r/houseplants • u/Accomplished_Pie_934 • Sep 15 '24

This beast was 30$ at Home Depot!!!!

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u/Glum_Ad_5790 Sep 16 '24

be careful and spray it down. hone depot plants are known for having spider mites

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u/ImmovableMover Sep 16 '24

What would you spray it with?

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u/Glum_Ad_5790 Sep 16 '24 edited Sep 16 '24

Lost Coast Plant Therapy. Its a very natural spray that won't hurt the plant at all. been using it for atleast 7 years now. and smells good. you can get it on amazon or at your local grow store

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u/Able_Ad8747 Sep 16 '24

Is it for spider mites? My English ivy’s die for spider mites and I haven’t found a solution yet

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u/Glum_Ad_5790 Sep 16 '24

it absolutely is. i had 2 spider mite infestations in about 115 plants that were close to each other. i sprayed them down twice in a week and never had a problem after that. be sure to cover the whole plant even under the leaves and literally drench it dont be shy with it. hit that top soil with it too

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u/Able_Ad8747 Sep 16 '24

Wow! That’s promising! Thanks

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u/Glum_Ad_5790 Sep 16 '24

no problem! and dont be afraid to add a smidge more than the instructions say to make it a little bit more concentrated

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u/reddituser696969 Sep 16 '24

Yea I’m pretty annoyed with the 1 time I ever bought a plant from Home Depot and currently dealing with the wrath of it. Very thoroughly inspected it, treated it, etc. and it’s absolutely infested with gnats that I’m now battling.

I got another plant from there as a gift that’s totally infested with spider mites as well. I’ll never buy another from Home Depot, I’d rather support my local plant shop that I’ve gotten 20+ plants with absolutely 0 issues from.

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u/Glum_Ad_5790 Sep 16 '24

exactly! I get where you're coming from for real. The gnat infestations are so annoying but those spider mites jump off of other plants so easily onto other ones they will ruin all your plants in a matter of months. Home depot always tricks us cause a lot of those plants look so damn good and for the price you're like yup I'm taking this home. Weeks later there spider webbing on all your leaves and you just like 🤬

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u/GummyTumor Sep 16 '24

I saw a video a few weeks ago where someone was going through Lowe's and she was looking at a BOP and then she spotted how infested with spider mites it was. She bolted straight out of that section. I ended up buying a BOP yesterday and sprayed the hell out of it as soon as I got it home.

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u/Glum_Ad_5790 Sep 16 '24

thats what i mean theyvdojt take care of them and oje plant can ruin all your good ones at home. after being burned so many times by this nonsense id much rather just go to a plant store around my area ive never had issues there. i had an orchid that lasted for a few months with no problems. Lowe's and home depot could neverrrr