We have PTSD--post thrips stress disorder! Honestly, the sight or even thought of thrips stresses me out so bad. I literally have nightmares about them. My house had them for about a year and a half. I lost so many plants...like you said, once you go through it, you do everythign you can to avoid it! So happy for you with your beautiful new plants!
I kept yelling at your video, 'squish it!'. Then, I started saying, 'burn it!' When it's no longer bringing you joy...let it go. Hugs! I feel you on not wanting to throw it out. But I can't with these thrips. You don't need the headache nor heartache. burn it! 🔥💚Congrats on your new gifted babies. 🥰
I subscribed to Otaku Plants channel after 5 minutes watching this video. What an amazing kind gesture. Melissa, just ignore all negative comments from prior thrip video. I’m truly grateful you sharing your experience with sellers and infected plants, it helps me to know which sellers to avoid. ❤ your channel.
I’m so happy for you and Melissa you work so hard and you take such good care of your plants and I’m so happy that there’s a couple ladies out there that gifted you with your plants that you love so much. I’m a beginner, but I’m watching you do all kinds of fun stuff and some icky stuff too like Thorpes never heard of those before. Don’t know what they look like either, but anyway, I had to tell you that I’m happy for you and your new babies. You gotta give them names. God bless you.
I also think it's nice you took the time to care for the infested plant.I believe it was grown for someone to love and deserves to have the chance to live.
I was looking forward to getting it and couldn't wait to care for it. To have it come being so sad and infested just made me so sad. I felt like saving it was the right thing to do 🥲
The fact that Taz sent this *amazing* specimen from her own collection sez it all. You just know that her values are in the right place. Let's all follow her. And to the anonymous viewer who gifted Melissa the first anthurium p, we see you too!
Hi Melissa so happy you got your beautiful plant and Taz is so sweet and kind! ❤ I watched Tax from Otaku plants box up your plant. It’s on her you tube channel if others want to check her out. She is a lovely lady and has a great you tube channel! It’s called Otaku Plants so check her out! So very kind Taz, your kindness and generosity will come back to you I have no doubt!❤
I’m glad you found a seller who takes care of her plants. I feel like sellers who send out such poor quality product should expect the refund request and poor reviews. Social media is pervasive and I would certainly be careful as a vendor of anything.
@@thumpaharley7564 indeed they did. The second part was in reference to the previous plant she paid for and received a subpar quality, thrip-infested, poorly-packed specimen.
You have such a big heart! I felt every minute of this! Good on Otaku plants for coming to the rescue! I’ll be checking them out too! That’s a nice pallidiflorum!
there is a florida ghost wet stick, which i have been holding on to since last april. it is making its first small leaf now. i hate, hate, hate throwing plants away. i can so appreciate your sensitivity being sensitive myself. you know, its a superpower being able to feel deeply for plants, animals, other people. we dont see it enough in this world. so happy about your pallidiforums!
I am SO happy for you! ❤️❤️❤️ I love that it is so many kind and beautiful people out there. It shows what kind of person you are, when we see how you react both about the plants you were gifted, and about the one that had thrips. I can understand what you mean when you feel sorry for the plant. It's not strange at all. You're just invested and love what you do. Thank you for being genuine and real, keep being you ❤️❤️❤️🥰
I understand where you're coming from not wanting to throw it away. For awhile i kept every single cutting. I felt like the plants deserved to live. If they were trying to live i should do my best for them. My house was overrun with plants and many of the same plant. I tried giving them away. I thought about selling them. But then i got spider mites. I just couldn't keep up. There's only so many people in your life that will want free plants and then they only want so many. Just yesterday i threw away 10 very healthy cuttings. I cried. I stressed over it for weeks before i did it. About an hour after i did it i forgot all about it. My house is cleaner and I'm less stressed. 💚
I will often take my cuttings or plants I don't want anymore and I'll ask my public library or grocery store if I can donate them and let people take them. It's nice as heck to know that they are going with someone else and not in the trash.
Agreed. It’s ok to trim your plants and throw them away. The ones that grow fast are the ones every store sells all year long so who’s going to buy them or even meet up for them. It’s such a waste of time. I do have coworkers who loved all my cuttings last year but it’s all the same plants again. Unless I’m rooting them to make a fuller pot, I don’t bother anymore.
