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Post by luvmyb_b on Dec 28, 2016 11:18:35 GMT -5
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Post by Gayle on Dec 28, 2016 11:42:37 GMT -5
Hmm, I'm not sure what that is. Do you see any creep crawlies moving around?
I'd be interested in hearing the answer to this myself.
If insects, you could probably just check the plant roots real close & maybe wash them off before transplanting if you want to go to all that trouble. If a fungus I'd probably just toss it.
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Post by plantdoctor on Dec 28, 2016 12:53:33 GMT -5
You've got mealy bugs. You can get rid of them, but if you aren't wild about the plant, I'd throw everything out into the winter elements. JMO I'd be happy to share a plant with you in the Spring. Spider mites can barely be seen with the naked eye...a plant with Spider mites just statrs getting dead leaves and you can see small cobweb looking things by the stem. A picture from the internet of a classic case of mealy bugs...looks just like yours, doesn't it?  IF you want to get rid of them: www.succulentsandsunshine.com/kill-mealybugs-on-succulents/ |
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Post by luvmyb_b on Dec 28, 2016 14:43:22 GMT -5
Thank you, Charlene! I think it is going to get tossed out into the winter elements. I've barely kept the thing alive because of its being such an aggressive grower and reproducer. I thought it had just outgrown it pot so I thought I would try one last time to give a hoot about it and re-pot it. Guess not now.
On the bright side ... after dousing the potting mix from a pot that had been outside with boiling water so as to kill any creepy-crawly things from emerging, I decided I'd stir up the soil a bit and loosen it to make the re-potting easier, and was I surprised to find 10 dahlia tubers growing down near the bottom of the pot. WHAT? I thought I had dug through that pot and gotten all of the tubers out months ago. I don't think the boiling hot water made it down to them to harm them because the soil was still cold fairly far down in the pot. Luckily, I did the digging before I added the other two rounds of boiling hot water to the pot and found the tubers before I could ruin them.
So, I guess I lost a houseplant and gained 10 new plants for the garden next summer. Seems like a good trade-off to me!
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Post by Gayle on Dec 28, 2016 15:39:37 GMT -5
10 for one is pretty good. I figured Charlene would know what that was.
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Post by plantdoctor on Dec 28, 2016 15:53:08 GMT -5
Karen...you're welcome. That was a good find of those dahlias! I would wash them with soapy water and then let them dry well before storing them for the winter. It may not be necessary, but better safe than sorry. Charlene
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Post by luvmyb_b on Dec 28, 2016 16:03:46 GMT -5
Karen...you're welcome. That was a good find of those dahlias! I would wash them with soapy water and then let them dry well before storing them for the winter. It may not be necessary, but better safe than sorry. Charlene I think I am going to have to take my chances on the tubers, Charlene. I put them in a brown paper bag, stapled them shut and took them to the basement already. I don't go down there that often so I think I may have to hope for the best on them. Never thought to wash them before bagging them. Darn it! |
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Post by plantdoctor on Dec 28, 2016 16:06:06 GMT -5
They will more than likely be just fine, Karen. Charlene
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Post by iliz9 on Dec 28, 2016 17:08:58 GMT -5
Karen, just get rid of it....FAST!!! can you take some cuttings?
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Post by luvmyb_b on Dec 28, 2016 17:43:32 GMT -5
Karen, just get rid of it....FAST!!! can you take some cuttings? Way too late, Ili for cuttings. LOL! That plant is in the G A R B A G E! I thought about seeing about seeds to start some new ones, but I didn't trust the darn mealy bugs to not be in the seeds too. |
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Post by Gayle on Dec 28, 2016 18:50:00 GMT -5
I've never seen seeds for this plant anyway.
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Post by luvmyb_b on Dec 28, 2016 19:10:37 GMT -5
I've never seen seeds for this plant anyway. Really? Hmmm ... I thought there were seeds because when I let the little boat thingies go without picking them off, I would often have small little plants come up in the flower pot. Must be that I don't understand how the plant propagated itself. Doesn't matter now. (rofl) |
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Post by plantdoctor on Dec 28, 2016 19:53:49 GMT -5
Karen...I think they shoot babies off the main plant....much like Bromeliads. The more crowded and threatened they are, the more babies they have. Charlene
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Post by luvmyb_b on Dec 28, 2016 22:14:27 GMT -5
See ... what do I know? :) Thanks for the info, Charlene, in case there is a next time for me and Moses in the Cradle.
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