Thanks so much for watching! 💚 Here's another video you might enjoy ua-cam.com/video/Gj5EGji4HH0/v-deo.html (5 tips for attracting pollinators to your garden) 💚
Awww, thank you! 💚 It was a hard hit, but I'm recovering! Now to keep an eye out forevermore to make sure I nip this in the bud if it happens again! I hope they stay away from you!!
Thanks so much for the kind words about my channel! I'm trying to be helpful to folks - or at least let them see me struggle through the ups and downs! Thanks for popping by! I did a thorough clean of all my pots and am leaving the house plant free for a few months to refresh. I needed to put some extra attention to cleaning the ones with drainage - I found lots of the little critters in the space in the bottom of those pots! Thanks for the luck! I'll take it!
I'm with you here. I have a deal with the bugs that we're *usually* friends until they invade my house. Nothing to be embarrassed about and you said it perfectly at the end that it's a chance for a fresh start!
Glad that others are on the same page! I was afraid I'd sound like a hypocrite after pushing biodiversity so much!! I have a similar deal - or warning at least - for the critters - if only they'd listen!! Time to start my Christmas wish list for some new plant babies!! Thanks for watching and for the comment! 😁💚
Thanks so much for taking the time to watch my video and comment 💚 I felt that this time around, the infestation was too widespread and the constant treatment and monitoring was a bit much for me. Thanks for the suggestion for neem oil and dish soap. I'll try that moving forward. Do you suggest mixing the two together?
I water plants as needed, so no schedule. I don't have the issue of trying to water everything on one day. I give them a hose down and treat with neem oil or a peppermint oil and cinnamon mix every time I water them. I've only had a few spider mites and 2 thrips this year. The thrips I squished immediately and treated and quarantined the plant. Prevention is the best route for me. For my outside plants I used the peppermint oil mix and grew herbs as buddy plants to repell pests and only had one plant get spider mites. No thrips. Don't be discouraged if you see them again. Sometimes pests happen.
Thank you for the vote of confidence and the recommendation for management moving forward 💚 is your neem oil / peppermint oil and cinnamon a spray, or do you wipe it on with a cotton ball etc? I expect them in the future, but next time, I'll be ready! Thanks again!
@TheSuburbanGardenista I mix with water. I use it as a spray for my turtle vines because the leaves are tiny and many, but I apply to my larger leaved plants with a soft makeup brush. I found using a cotton ball or microfiber gloves I tend to crack leaves sometimes. The makeup brush also gets the little cracks and crevices better.
Thanks for taking the time to watch my video and comment 💚 I am wondering the same! I don't bring my plants from outside in, or vice versa. I have got plants from grocery stores, garden centres, as gifts, and propagated from friends, so it really could be anywhere! Thanks for the condolences! I hope to refresh and keep an eye out so I can nip it in the bud next time!
Bugs don’t check your profile before moving in. They only want moisture and food, that’s pretty much any place. It just takes a little effort and they can be persuaded to move on.
I've read that the systemic fixes are not available in Canada (have you found otherwise?), unfortunately, but I did get a bottle of insecticide to spray all my new plant babies with as they are welcomed into my home!
Thanks for watching my video and commenting 💚 I actually didn't try that for this problem. By the time I realized I had quite the infestation, I felt that it was too much for me this time around. Moving forward I'll do all sorts of new things to keep an eye out and then keep them at bay. Have you found that the yellow sticky traps work for thrips? I hadn't found that suggestion yet for these bugs in particular.
I don't know how helpful this might be, but I'll share my experience. I have this one tree, a ficus benjamina, that has a thrips infestation going on for probably more than twenty years. However, except for some closed leaves, it doesn't really affect the plant. The point is, in all this time, not a single other plant had thrips, only the ficus. No need for insecticide or more labor to keep the others thrips free (even the violets and Christmas cactus like the ones you had). Soo, what about having a potted tree around to monopolize the attention of all these bugs?