I feel your pain! I hate giving up on a living thing and I think how it must feel being infested.😔 I received a cold-damaged plant in the mail a few weeks ago, and while the nursery was kind enough to refund me, I couldn't give up on it! It was a wish list plant that I can't ever find anywhere! It's now down to wet sticks in a prop box. I don't know if it was too far gone, but I will try! That palli is just so beautiful. It was a well-loved plant that came from a good seller 💚
I know, it's sad to think about that. Sorry about your plant that came damaged! Hopefully, the wet sticks will do something for you here. If they don't make it then at least you tried! Thank you about the palli - he is beautiful! She is such a sweet person too 🥹
That's how plants are supposed to be packaged, with love and care. It even came in good quality substrate. I'm glad you have them in your collection now x
So nice of the seller to send you a beautiful plant. I have to admit I wouldn't want the old one in my home, I would make sure it's pest free and give it away
OMG I’m on the train sitting on the edge of my seat watching you trying to open it. Now you’re going to make me cry! Such a beautiful plant, so carefully packaged! Aww.. Melissa well deserved! And kudos to the seller for thinking so much of you to gift the plant!!!
aww Melissa 🤗 A beautiful plant for a beautiful person. I am so happy for you. ❤❤🙏🙏🕊🕊🤗🤗 I feel the same way, it is very hard to throw a plant away❤❤🙏🙏🕊🕊
You have shown that you are truly grateful of people’s kindness & generosity. When I see acts of kindness I start to feel better that there are still thoughtful people in the world. So glad this had a happy ending!
Oh im sooo happy,your birthday gift after all.How very nice of her.Anyone would get upset if they saw you cry.You are so gentle and sweet and deserve good as you give out good.Im going to love watching them thrive in your care.
I'm so happy the seller sent you a plant. There are still so many nice people out here. You're so sweet and caring. I would've gotten upset too. I LOVE my plants and it hurts to see that. I had to throw away a Queen Pothos yesterday after trying to rehab her for months without success. She had mealy bugs. It broke my hurt to throw her away but I tried and didn't think it was going to get any better. I was scared they would go on my other plants. Thank you for the videos. Keep making them 🙏🏻. I love them and I love everything you do from plant shopping to plant potting. Thank you ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
You're so calming but manage to be very entertaining as well! Thank you for another great video! And I agree with another commenter saying it's a beautiful plant for a beautiful person! 💚
Wow I actually cried too,you deserve that beautiful plant. I’ll be gifting myself one for my birthday in April. I’ll be sure to inspect it thoroughly. Can’t wait for the update on the rehab process 💚
❤ 💯 you are the sweetest! I absolutely agree I can't kill plants/throw plants away. I'm doing this to have happy healthy plant baby. I've been battling thrips for six months and I don't see any now but I know that doesn't mean they're gone. They are the worst! I started nice with soap and mites but at this point it's a full pesticide bug battle to get rid of them.
💚🌱💚🌱💚 Thrips are a long process! I think they go dormant and wait for good conditions and pop back out months later. I wouldn’t put that thing with you plants for a long time. Maybe get it it’s own Tupperware for isolation and put it outside, in your garage or something where it can get light.
Melissa I feel the same way. I would cut the leaf off retreat the plant. I believe all things deserve a chance to live and you truly have a dear heart. No more tears😊😊😊
Very nice gift and it’s also nice to see how appreciative you are. You are a Plantologist Extraordinaire without a doubt. Thanks again for what you do.
33:45 From what I remember from the unboxing, it was larvae that was on the plant. So unfortunately I’m not surprised that there was one more. I’m battling Thrips right now myself, and I HATE them. And I recognized the reaction, that you had during the unboxing. You’re normally so composed, and suddenly you were swearing like a sailor 😄🤗. I’m not laughing at you, I’m in complete solidarity.
Melissa! I teared up with you! Kindness follows kindness and you are the sweetest person. I’m glad that these two people noticed that and knew you deserved better. I’m going to go look up that plant shop now!❤ 😊
I understand why you didn't though. I kept ivies once that repeatedly got spider mites. That was in my early days of plant collecting and I thought the leaves were just so pretty. They did eventually have to go. I've gotten a little more open to composting plants that just don't grow well or are endangering the rest of my collection with their pests. I try not to feel guilty about it. I hope you can bring her back beautiful and thrip free!
Your precious Melissa ❤ I am so glad you got such a beautiful plant from another beautiful soul. Now my opinion is to throw that thrip plant out. It’s ok.
I'm surprised that you had so much feedback defending the seller! Thrips are THE menace of the plant community and for the seller to essentially try and gaslight you into thinking it wasn't her responsibility and mistake is outrageous. I think it only would have been reasonable for her to ask for the plant back if she paid for the return shipping. I am really glad that you have gotten such lovely pallidiflorum specimens now!!
I know she was so sweet to do this 🥹 ugh, I would keep them outside but I'm afraid the random cold snaps will hurt it. They're definitely staying in the bag for a while and it is sealed extremely well haha.
I think you should try to rehab it, you’re so good at it. There are so many good people in the world and you’re so lucky that you’ve got two special people watching you.
I am so grateful 🥹 I really want to try and save it because I feel like it deserved better 🥲 I was looking forward to having one finally and thought about it every day since I bought it. It was such a disappointment 😩
This is the birthday gift you wanted and I am so happy you finally got it. I am impressed beyond words with the seller. The care in packaging, the condition of the plant, and the outstanding soil it’s just amazing. The rehab process is invaluable to me and fascinating, can’t wait to see what is next💚🌸
It was the perfect plant mail to open up and receive 🥹 Everything about it was amazing and you can tell how well it was cared for. I'm curious to see how the rehab goes - I'm taking precautions with it and I know others are wanting to see the process on it 🫶
Oh no! the otaku plant link you listed doesn’t work and i cant find them on Etsy either! Is there a different name? Id love to support them for supporting you! ❤
I am so happy for you that seller is amazing!! I honestly screamed NO! At the screen when you found the thrip. Throw it away!!! It’s okay! You have that new AMAZING one!!
