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Plant Father

my hoya wayetii caught root rot šŸ„² anyone have any tips for treating rotten hoya? iā€™ve removed all of the mushy roots as far as possible and plan to soak them in a mild hydrogen peroxide solution. the nursery potted a bunch of cuttings in too big of a pot, which i only just realized unfortunately. weā€™re going down two sizes (from 6ā€ to 4ā€) since a big portion of the roots are gone now. my biggest question is: is there any hope for the cuttings where rot has spread to the node? theyā€™re still firm, but some have barely any root left.

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  1. Plant Father

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  2. Sunny

    My first hoyaā€™s root rot incident was in a wayetti in a 6 inch pot. Lots of small plants in too much soil. Plus the potting mix was only mixed well at the top. The bottom 2/3 was compressed wood chips that held water. I had the plant over a week without watering and rot set in. I dumped the soil and let it dry out a week. I put one piece in water after removing the rot. The others slowly recovered in soil. The piece in water grew a lot of new roots. I discovered SuperThrive at that point time.

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    • Plant Father

      i had forgotten about superthrive. thank you for the reminder, i will have to get some soon. itā€™s unfortunate that growers can be so lazy or cheap with their plants, especially more delicate ones like succulents and hoya. iā€™m still grateful that mine was okay, though slow growing, until winter hit. i purchased it this spring

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