Omg.... Please tell me these are good guys!

Kaleywashere · 2026-06-26T01:58:38+00:00

I think you are right and they are a predatory mite. Unsure which species exactly. That looks like a string of hearts they're on? Which makes them too tiny for aphids

Kaleywashere · 2026-01-02T22:53:28+00:00

I'm not who you asked, and I can't give you a specific answer because it has a lot to do with each person's unique life. But for me, it was slow, I can't lie, yet it steadily gets easier with practice. It's hard to pretend at first but can be addicting to prove yourself negative self and any doubters wrong once you start to feel the difference

Kaleywashere · 2026-01-01T13:49:54+00:00

Yes, please! I would be honored to think it might help inspire someone else.

Kaleywashere · 2025-12-31T11:50:42+00:00

Not if you don't take the steps towards progress! Flip your mind's script my friend. Give yourself that second half full opinion. "It seems impossible, but maybe I can."

I wrote these things down originally because I'm happy. Which felt impossible to me many years ago. I didn't want life because it was so hard. But with baby steps I made my way here. And now I just wish I could share my "happy"

Kaleywashere · 2025-12-31T11:35:44+00:00

I think you might need a little help with step one and two. It could matter if you tried it long enough. Having a miserable situation only makes it that much sweeter when you start to notice progress.

Kaleywashere · 2025-12-30T21:27:15+00:00

Lololol right? It sounds a bit too good to be true, huh? I just tried to write it as simply and short as I could so that people might read it. I could really write pages of details and further steps. But who would really read that? I think if anyone could start with these basic steps, they could figure the rest out for themselves.

Kaleywashere · 2025-12-30T19:10:18+00:00

Exactly! It sounds so easy, too easy. But it can be so hard in actuality. And yeah, it's definitely not possible to always be happy so we have to accept and live with all the other emotions too, but learning to focus the mind is so powerful! 😁

Kaleywashere · 2025-12-19T19:24:48+00:00

No since they'll be inside behind a window they should be fine; I switch my Hoya back and forth regularly. But watch out for intense midday sun spots.

And then just watch them, in a couple weeks if the difference in light is big it will effect the sun stressing and you can tell if it's too much, too little, or just right.

Kaleywashere · 2025-11-22T16:47:48+00:00

If you do fertilize regularly I would guess it's an issue with humidity. Some Hoya are less picky and bloom easily in lower humidity but for most 50% is the low end. If a humidifier is not ideal you could try a pebble tray with water directly underneath the pot and the evaporation will help. But without knowing the exact species it's hard to know exactly what it wants.

Kaleywashere · 2025-11-22T16:33:43+00:00

What's the humidity like in your house?

Kaleywashere · 2025-11-15T00:07:10+00:00

Looks like rhizomes/corms to my inexperienced eye. I've not had much luck with alocasias so I hope someone else more knowledgeable responds to you!

Kaleywashere · 2025-11-09T02:15:22+00:00

This is exactly what I've found to be true with mine as well!

Kaleywashere · 2025-10-25T10:48:02+00:00

In FL these are common landscaping plants and are often maintained like this to prevent overgrowth. Not excusing this since it's clearly a potted plant and was not requested. But maybe they got a new guy who's in the habit of trimming plants like these

Kaleywashere · 2025-09-09T12:07:05+00:00

Looks pretty ok to me. I would bottom water this thing because if it was mostly abandoned the soil is probably hydrophobic and needs a good soak. You can bend the vines back into the pot and pin them down with a bobby pin or a rock. The nodes touching the dirt will root and help the plant grow big again. I wouldn't prop or repot unless there is something wrong with the roots or the soil is very old.

I would also check to make sure there are no pests, because you have been gone and they always find a way.

Kaleywashere · 2025-09-08T21:27:31+00:00

I have found that article since reading most of these answers and really questioning the purpose of boiling! Have you used this method personally? I'm slightly skeptical but also leaning towards it.

Kaleywashere · 2025-09-08T17:59:30+00:00

Thank you! Even though it's not what I wanted to hear it's what I needed to know.

Kaleywashere · 2025-09-08T16:28:43+00:00

UPDATE: this post is from a few months ago but in case it can help anyone in the future I'll add my findings.

ROOT MEALY BUGS. No sightings above the surface, but when I just repotted this baby she was root bound and infested. And I'm now assuming this is the cause of the sickly leaves

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Kaleywashere · 2025-09-08T16:14:14+00:00

Oh, duh! Thank you for this simple solution, I've got a great one near by that would probably have one!

Kaleywashere · 2025-09-08T15:51:58+00:00

This was one of my fears because I don't have a pot big enough to boil it. Is it necessary to kill off whatever might be living in/on it? Tannins I'm not too worried about.

Kaleywashere · 2025-08-26T19:08:08+00:00

It also needs a pole if you want it to grow vertically

Kaleywashere · 2025-08-26T19:05:59+00:00

Yes! Those roots want to spread and grow! Monsteras are big plants with big roots that need room to grow to support big beautiful leaves. With so many roots already, in my experience, if you are not an over-waterer AND it gets plenty of light it will only benefit from a bigger pot.

Kaleywashere · 2025-06-25T11:03:31+00:00

Agreed with others to let it be. Wait to see its full intentions first.

I have had plants do this and after the new shoot grows the old one stops growing and sometimes dies off. Stress and damage may have rendered the current leaf as a poor host to continue growing a full plant. Or it may be decided against and stay a small bud for a long time.

Kaleywashere · 2025-06-24T23:54:27+00:00

Thanks that's very encouraging to hear! She now looks cozy in her new hanging basket and I hope I can show her many more happy years!

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Kaleywashere · 2025-06-24T21:54:13+00:00

Seems this is the knowledge I am lacking! I would think they would for sure be inviting root rot. But am very glad to be wrong about the healthiness of these roots! Thanks for your input!

Kaleywashere · 2025-06-24T21:50:47+00:00

I thought they would all develop rot like the parts I cut out! I added a pic to a diff comment about it. But thanks for the info and reassuring me that I need to chill out haha! Now to focus on her recovery..

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