I absolutely love the content you make. As I watched your bjrthday unboxing I got the feeling that the seller was selling their plants because they had thrips and they were trying to not lose their investment. I wonder how many plants were sold in that condition.
I don’t think she did it on purpose at all. She told me she never had them before so I imagine she just didn’t know what to look for. I didn’t notice them right away either because I wasn’t expecting them. I doubt she stopped selling to check and examine her collection so that’s unfortunate for anyone else purchasing from her.
I suppose I AM being a bit pessimistic. At any rate I believe that you handled it gracefully. There is no excuse for the lack of effort by the seller though.
Melissa babe! Toss that thing!! I know it may pain you bc you are a good plant mommy, but you're always going to have bad feelings towards it bc of this experience. It's okay to bin them in this case! Or give it to someone else who doesn't care about dealing with the outbreak. Chin up!!
So happy to see you so happy. Enjoy the kindness of people. It's rather rare these days. Try not to be upset about bad comments. You act and are genuine, don't chance that. Enjoy this gift. love 🥰
Just give the plant to someone who would love to rehab it or toss it if it’s that bad 1 little plant shouldn’t be worth it. You have the replacement and refund already as well.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I liked that you said the name of all sellers, good and bad. It keeps the unboxing authentic. Your new plant is beautiful just like all your current ones!
Ugh! I feel every bit of your pain. Also, I would've struggled with tossing it as well, but ultimately I too try my best to give everything that's fighting for life a fair chance. Even depriving myself of buying ANY new plants because... it never fails; pests always make a presence shortly after. I end up either finding bugs or stressed to the max assessing for them 😅. Outcome is very similar either way- major anxiety and that's not why I have a house full of plants. My solution was buying a quality grow tent (most commonly used for those illegal plants) which provides the BEST quarantine/isolation environment in a spare bedroom AND the ability to support, and easily control, the best possible *conditions (lighting, humidity, air flow, filtration etc.) that support recovery, or *maintain health during a quarantine period. So for around $300-$600 (entire grow tent kit from Spider Farmer. Not sponsored) I completely eliminated pest anxiety disorder lol. Even when signs of pests do appear on that long awaited wish list plant, I gown and glove when I go inside the tent, zip the door behind me and always save the tent chores for last. Zero pests in my established collection since I got it and I don't risk plant health from unfavorable environmental conditions in an alternative quarantine area. Sorry, long post but I had to share 😁
1:42 You say that but now it's not free, it's costing you time, money and energy. Yeah, supposed to bring you joy for your birthday but... I guess later you can laugh when you look at it 🤷🏽♂️🤣🤣
So glad your Birthday had a happy ending, what beautiful new plants! You deserve to be happy, you're such a sweet person 😊💖🪷 Ps. Burn those thrips with fire 😱
I'm new to your channel, so I'm not sure how you feel on the topic of pesticides. Personally, I would treat with spinosad, which is naturally occurring in soil. Spray the plant down and bag it back up. It's safe to use around any pets, but it is harmful to bees in its wet state, but safe when dry. That's the fastest way I have found to get rid of thrips. A systemic in the water might be a good idea, too. I only use those when less aggressive measures aren't working. Im so glad you got a healthy plant you can enjoy while you rehab the other.
There must have been an adult thrips hiding on the plant for you to be seeing larvae after all this time. I think going from a leafless chonk is the best course of action. Thrips need leaves to eat and lay eggs, so now there’s nowhere for them to feed and breed. You should be in the clear now. You could soak them in hydrogen peroxide or isopropyl alcohol if you want to be super safe but I don’t think it’s necessary. Hugs 🤗
I ordered Dottie from Walmart when I got it after being in mail for 8 days, the water ran down my arm, after trying for 2monthe I cut clear down to the dirt , it's been putting out first leaf it's so pretty,the brightest pink. I've been watering it with cool black diluted coffee it has 1 leaf but I've got high hopes
I hate thrips, I also squish them with my fingers whenever I see one I get anxious. I felt bad for the first seller on your other video when you received the first one but you got no plant now, just two stomps! I'm so glad you got your dream plant thrips-free.
