Great vid *. I was one of those people when i first started collecting that was like, "i dont have any bugs". .... until i did get them 🙄. It very quickly taught me that every plant is susceptible in any home. And that they can spread within 1 day! Great advice 😁 i had such a good cackle at the bloopers, and the ' bugger ' pun was priceless 🤣🤣. Thankyou for always having great advice and cheery vids. I hope u have a lovely week ahead 🦋🌺
Hey Sally! I have just had a breakout of thrips myself, which is the first time I've ever dealt with them, so that was pretty stressful, but I think I caught them early, thank goodness...! Thanks for watching...I have a new video coming this Sunday, finally! :D
Since I started watching your uploads I have been showering my plants every other time I water them and follow up w a good prevention spray. Normally around the season changes I get hit w thrips. This year I have seen the odd thrip but I have not had an infestation (touch wood). I firmly believe that the reduced pest problem is due to the addition of these steps. I have also picked up a magnifying glass to help my bad eyes see pests when they are tiny. Thanks for sharing all these helpful tips 👍
Excellent video. Very informative. Can you tell me what the dilution ratio is for Neem and water? I purchased a small bottle of Neem online and it did not come with any instructions.
I use 1/4 tsp cold pressed neem oil, 1 drop dish soap, 10-12 oz water. You have to emulsify the oil with soap for it work. They say you can use 8 oz of water but I have noticed this stresses my plants out because it's just too strong.
Wow I’ve been a plant person for a long time & I’ve never had pest except for those darn fungus gnats!!! I’ve just recently had a bad infestation of mealy bugs. They wiped out a lot of my plants!! I cleaned the leaves with Neem oil & the whole routine. Sprayed everyone of my plants with pest spray. Any other suggestions???? Helpppp
Strongly recommend examining your plants in all the crevices (they are sneaky), if you see a mealy use a q-tip dipped in rubbing alcohol and wipe it off. The mealy turns a weird brown/red colour in the alcohol and dies instantly. They aren't the worst pest to have but they are kinda gross LoL good luck 🙂
Lol, spider mites feel right at home in my grow tent with 90% humidity 😅 As long as there food they'll never think, "Oh, it's too clean and humet in here, I'd rather go live outside." Same with spraying/showering. If the water pressure is not strong enough to wash them off, these bastards will simply dry out (especially adults) and continue doing their things 😢 The sad truth is that pests are easier to catch and defeat early than put a ton of prevention efforts which might not even work or which we simply don't repeat often enough.
All my early attempts and indoor plant growth were sabotaged by fungus gnats, great video thanks!
Great vid *. I was one of those people when i first started collecting that was like, "i dont have any bugs". .... until i did get them 🙄. It very quickly taught me that every plant is susceptible in any home. And that they can spread within 1 day! Great advice 😁 i had such a good cackle at the bloopers, and the ' bugger ' pun was priceless 🤣🤣. Thankyou for always having great advice and cheery vids. I hope u have a lovely week ahead 🦋🌺
Hey Sally! I have just had a breakout of thrips myself, which is the first time I've ever dealt with them, so that was pretty stressful, but I think I caught them early, thank goodness...! Thanks for watching...I have a new video coming this Sunday, finally! :D
I love the bloopers at the end! 🤣😍 Great video!... a always! I hope you're doing okay!
Thanks a lot!
Since I started watching your uploads I have been showering my plants every other time I water them and follow up w a good prevention spray. Normally around the season changes I get hit w thrips. This year I have seen the odd thrip but I have not had an infestation (touch wood). I firmly believe that the reduced pest problem is due to the addition of these steps. I have also picked up a magnifying glass to help my bad eyes see pests when they are tiny. Thanks for sharing all these helpful tips 👍
So glad my videos have helped! :D Thanks as always for watching and here's to never having a bad infestation of anything! x
Another great video. I agree with prevention
Excellent video. Very informative. Can you tell me what the dilution ratio is for Neem and water? I purchased a small bottle of Neem online and it did not come with any instructions.
Thank you for watching! I believe the mixture if 1-3 ml of neem to 1 litre of water. :)
I use 1/4 tsp cold pressed neem oil, 1 drop dish soap, 10-12 oz water. You have to emulsify the oil with soap for it work. They say you can use 8 oz of water but I have noticed this stresses my plants out because it's just too strong.
You have tons of plants. Do you sell them?
Wow I’ve been a plant person for a long time & I’ve never had pest except for those darn fungus gnats!!! I’ve just recently had a bad infestation of mealy bugs. They wiped out a lot of my plants!! I cleaned the leaves with Neem oil & the whole routine. Sprayed everyone of my plants with pest spray. Any other suggestions???? Helpppp
Strongly recommend examining your plants in all the crevices (they are sneaky), if you see a mealy use a q-tip dipped in rubbing alcohol and wipe it off. The mealy turns a weird brown/red colour in the alcohol and dies instantly. They aren't the worst pest to have but they are kinda gross LoL good luck 🙂
@@Ch33Ch22 thank you so much 😊
Lol, spider mites feel right at home in my grow tent with 90% humidity 😅 As long as there food they'll never think, "Oh, it's too clean and humet in here, I'd rather go live outside." Same with spraying/showering. If the water pressure is not strong enough to wash them off, these bastards will simply dry out (especially adults) and continue doing their things 😢 The sad truth is that pests are easier to catch and defeat early than put a ton of prevention efforts which might not even work or which we simply don't repeat often enough.