QUESTION!!! Pest? š Thrips? Sheās been quarantined and treated twice with Bonide Super Soap. I donāt SEE any more potential bugs on her at this point. Can I use a spray like Paige Tailynās āSexy Plant Sprayā on her or is that a poor choice for velvety anthuriums?
Couple questions: - how long have you had it in pon? - Did you see bugs before spraying? Or are we hypothesizing haha - what are your growing conditions? (Himidity, PAR or how close to them if you use grow lights, airflow, fert) - when you sprayed it, did you wipe excess off? Was it put back under lights while wet? It could be related to any one of those. Unless you saw pests, then that would narrow it down pretty quickly lol. Also, I have tried Paigeās mix and didnāt find it to be very helpful aside from aiding in washing away anything. Alcohol is also fairly harsh on these. I mean this in the kindest way: Paige is new to dark velvet anthuriums. ANY other plant and sheās gospel but Iād look at other content creators specifically for these. Ie, GreenReaper. Creators that almost specialize in them if that makes sense. Youdontevengrowhere on YT has a few hour long videos where people submit info and pictures of their anthuriums and she helps them figure out what the damage is from. That helped me a lot when I was starting out on them. I use the same insecticidal soap and havenāt experienced spray damage on my velvets but I rinse once itās dry and gently wipe them down after. If you could post a more detailed photo of the damage I could be better help! :)
1 like š long and helpful! Itās been a month so Iāll try to remember what I did. Attached picture is her now - with the damaged leaf. I donāt think I ended up using a āSexy Plant Juiceā spray. I have something similar from another manufacturer and they said āwe donāt suggest using it on velvety leavesā. I never put plants back under the grow lights until theyāre dry. Usually I just wait overnight.
I donāt remember seeing bugs - but Iām a āscorched earthā person because I DID have thrips 2 years ago and Iām traumatized by the experience. I think I ended up spraying her for 3 weeks. Sheās in a chunky pon mix - I bought her in pon and sheās been upsized once. sheās giving me an inflo currently with another leaf trying to pop out. š They live with a humidifier but not in a cabinet. Anywhere from 60-80% humidity. Current FC = about 500 for 14 (?) hrs per day. They are fertilized at 1/2 strength every watering - which is ALL my plants because I find it easier š¬ Thanks for the additional suggestions for creators to follow - Iām gonna check them out
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