Is okay Melissa sometimes bad things happened to many of us. But throwing it away is because you cared for your other plants. Is all good. Sometimes we can't saved them all. You have lots & lots of expensive plants keeping it is like putting your other babies in risk so I definitely understand. Make sure change your clothing & wash hands ❤ 👍. Also it could be into the roots be careful
That's definitely a good point 🥹 I was a mess that day after the unboxing - I thought for sure the thrips spread to my collection and I am still checking plants daily to make sure nothing pops up. I didn't know thrips can be in the roots too?! 😮
@@plantsbymelissa Yes, it can definitely be also in roots. Or in the soil. That's probably why she didn't know about it. So be very craful to add that one in your collection. They could have laid eggs & not all hatched yet. This is why I said it might not be worth keeping it at all because you got a ton of your other plants to think about. Good luck. Hopefully, those nasty bugs are gone. But for me, I probably just set it free. & forget about bad memories & concentrate on other beautiful plants you have. ❤️👍
Awww how sweet ❤ You literally have me tearing up now lol. Melissa you have such a kind and gentle soul and that radiates out to all of us. That was so generous of Taz to do that for you. She seems like a wonderful person too. So glad to see the joy that beautiful plant brings you 💖
Hiiiii idk if you still have it but I’m in Sav and have 0 plants currently but would be willing to try and rehab it for you! I’m in school and my collection is in Michigan so I miss caring for plants
Do you have a friend with no plants who might rehab it for you? Putting all your plants at risk is a non-starter. Just so not worth it. Just a thought.
I’m like you Melissa, I don’t like to throw plants out either. I would have rehabbed it as well. Good luck! I hope it works, but if anyone can do it, you can. It was very nice of those two people that sent you the new plants.
Thrips are incredible when it comes to their tenacity. I get them every summer in my yard. You can watch them leap from plant to plant and kill in a matter of days if untreated. They are the most aggressive pest I’ve ever encountered, and they seem to just be a fixture in my environment. Weee.
I know how you feel 😢 I was feeling so sad because one my favorite collection die,while I I was gone for a month,-and even tho I had someone to care for them… 🤦♀️
Now I will be sure to buy something from this shop! How incredibly sweet of her. Also, she sells her chunky mix on her site. And don't be apologetic about your emotions, they are genuine, and so are you. 💜💚💛 Happy Mardi Gras!
We know you don’t have the heart to throw it out but, you would be in less stress and less worry about the plant. I know is easier than said and done, Sometimes you can’t save all plants and it is what it is.
I was somewhat happy when that new leaf snapped, I know you wouldn’t have had the heart to cut it all off, but that’s a potential thrips haven there. 😊😊
We should all start buying from Otaku Plants if they're sending out plants this beautiful! It's so gorgeous!
She was so sweet and it came packaged so well!
We have PTSD--post thrips stress disorder! Honestly, the sight or even thought of thrips stresses me out so bad. I literally have nightmares about them. My house had them for about a year and a half. I lost so many plants...like you said, once you go through it, you do everythign you can to avoid it! So happy for you with your beautiful new plants!
Thank you so much! Yes! 😵💫 I stress out over the tiniest piece of moss on leaves now thinking it's thrips lol, UGH they're so awful.
That was really sweet of that shop to send you a plant! The plant community is really awesome ❤
It really was 🥹 Such a sweet person!
I kept yelling at your video, 'squish it!'. Then, I started saying, 'burn it!'
When it's no longer bringing you joy...let it go. Hugs! I feel you on not wanting to throw it out. But I can't with these thrips. You don't need the headache nor heartache. burn it! 🔥💚Congrats on your new gifted babies. 🥰
I subscribed to Otaku Plants channel after 5 minutes watching this video. What an amazing kind gesture. Melissa, just ignore all negative comments from prior thrip video. I’m truly grateful you sharing your experience with sellers and infected plants, it helps me to know which sellers to avoid. ❤ your channel.
Omg, thrips hatched after almost a month. What a wonderful gift; that was so generous. Thanks for sharing Melissa!
I’m so happy for you and Melissa you work so hard and you take such good care of your plants and I’m so happy that there’s a couple ladies out there that gifted you with your plants that you love so much. I’m a beginner, but I’m watching you do all kinds of fun stuff and some icky stuff too like Thorpes never heard of those before. Don’t know what they look like either, but anyway, I had to tell you that I’m happy for you and your new babies. You gotta give them names. God bless you.
I love how emotionally attached you get to your plants. Crying over a plant is cute. Plants are family
Love you and your videos
I also think it's nice you took the time to care for the infested plant.I believe it was grown for someone to love and deserves to have the chance to live.
I was looking forward to getting it and couldn't wait to care for it. To have it come being so sad and infested just made me so sad. I felt like saving it was the right thing to do 🥲
I LOVE OTAKU! Love her and she has beautiful plants. She seems so humble and sweet. That was sooo nice 😊
It was soo nice 😭 She is such a sweet person and I am so grateful!
@@otaku.plants this was super nice! Love your channel 🫶
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The fact that Taz sent this *amazing* specimen from her own collection sez it all. You just know that her values are in the right place. Let's all follow her. And to the anonymous viewer who gifted Melissa the first anthurium p, we see you too!
Agreed. I sub’d to her channel & will check out her shop. It’s important to show love back to those good human beings out there!
