Hoyas like to wait. People say they like to be root bound, I think they just like to be unbothered for a long time. I said the same thing a year ago and now I have three that bloom regularly. My lacunosa has bloomed a week a month for the past 4 months.
It pretty much kills the mites dead on contact, so I did everything once I understood the problem and all new plants will be doused, but unless I see mites on anything in the future I might make it an every coupla years thing. A few of my friends and I have a theory that sulfur is an important micronutrient for Hoya as we see bursts of growth on even plants that didn't have mites.
Same. Wild times.
Outstanding info that I wasn't aware of. We must do everything we can to protect out buzzy buddies.
I think they're less sensitive after that first round. Good luck!
The first blooms on a peduncle frequently blast. I had that happen on my carnosa, one little flower made it...
I used to, now I have so many that's it's enough work to remember the species names.
That's my name! Am I a plant?
Hoyas like to wait. People say they like to be root bound, I think they just like to be unbothered for a long time. I said the same thing a year ago and now I have three that bloom regularly. My lacunosa has bloomed a week a month for the past 4 months.
You should be able to get elemental sulfur. Even if it's not labeled a horticultural product, so long as it's 100% sulfur you're good to go.
It's weird, right? Cheap and effective.
I think if you rinse you must repeat but leaving it on works too.
It pretty much kills the mites dead on contact, so I did everything once I understood the problem and all new plants will be doused, but unless I see mites on anything in the future I might make it an every coupla years thing. A few of my friends and I have a theory that sulfur is an important micronutrient for Hoya as we see bursts of growth on even plants that didn't have mites.
Well that's deeply unfortunate.
Bit of this, bit of that. Mostly Hoya but I have some carnies for gnat control.
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Can you post a picture?
If you leave them on the plant they do the coolest thing - eventually they dry out and pop poen and fling seeds several feet.