--- title: "Lookie here… my first Hoya! In all my years of plant care, I’ve never…" description: "Lookie here… my first Hoya! In all my years of plant care, I’ve never had one, so I don’t have any idea what to expect, or what to do. Ain’t she cute! Any tips…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/-Hvw2UpVTXuBN-5q5GuMYg/DSj78hscK1pHu9tzq4Bj5f" community: "Hoya Hoarders" author: "Lynda" published: "2025-01-24T03:54:32.139567Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ogsS0GJIvWBzx7CvItnCsicGb0YTD2umkWf-CRAbvzU/MxT5MQJuQvKGlLg3IRZspA.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Hoya Hoarders](https://getplanta.com/community/-Hvw2UpVTXuBN-5q5GuMYg.md) # Lookie here… my first Hoya! In all my years of plant care, I’ve never… _Posted by Lynda on 2025-01-24_ Lookie here… my first Hoya! In all my years of plant care, I’ve never had one, so I don’t have any idea what to expect, or what to do. Ain’t she cute! Any tips would be greatly appreciated… TIA! ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ogsS0GJIvWBzx7CvItnCsicGb0YTD2umkWf-CRAbvzU/MxT5MQJuQvKGlLg3IRZspA.webp?size=large) ## 19 comments ### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-01-24 Yea! She came okay #### Lynda replied on 2025-01-24 🎉🥳🎈🍾… Right on! ### Night commented on 2025-01-24 I have mine in a coconut husk/coir and perlite mix. I bottom water mine every time. Fertilize and keep her clean as needed. Other than that have fun! #### Lynda replied on 2025-01-24 Is that coconut husk/coir mix something you purchased, or something you made? Can you tell me a bit more about this soil that you’re using? TIA… #### Lynda replied on 2025-01-24 TXS for your reply! #### Night replied on 2025-01-24 Yeah! So I mix that myself. I get all of my potting medium components off of Amazon. I usually buy the Plantonix brand but will buy from others if price or availability is a factor in the moment I need restocking. My mixture for all of my Hoyas are essentially recreations from Unsolicited Plant Talks, Basie Plants, and Vermont Hoyas(Doug Chamberlain) on YouTube. I would highly suggest going and checking them out to further your Hoya knowledge in general. All three use similar but different mixes and that varies per Hoya and also what works for you in your home situation but most everything I’ve learned from has been 100% valuable Hoya knowledge. #### Lynda replied on 2025-01-24 Ooofta! That’s a lot of Hoya info; TXS for your informative post! I’ll definitely be checking out those three YouTube videos, and will also give some of your soils a try. Regards… #### Lynda replied on 2025-01-31 TXS again for all of your newsy posts! When I was going back and re-reading them, I noticed you mentioned that you bottom water; is that for a particular reason? I ask because I’m wondering if I shouldn’t get water on my Hoyas leaves. I know bottom watering is good for all plants, but I don’t usually use that method of watering. Is drenching the soil from the top a bad idea for this plant. TIA! _1 more reply in the app_ ### Sunny commented on 2025-01-24 You can always buy a bag of orchid mix containing coconut husk if you can’t find a prepackaged hoya mix. Both plant types are epiphytes and like a chunky mix with excellent drainage. It’s less bags to store than mixing it yourself especially since you only have one hoya, right now. You can always create your own recipe and make it yourself when your collection grows. 🍀🪴 #### Lynda replied on 2025-01-24 I wouldn’t have figured that out in a million years…🙄! I actually have some orchid mix on hand, so I will use that; great idea… TXS! #### Sunny replied on 2025-01-25 Both hoyas and orchids live in trees getting water from the rain water run off. Only the hoya is lightly rooted in the loose under brush. Both plant types rot in standard potting soil because it’s too dense holding too much water. Cool plants. 🌱 💕🌱 #### Lynda replied on 2025-01-25 TXS… great update! Mine looks like it came in potting soil with some pearlite; is that normal? You’d think they would have planted it in a chunkier mix for the plants health, right?! How soon should I do a repot with the orchid mix I have? TIA! #### Sunny replied on 2025-01-25 It’s doing well in the current mix. I recommend leaving it. Lots of perlite provides the drainage. You can change to a chunkier mix or a mix without peat moss at the next repotting. My photo shows the variety of hoya potting mixes nurseries use. I have not repotted any of these. I avoid repotting if the hoya is growing and looks healthy. They can stay in and prefer smaller pots. ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/sbpITIgwTKel5CqsmUieeg.webp?size=large) #### Lynda replied on 2025-01-26 So, the chunkier the better, right? TXS for your pics, they’re very helpful! _4 more replies in the app_ --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_