Hi Melissa so happy you got your beautiful plant and Taz is so sweet and kind! ❤ I watched Tax from Otaku plants box up your plant. It’s on her you tube channel if others want to check her out. She is a lovely lady and has a great you tube channel! It’s called Otaku Plants so check her out! So very kind Taz, your kindness and generosity will come back to you I have no doubt!❤
She is such a sweet person! I watched her video and followed her on here. I will definitely be buying plants from her in the future 🙏
Oh I will as well! Love her alocasia ❤ will you be selling any alocasia or corms? Your alocasia are beautiful!
I will sell them as small plants - I prefer not to sell corms 🙏
I’m glad you found a seller who takes care of her plants. I feel like sellers who send out such poor quality product should expect the refund request and poor reviews. Social media is pervasive and I would certainly be careful as a vendor of anything.
This seller gifted this plant from her personal collection ❤ to Mellissa ❤
@@thumpaharley7564 indeed they did. The second part was in reference to the previous plant she paid for and received a subpar quality, thrip-infested, poorly-packed specimen.
I will definitely order from her in the future. She's such a sweet person and I can tell she really cares about the plants 🥹
You have such a big heart! I felt every minute of this! Good on Otaku plants for coming to the rescue! I’ll be checking them out too! That’s a nice pallidiflorum!
there is a florida ghost wet stick, which i have been holding on to since last april. it is making its first small leaf now. i hate, hate, hate throwing plants away. i can so appreciate your sensitivity being sensitive myself. you know, its a superpower being able to feel deeply for plants, animals, other people. we dont see it enough in this world. so happy about your pallidiforums!
I am SO happy for you! ❤️❤️❤️ I love that it is so many kind and beautiful people out there. It shows what kind of person you are, when we see how you react both about the plants you were gifted, and about the one that had thrips. I can understand what you mean when you feel sorry for the plant. It's not strange at all. You're just invested and love what you do. Thank you for being genuine and real, keep being you ❤️❤️❤️🥰
I understand where you're coming from not wanting to throw it away. For awhile i kept every single cutting. I felt like the plants deserved to live. If they were trying to live i should do my best for them. My house was overrun with plants and many of the same plant. I tried giving them away. I thought about selling them. But then i got spider mites. I just couldn't keep up. There's only so many people in your life that will want free plants and then they only want so many. Just yesterday i threw away 10 very healthy cuttings. I cried. I stressed over it for weeks before i did it. About an hour after i did it i forgot all about it. My house is cleaner and I'm less stressed. 💚
I will often take my cuttings or plants I don't want anymore and I'll ask my public library or grocery store if I can donate them and let people take them. It's nice as heck to know that they are going with someone else and not in the trash.
Agreed. It’s ok to trim your plants and throw them away. The ones that grow fast are the ones every store sells all year long so who’s going to buy them or even meet up for them. It’s such a waste of time. I do have coworkers who loved all my cuttings last year but it’s all the same plants again. Unless I’m rooting them to make a fuller pot, I don’t bother anymore.
FYI the Good Will accepts live plants.😊
Sweetie!!! ❤❤❤ You deserve that plant so much, look how happy it's made you!!! 🥺 I'm so glad to see, what a beautiful plant. 💚💚💚
I get it and I cried with you ❤ There are so many wonderful people in the world😊
Now that’s some top notch packaging! Absolutely gorgeous I can’t wait to check out that shop
It came packaged so well and the plant was loved! 🥰
@@plantsbymelissa it’s gorgeous! What a sweet gesture and you deserve it!
Lovely! You deserve it so enjoy your Very Nice gift. 😊
omg I cannot !!! everytime you tear up it makes me do the same 😂😂😂 so happy for ya 💚💚💚
aww - I was so emotional over the whole situation 🥹 I'm so thankful to have such a beautiful plant now and she was so sweet!
I feel your pain! I hate giving up on a living thing and I think how it must feel being infested.😔 I received a cold-damaged plant in the mail a few weeks ago, and while the nursery was kind enough to refund me, I couldn't give up on it! It was a wish list plant that I can't ever find anywhere! It's now down to wet sticks in a prop box. I don't know if it was too far gone, but I will try! That palli is just so beautiful. It was a well-loved plant that came from a good seller 💚
I know, it's sad to think about that. Sorry about your plant that came damaged! Hopefully, the wet sticks will do something for you here. If they don't make it then at least you tried! Thank you about the palli - he is beautiful! She is such a sweet person too 🥹
That's how plants are supposed to be packaged, with love and care. It even came in good quality substrate. I'm glad you have them in your collection now x
I'm genuinely so happy for you! That was such a beautiful gift, both! ❤
I am feeling the feels with you!! In tears! What a beautiful happy Melissa we see! Thank you for sharing this with us!
So nice of the seller to send you a beautiful plant. I have to admit I wouldn't want the old one in my home, I would make sure it's pest free and give it away
OMG I’m on the train sitting on the edge of my seat watching you trying to open it. Now you’re going to make me cry! Such a beautiful plant, so carefully packaged! Aww.. Melissa well deserved! And kudos to the seller for thinking so much of you to gift the plant!!!