Interesting! I wonder which plants they love most - I will look into this! Happy to hear they didn't do much damage to your Fiscus benjamina - clearly they have created a happy balance in your little indoor ecosystem. I'm hoping for the same here with my new crew of plant babies. Thanks so much for watching and for the comment! 💚
Thanks so much for taking the time to watch my video and comment 💚 the info I found shared that these little buggers are quite persistent and hard to get rid of. I don't plan on another overhaul, but I'm sure I'll find them again in the future. Do you have tips on keeping them at bay?
You are telling us with five minutes of googling you couldn't find a cure for thrips? Looks.like.you have another more serious reason why you are throwing away the plants
Thanks for taking the time to watch my video 💚 ya, I just didn't want to have the constant monitoring and worries. Sounds like these little buggers can be very persistent. I took it as an opportunity to refresh and send the old plants back to mother earth where they came from.
I will look into the green lacewing larvae. Thanks for the suggestion - maybe something to consider for the new plants I get soon. 💚 It was a lot of plants, but the bugs were everywhere and some plants had a big infestation. A lot of my plants were propagated from others, so I'll be able to refresh easily.
@TheSuburbanGardenista It always seems like you just find them and then realize they're all over the place...... thrips and spidermites operate on stealth mode. They're the bane of my existence ... that's how I landed on lacewings. The other thing you can try is just putting them outside .... which I know you were worried about your gardens, but it really is amazing how the beneficial bugs just seem to find them.
Thanks so much for watching! 💚 Here's another video you might enjoy ua-cam.com/video/Gj5EGji4HH0/v-deo.html (5 tips for attracting pollinators to your garden) 💚
Ah! I am so sad about your loss. You have a beautiful garden and plant collection
Awww, thank you! 💚 It was a hard hit, but I'm recovering! Now to keep an eye out forevermore to make sure I nip this in the bud if it happens again! I hope they stay away from you!!
I guess you will have to soak and scrub your pots if they are nice ones, too. Good luck. You have a nice relatable channel!
Thanks so much for the kind words about my channel! I'm trying to be helpful to folks - or at least let them see me struggle through the ups and downs! Thanks for popping by!
I did a thorough clean of all my pots and am leaving the house plant free for a few months to refresh. I needed to put some extra attention to cleaning the ones with drainage - I found lots of the little critters in the space in the bottom of those pots! Thanks for the luck! I'll take it!
I'm with you here. I have a deal with the bugs that we're *usually* friends until they invade my house. Nothing to be embarrassed about and you said it perfectly at the end that it's a chance for a fresh start!
Glad that others are on the same page! I was afraid I'd sound like a hypocrite after pushing biodiversity so much!! I have a similar deal - or warning at least - for the critters - if only they'd listen!! Time to start my Christmas wish list for some new plant babies!! Thanks for watching and for the comment! 😁💚
All she had to do was change the Soil and use neem oil with Dish soap
Thanks so much for taking the time to watch my video and comment 💚 I felt that this time around, the infestation was too widespread and the constant treatment and monitoring was a bit much for me. Thanks for the suggestion for neem oil and dish soap. I'll try that moving forward. Do you suggest mixing the two together?
I water plants as needed, so no schedule. I don't have the issue of trying to water everything on one day. I give them a hose down and treat with neem oil or a peppermint oil and cinnamon mix every time I water them. I've only had a few spider mites and 2 thrips this year. The thrips I squished immediately and treated and quarantined the plant. Prevention is the best route for me. For my outside plants I used the peppermint oil mix and grew herbs as buddy plants to repell pests and only had one plant get spider mites. No thrips. Don't be discouraged if you see them again. Sometimes pests happen.
Thank you for the vote of confidence and the recommendation for management moving forward 💚 is your neem oil / peppermint oil and cinnamon a spray, or do you wipe it on with a cotton ball etc? I expect them in the future, but next time, I'll be ready! Thanks again!
@TheSuburbanGardenista I mix with water. I use it as a spray for my turtle vines because the leaves are tiny and many, but I apply to my larger leaved plants with a soft makeup brush. I found using a cotton ball or microfiber gloves I tend to crack leaves sometimes. The makeup brush also gets the little cracks and crevices better.
