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title: "I bought a rescue Croton from Lowe’s to try to save (it was $4 and is…"
description: "I bought a rescue Croton from Lowe’s to try to save (it was $4 and is nooottt in good shape). I can’t tell if it has spider mites or not. If it does (I’m…"
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# I bought a rescue Croton from Lowe’s to try to save (it was $4 and is…

_KMax님이 2024-01-05에 게시함_

I bought a rescue Croton from Lowe’s to try to save (it was $4 and is nooottt in good shape). I can’t tell if it has spider mites or not. If it does (I’m leaning that direction), how do I attack it? I see so many different ways to combat it. Thankfully the plant is in quarantine faarrrrr away from my normal plant collection so they will be safe.

## 5개의 댓글

### Tigerlilly님이 2024-01-05에 댓글을 남겼어요.

oh dear, crotons are notorious for spider mites. they’re also THE most finicky plant I ever had. had is the key word, haha. they also don’t like to be moved AT ALL!

#### KMax님이 2024-01-05에 답변했습니다.

Honestly, I was kind of wondering if it would be too much. I can’t dedicate tons of time to my plants, and they said it was high maintenance on the app. I have some high maintenance that are doing fine because I just water them when I have to, but doing all the other stuff, I don’t have time for. If this is going to be a recurring problem, that’s good information to know.

#### Tigerlilly님이 2024-01-05에 답변했습니다.

yeah mine was too much so when it did get spider mites, it went bye-bye.

### Sunny님이 2024-01-05에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Crotons want what they want. They like high humidity, heat and full tropical sun. They are used as hedges in the tropics because they thrive for many years when happy. It’s hard to mimic their tropical environment in a home.

#### Tigerlilly님이 2024-01-05에 답변했습니다.

agreed!

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