Thank you so much! She was so thoughtful - it meant so much to me 🥹
aww Melissa 🤗 A beautiful plant for a beautiful person. I am so happy for you. ❤❤🙏🙏🕊🕊🤗🤗 I feel the same way, it is very hard to throw a plant away❤❤🙏🙏🕊🕊
Thank you so much! I appreciate her for being so thoughtful and gifting this to me 🥹🫶
You made my tear up when you started to cry
You have shown that you are truly grateful of people’s kindness & generosity. When I see acts of kindness I start to feel better that there are still thoughtful people in the world. So glad this had a happy ending!
thank you! 🥹❤️
that bounce! thats one happy plant and some happy leaves ❤
Oh im sooo happy,your birthday gift after all.How very nice of her.Anyone would get upset if they saw you cry.You are so gentle and sweet and deserve good as you give out good.Im going to love watching them thrive in your care.
Thank you so much 🥹
I'm so happy the seller sent you a plant. There are still so many nice people out here. You're so sweet and caring. I would've gotten upset too. I LOVE my plants and it hurts to see that. I had to throw away a Queen Pothos yesterday after trying to rehab her for months without success. She had mealy bugs. It broke my hurt to throw her away but I tried and didn't think it was going to get any better. I was scared they would go on my other plants. Thank you for the videos. Keep making them 🙏🏻. I love them and I love everything you do from plant shopping to plant potting. Thank you ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much 🥹 So sorry about your queen pothos. Mealies are so frustrating to deal with! 🥲
You're so calming but manage to be very entertaining as well! Thank you for another great video! And I agree with another commenter saying it's a beautiful plant for a beautiful person! 💚
Thank you so much 🥹🫶
Aww, what a beautiful plant 🪴 😍 lant ppl can be so sweet! What a great plant person to do for u. Happy late bday 🎂 🎉
Thank you so much!! Yes, so sweet of her! 🥹
Wow I actually cried too,you deserve that beautiful plant. I’ll be gifting myself one for my birthday in April. I’ll be sure to inspect it thoroughly. Can’t wait for the update on the rehab process 💚
❤ 💯 you are the sweetest! I absolutely agree I can't kill plants/throw plants away. I'm doing this to have happy healthy plant baby. I've been battling thrips for six months and I don't see any now but I know that doesn't mean they're gone. They are the worst! I started nice with soap and mites but at this point it's a full pesticide bug battle to get rid of them.
So sweet of Taz to send you a new pallidiflorum. I would just thrown away the thrips infested palli. Not worth the hustle.
So sweet and kind of her!! I keep telling myself to just toss it and not worry about it anymore 🥹
So happy to see how people can be then you found one 😮. Hope doctor Melissa can save this one. Take care
I would toss that plant and not give it a second thought. Thrips are not worth the risk.
Just throw it away! It’s not worth risk of spreading.
Aweeeee Honey! I cry at my plants too!!!
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Thrips are a long process! I think they go dormant and wait for good conditions and pop back out months later. I wouldn’t put that thing with you plants for a long time. Maybe get it it’s own Tupperware for isolation and put it outside, in your garage or something where it can get light.
Melissa, you work very hard ❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊🎉🎉 where is Luna?
Melissa I feel the same way. I would cut the leaf off retreat the plant. I believe all things deserve a chance to live and you truly have a dear heart. No more tears😊😊😊
Not me crying with you 😭😭😭
Very nice gift and it’s also nice to see how appreciative you are. You are a Plantologist Extraordinaire without a doubt. Thanks again for what you do.
Thank you 🥹🙏
33:45 From what I remember from the unboxing, it was larvae that was on the plant. So unfortunately I’m not surprised that there was one more. I’m battling Thrips right now myself, and I HATE them. And I recognized the reaction, that you had during the unboxing. You’re normally so composed, and suddenly you were swearing like a sailor 😄🤗. I’m not laughing at you, I’m in complete solidarity.
Treat it with Bonide systemic or burn it.
I grow African Violets. Years ago I knew a hybridizer that lost his whole collection to thrips!
That shop is so great.
Melissa! I teared up with you! Kindness follows kindness and you are the sweetest person. I’m glad that these two people noticed that and knew you deserved better. I’m going to go look up that plant shop now!❤ 😊
Thank you 🥹🙏 I believe good things come back to people who do good for others. They were both so kind to do this 🫶
I understand why you didn't though. I kept ivies once that repeatedly got spider mites. That was in my early days of plant collecting and I thought the leaves were just so pretty. They did eventually have to go. I've gotten a little more open to composting plants that just don't grow well or are endangering the rest of my collection with their pests. I try not to feel guilty about it. I hope you can bring her back beautiful and thrip free!
Your precious Melissa ❤ I am so glad you got such a beautiful plant from another beautiful soul. Now my opinion is to throw that thrip plant out. It’s ok.
Hugs Melissa. I love your content. You have a beautiful soul.
