--- title: "Has anyone else been dealing with a full on battle against spider…" description: "Has anyone else been dealing with a full on battle against spider mites on their outdoor plants? I cleaned out my gutters, & BOOM! Spider mites everywhere!!!…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ouFbOZCwoKS7a3J1RR0SjP" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "⋆ ✶ ej ✶ ⋆" published: "2026-04-25T19:53:02.738015Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qsBY6W-Yr4RU_CmF6QcPV9Hcwdj_LZJhnlYyWEgzt7E/hCGnk3iHRn-ifU24oK61TQ.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md) # Has anyone else been dealing with a full on battle against spider… _Posted by ⋆ ✶ ej ✶ ⋆ on 2026-04-25_ Has anyone else been dealing with a full on battle against spider mites on their outdoor plants? I cleaned out my gutters, \& BOOM! Spider mites everywhere!!! Finally, I have gotten them mostly under control thanks to Paige Tailyn Johnson's sexy plant juice spray \& neem oil! I wanted to share the recipe here, because as a somewhat new plant parent (a year \& a half ish) it's been so easy to not even think about protecting my plants from pests because I've never dealt with them before! This spray is not only a good mite killer, but also a leaf cleaner! Sexy plant juice spray recipe: 2 cups of water 2 tbsp of neem oil 1 tbsp of peppermint Castile soap 1 tbsp of isopropyl alcohol (70%) (Updated recipe! I originally said 2 tbsps of soap \& alcohol, but that was incorrect; \& Paige also says 70% isopropyl alcohol, but I've been using 90%) (Previously id been using the spray bottle of neem oil for my sexy spray, but I think the concentrated works much better!) I hope this will help some plant parents out there protect their plants better, \& I also can't recommend following Paige's plant tips! (Not sponsored I swear I just love her) ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qsBY6W-Yr4RU_CmF6QcPV9Hcwdj_LZJhnlYyWEgzt7E/hCGnk3iHRn-ifU24oK61TQ.webp?size=large) ## 1 comment ### Vfletch commented on 2026-05-25 Thanks❣️ --- _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_