@@BasiePlants i wow am so because I just bought one yesterday 😁
How does coconut musk smell like.
I assume better than mealybug infested coconnut husk 😂
@@BasiePlants coconut musk promotes coconut mold😪
Who works better for you in treatment department for mealy bugs?😍🥰😘🤗
😂 I'd rather there be no mealybugs to deal with xD
Yuck!
Newer to plants 🪴 (in the last year)
I will totally freak out if I get those! Spider mites are bad enough!
I think you get used to these things over time xD I was praying never to get thrips and then I got them. I hate those the most!
Oh that poor strangled Hoya 🤪
I know :/ I would not like to be strangled like that with coconut husk.
Done the same thing last week... what country do you live in?
Serbia :) I hope your hoya makes it!
@@BasiePlants crossing fingers for yours😊
This makes me sick. Hope they didnt spread to other plants.
I couldn't believe how many there were 😱 not a pleasant surprise. It was hanging, so I think they didn't spread :) Lucky I didn't put it on the shelf!
See, you should get back to your "roots" and be a root creeper.......:) Sorry this happened and best of luck fighting those meanie mealies....... Be well!! Cheers! :)
Oh, I am still a root creeper! Once a root creeper, forever a root creeper! I hope it does well after this :)
Hope I don't buy plants off that seller my God