Thank you! 🥹❤️
I'm surprised that you had so much feedback defending the seller! Thrips are THE menace of the plant community and for the seller to essentially try and gaslight you into thinking it wasn't her responsibility and mistake is outrageous. I think it only would have been reasonable for her to ask for the plant back if she paid for the return shipping. I am really glad that you have gotten such lovely pallidiflorum specimens now!!
I already have her Etsy pulled up! Such a sweet gift! - Plant it outside and pray?
I know she was so sweet to do this 🥹 ugh, I would keep them outside but I'm afraid the random cold snaps will hurt it. They're definitely staying in the bag for a while and it is sealed extremely well haha.
I won't throw away a plant either unless there's no hope...
Perfectly perfect response to thrips threat, they're horrid creatures and pleased you got a refund .
Hi, beautiful plant. Yes, I watch Taz's videos, she is a great plant person.
I think you should try to rehab it, you’re so good at it. There are so many good people in the world and you’re so lucky that you’ve got two special people watching you.
I am so grateful 🥹 I really want to try and save it because I feel like it deserved better 🥲 I was looking forward to having one finally and thought about it every day since I bought it. It was such a disappointment 😩
This is the birthday gift you wanted and I am so happy you finally got it. I am impressed beyond words with the seller. The care in packaging, the condition of the plant, and the outstanding soil it’s just amazing. The rehab process is invaluable to me and fascinating, can’t wait to see what is next💚🌸
It was the perfect plant mail to open up and receive 🥹 Everything about it was amazing and you can tell how well it was cared for. I'm curious to see how the rehab goes - I'm taking precautions with it and I know others are wanting to see the process on it 🫶
I want this plant so bad but they’re still pricey. I love happy endings
TOSS IT! You really are making yourself unnecessary grief!
I love the care and attention they took with their packaging. Such a beautiful plant!
Oh no! the otaku plant link you listed doesn’t work and i cant find them on Etsy either! Is there a different name? Id love to support them for supporting you! ❤
oh that's weird, it works for me when I click on it. Try this one www.etsy.com/shop/OtakuPlants?ref=usf_2020
Now that is a well packaged plant! Happy for you!
Thank you! 🥹
So irresponsible for someone to take money for a completely unacceptably Garbage Plant!
I am so happy for you that seller is amazing!!
I honestly screamed NO! At the screen when you found the thrip. Throw it away!!! It’s okay! You have that new AMAZING one!!
I absolutely love the content you make. As I watched your bjrthday unboxing I got the feeling that the seller was selling their plants because they had thrips and they were trying to not lose their investment. I wonder how many plants were sold in that condition.
I don’t think she did it on purpose at all. She told me she never had them before so I imagine she just didn’t know what to look for. I didn’t notice them right away either because I wasn’t expecting them. I doubt she stopped selling to check and examine her collection so that’s unfortunate for anyone else purchasing from her.
I suppose I AM being a bit pessimistic. At any rate I believe that you handled it gracefully. There is no excuse for the lack of effort by the seller though.
Not everyone understands this type of cry😊 my siblings think i am crazy when i cry over my plants 😂
throw that thrippy plant away! gahhh!
Chop and prop the thripy one! It’s a hassle to treat thrips, it took me 4+wks to get rid of thrips on my albo and Thai 😭
Melissa babe! Toss that thing!! I know it may pain you bc you are a good plant mommy, but you're always going to have bad feelings towards it bc of this experience. It's okay to bin them in this case! Or give it to someone else who doesn't care about dealing with the outbreak. Chin up!!
So happy to see you so happy. Enjoy the kindness of people. It's rather rare these days. Try not to be upset about bad comments. You act and are genuine, don't chance that. Enjoy this gift. love 🥰
Just give the plant to someone who would love to rehab it or toss it if it’s that bad 1 little plant shouldn’t be worth it. You have the replacement and refund already as well.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I liked that you said the name of all sellers, good and bad. It keeps the unboxing authentic. Your new plant is beautiful just like all your current ones!
Ugh! I feel every bit of your pain. Also, I would've struggled with tossing it as well, but ultimately I too try my best to give everything that's fighting for life a fair chance. Even depriving myself of buying ANY new plants because... it never fails; pests always make a presence shortly after. I end up either finding bugs or stressed to the max assessing for them 😅. Outcome is very similar either way- major anxiety and that's not why I have a house full of plants.
