tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post1414946059692421490..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Dracaena thalioides, R. I. P. Eventuallymr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-83186390708644325052010-09-16T06:22:40.467-07:002010-09-16T06:22:40.467-07:00Per the homemade pepper spray: I'm cautiously...Per the homemade pepper spray: I'm cautiously declaring it a success. I resprayed the plant Monday afternoon. Since then, a number of leaves have dropped (half consumed already, so no biggie), but the bugs are long gone. I have no idea what their life cycles are like and if their eggs can remain dormant, but the live ones are no longer with us.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083803851861243093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-37018770915901156272010-09-14T10:07:50.222-07:002010-09-14T10:07:50.222-07:00I think it looks great. The beautiful golden/brow...I think it looks great. The beautiful golden/brown hue just makes it look so full of life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757110538056043095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-31041930394185196812010-09-13T18:23:37.448-07:002010-09-13T18:23:37.448-07:00You could always offer it up for adoption so a sou...You could always offer it up for adoption so a south florida reader can pay for shipping and plant it outdoors in their garden! Fresh air does work wonders. Even here in North Florida I keep my houseplants outside in the summer.<br />I'm honestly not crazy about it even when its healthy, and think that there's plenty of other plants for the same look. thanks for warning us!Steve Asbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095474295719758914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-55518146547646940592010-09-13T13:28:30.211-07:002010-09-13T13:28:30.211-07:00You have my sympathy, it's always a hard decis...You have my sympathy, it's always a hard decision. I waited so long to dispose of my Clivia (mealy bugs) I was also forced to get rid of my Flame Costus, and <i>that</i> hurt. Get your other plants clean and healthy.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157968454131571365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-4089599181675059682010-09-13T08:35:30.470-07:002010-09-13T08:35:30.470-07:00RIP ... eventually.
I try not to think about how ...RIP ... eventually.<br /><br />I try not to think about how many plants I decided to leave outside for Jack Frost to do my murderous bidding. A Choisya that hated being pinched back, a couple small cheap succulents that never got enough light inside, and I had no way to furnish supplemental light. My wife's tank goldfish (they still live, just in a pond. Much better for the both of us).Jordan in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04290439051558323819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-13942959118880064412010-09-13T08:19:25.680-07:002010-09-13T08:19:25.680-07:00Liza:
Not a very serious infestation, on the Anth...Liza:<br /><br />Not a very serious infestation, on the <i>Anthurium</i>s. But you know they're there when you see webbing around the petiole, at the top of the leaf. I've never seen it progress much beyond just a little webbing in between the "ears." <i>Anthurium</i>s are one case where I think my otherwise pointless and time-consuming habit of watering everything in the showermr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-86315010185098998052010-09-13T07:57:26.139-07:002010-09-13T07:57:26.139-07:00Water Roots:
Well, good.
I mean, not good for e...Water Roots:<br /><br />Well, good. <br /><br />I mean, not good for either of <i>us</i>, or for the <i>plants</i>: good that the species isn't singling me out.<br /><br />It's possible that my plant was badly infested when I picked it up -- they said that the other <i>D. thalioides</i> on that shipment also had an almost immediate bad mite problem, though they somehow managed to sell it mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-91164906450435238882010-09-13T07:55:53.420-07:002010-09-13T07:55:53.420-07:00Interesting and horrible. Last friday, I discover...Interesting and horrible. Last friday, I discovered my bell pepper plant (doing marvelously until now) had a significant spider mite infestation. I was prepared to ditch the entire thing, but I decided to treat it first. I used a decoction of about 7 smaller garlic cloves, a palmful of whole cloves (the spice), and a habanero pepper. I added that once cooled to a cleaned spray bottle that hadPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083803851861243093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-43449334687824281522010-09-13T07:11:32.035-07:002010-09-13T07:11:32.035-07:00Oh geez - spider mites creep me out! And I've ...Oh geez - spider mites creep me out! And I've never seen an infected Anthurium, you poor darling! I'm proud of you for cutting your losses.Lizahttp://goodtogrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-905790503975767122010-09-13T05:13:13.352-07:002010-09-13T05:13:13.352-07:00You bought it at $39.95? That's really expensi...You bought it at $39.95? That's really expensive. I'd spider mite on two of my plants too, Beaucarnea recurvata and Dieffenbachia 'Reflector'. I couldn't beleive that it happened on the latter, because I thought dieffenbachia is always pest free. Anyway I got rid of the pest with just wiping every leaf with moist cloth.Han Keat Limhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12345105245361955527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-14411818341475126522010-09-13T05:11:16.491-07:002010-09-13T05:11:16.491-07:00unless you are into collecting spider mites, it do...unless you are into collecting spider mites, it doesn't seem worth the effort to have this plant.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-54984639316657765642010-09-13T03:51:55.953-07:002010-09-13T03:51:55.953-07:00Don't feel bad, Mr. S. Mine didn't work ou...Don't feel bad, Mr. S. Mine didn't work out either. I didn't have a lot of problems with spider mites, although I did have to deal with them at some point (it just never got really out of control), but the plant just didn't grow well. It looked amazing for awhile, and then it just declined. I don't know what the &%%&%& its problem was (I tried everything), but I Plowing Through Life (Martha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369noreply@blogger.com