@@evamei9030 thanks so much for the tips! This will be very helpful moving forward 💚💚
Of course they transfer. I am wondering how you got them. I never put indoor plants outdoors for fear of catching something. So sorry for you!
Thanks for taking the time to watch my video and comment 💚 I am wondering the same! I don't bring my plants from outside in, or vice versa. I have got plants from grocery stores, garden centres, as gifts, and propagated from friends, so it really could be anywhere! Thanks for the condolences! I hope to refresh and keep an eye out so I can nip it in the bud next time!
Bugs don’t check your profile before moving in. They only want moisture and food, that’s pretty much any place. It just takes a little effort and they can be persuaded to move on.
Lol if only!! Yes, I expect to see their return, but this time, I'll be ready for them!! Thanks for watching and commenting! 💚
Can you try a systemic fix or spray plant insecticide?
I've read that the systemic fixes are not available in Canada (have you found otherwise?), unfortunately, but I did get a bottle of insecticide to spray all my new plant babies with as they are welcomed into my home!
Hello, do not be sad, And everything will be fine Thank God for everything God bless your garden, May God reward you with the best ❤my friend,
Thank you! Fingers crossed I can keep these critters at bay after tossing all of these!! Thanks for watching and for the kind words! 💚
@@TheSuburbanGardenistayour welcome, May God heal you, l wish you a happy life ❤
Did you try yellow sticky traps?
Thanks for watching my video and commenting 💚 I actually didn't try that for this problem. By the time I realized I had quite the infestation, I felt that it was too much for me this time around. Moving forward I'll do all sorts of new things to keep an eye out and then keep them at bay. Have you found that the yellow sticky traps work for thrips? I hadn't found that suggestion yet for these bugs in particular.
I don't know how helpful this might be, but I'll share my experience. I have this one tree, a ficus benjamina, that has a thrips infestation going on for probably more than twenty years. However, except for some closed leaves, it doesn't really affect the plant. The point is, in all this time, not a single other plant had thrips, only the ficus. No need for insecticide or more labor to keep the others thrips free (even the violets and Christmas cactus like the ones you had). Soo, what about having a potted tree around to monopolize the attention of all these bugs?
Interesting! I wonder which plants they love most - I will look into this! Happy to hear they didn't do much damage to your Fiscus benjamina - clearly they have created a happy balance in your little indoor ecosystem. I'm hoping for the same here with my new crew of plant babies. Thanks so much for watching and for the comment! 💚
That's a massive overreaction. These bugs are easy to get ride of and it's a learning leasen for you. What a massive waste.
Thanks so much for taking the time to watch my video and comment 💚 the info I found shared that these little buggers are quite persistent and hard to get rid of. I don't plan on another overhaul, but I'm sure I'll find them again in the future. Do you have tips on keeping them at bay?
You are telling us with five minutes of googling you couldn't find a cure for thrips? Looks.like.you have another more serious reason why you are throwing away the plants
Thanks for taking the time to watch my video 💚 ya, I just didn't want to have the constant monitoring and worries. Sounds like these little buggers can be very persistent. I took it as an opportunity to refresh and send the old plants back to mother earth where they came from.
That was a lot of plants. Green lacewing larvae eat a lot of pests but you seem like bugs just give you the creeps sooo.....
I will look into the green lacewing larvae. Thanks for the suggestion - maybe something to consider for the new plants I get soon. 💚
It was a lot of plants, but the bugs were everywhere and some plants had a big infestation. A lot of my plants were propagated from others, so I'll be able to refresh easily.
@TheSuburbanGardenista It always seems like you just find them and then realize they're all over the place...... thrips and spidermites operate on stealth mode. They're the bane of my existence ... that's how I landed on lacewings. The other thing you can try is just putting them outside .... which I know you were worried about your gardens, but it really is amazing how the beneficial bugs just seem to find them.