My solution was buying a quality grow tent (most commonly used for those illegal plants) which provides the BEST quarantine/isolation environment in a spare bedroom AND the ability to support, and easily control, the best possible *conditions (lighting, humidity, air flow, filtration etc.) that support recovery, or *maintain health during a quarantine period. So for around $300-$600 (entire grow tent kit from Spider Farmer. Not sponsored) I completely eliminated pest anxiety disorder lol. Even when signs of pests do appear on that long awaited wish list plant, I gown and glove when I go inside the tent, zip the door behind me and always save the tent chores for last. Zero pests in my established collection since I got it and I don't risk plant health from unfavorable environmental conditions in an alternative quarantine area. Sorry, long post but I had to share 😁
1:42 You say that but now it's not free, it's costing you time, money and energy. Yeah, supposed to bring you joy for your birthday but... I guess later you can laugh when you look at it 🤷🏽♂️🤣🤣
So glad your Birthday had a happy ending, what beautiful new plants! You deserve to be happy, you're such a sweet person 😊💖🪷 Ps. Burn those thrips with fire 😱
I'm new to your channel, so I'm not sure how you feel on the topic of pesticides. Personally, I would treat with spinosad, which is naturally occurring in soil. Spray the plant down and bag it back up. It's safe to use around any pets, but it is harmful to bees in its wet state, but safe when dry. That's the fastest way I have found to get rid of thrips. A systemic in the water might be a good idea, too. I only use those when less aggressive measures aren't working. Im so glad you got a healthy plant you can enjoy while you rehab the other.
There must have been an adult thrips hiding on the plant for you to be seeing larvae after all this time. I think going from a leafless chonk is the best course of action. Thrips need leaves to eat and lay eggs, so now there’s nowhere for them to feed and breed. You should be in the clear now. You could soak them in hydrogen peroxide or isopropyl alcohol if you want to be super safe but I don’t think it’s necessary. Hugs 🤗
I ordered Dottie from Walmart when I got it after being in mail for 8 days, the water ran down my arm, after trying for 2monthe I cut clear down to the dirt , it's been putting out first leaf it's so pretty,the brightest pink. I've been watering it with cool black diluted coffee it has 1 leaf but I've got high hopes
I hate thrips, I also squish them with my fingers whenever I see one I get anxious. I felt bad for the first seller on your other video when you received the first one but you got no plant now, just two stomps!
I'm so glad you got your dream plant thrips-free.
Is okay Melissa sometimes bad things happened to many of us. But throwing it away is because you cared for your other plants. Is all good. Sometimes we can't saved them all. You have lots & lots of expensive plants keeping it is like putting your other babies in risk so I definitely understand. Make sure change your clothing & wash hands ❤ 👍. Also it could be into the roots be careful
That's definitely a good point 🥹 I was a mess that day after the unboxing - I thought for sure the thrips spread to my collection and I am still checking plants daily to make sure nothing pops up. I didn't know thrips can be in the roots too?! 😮
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Yes, it can definitely be also in roots. Or in the soil. That's probably why she didn't know about it. So be very craful to add that one in your collection. They could have laid eggs & not all hatched yet. This is why I said it might not be worth keeping it at all because you got a ton of your other plants to think about. Good luck. Hopefully, those nasty bugs are gone. But for me, I probably just set it free. & forget about bad memories & concentrate on other beautiful plants you have. ❤️👍
Awww how sweet ❤ You literally have me tearing up now lol. Melissa you have such a kind and gentle soul and that radiates out to all of us. That was so generous of Taz to do that for you. She seems like a wonderful person too. So glad to see the joy that beautiful plant brings you 💖
Hey Melissa, you're a sweetie. I love your channel. Thank you for recording this for us.
Hiiiii idk if you still have it but I’m in Sav and have 0 plants currently but would be willing to try and rehab it for you! I’m in school and my collection is in Michigan so I miss caring for plants
Do you have a friend with no plants who might rehab it for you? Putting all your plants at risk is a non-starter. Just so not worth it. Just a thought.
I don't have anyone I know without plants that would know how to rehab it 🥲
Had me crying 😢 what a blessing.
I’m like you Melissa, I don’t like to throw plants out either. I would have rehabbed it as well. Good luck! I hope it works, but if anyone can do it, you can. It was very nice of those two people that sent you the new plants.
Thrips are incredible when it comes to their tenacity. I get them every summer in my yard. You can watch them leap from plant to plant and kill in a matter of days if untreated. They are the most aggressive pest I’ve ever encountered, and they seem to just be a fixture in my environment. Weee.
I know how you feel 😢
I was feeling so
sad because one my favorite collection die,while I I was gone for a month,-and even tho I had someone to care for them… 🤦♀️
Even though you're isolating the Plant in a zip bag, you're still supposed to open it and give it air from time, to time.
I spray alKeyhalllll on all new plants and all quarantine/rehab
It dries quick and kills all the things - then soap bath etc.
sorry for this xoxo
Now I will be sure to buy something from this shop! How incredibly sweet of her. Also, she sells her chunky mix on her site. And don't be apologetic about your emotions, they are genuine, and so are you. 💜💚💛 Happy Mardi Gras!
Thank you 🥹❤️
We know you don’t have the heart to throw it out but, you would be in less stress and less worry about the plant. I know is easier than said and done, Sometimes you can’t save all plants and it is what it is.
This video isn’t over yet…..I just wish you would throw it away, think about your collection ❤
you're my favorite plant channel to watch! so funny and sweet and the way you care about your plants is so genuine, I love to see it
I was somewhat happy when that new leaf snapped, I know you wouldn’t have had the heart to cut it all off, but that’s a potential thrips haven there. 😊😊