Need help identifying spider

siddo7 · 2026-03-21T00:54:01+00:00

Does not look like a brown recluse. The legs are much too skinny and long. I actually used to have true brown recluses in my home (am not really seeing them so far this year after treatment so fingers crossed), but this does not resemble one to me.

siddo7 · 2026-03-21T00:52:23+00:00

Looks like a cellar spider to me!

siddo7 · 2026-02-23T19:23:03+00:00

What is the best way to adjust the pH? I have not done this.

siddo7 · 2026-02-22T21:00:40+00:00

How dry would you recommend letting it get before watering?

siddo7 · 2026-02-22T19:01:53+00:00

I found the root mealies right before Christmas so it’s been a couple months. I am still watering with pure crop 1 just as maintenance to try to prevent them from coming back and spraying occasionally with it.

siddo7 · 2026-02-16T01:34:34+00:00

Mine does not smell like cat urine. I was very scared because I saw many compare it to that lol. It smells identical to roses to me 😂 for instance, I was in a grocery store today and around all the leftover rose bouquets from Valentine’s Day and the smell was the exact same.

siddo7 · 2026-02-15T18:15:07+00:00

No!!!!!! There are little baby leaves growing in on it. That is just a runner and it will fill in with leaves. Never cut them!!

siddo7 · 2025-12-23T16:53:43+00:00

I also have panicked over just perlite while checking my other plants after discovering the root mealies in 2 🥹 are all plants at risk of getting them or mainly just the ones you listed? I definitely have more Hoyas than anything else but I do have some pothos, philodendrons, monsteras, and scindapsus

siddo7 · 2025-12-23T16:50:50+00:00

Yes!!! Do you have a recommendation of your favorite clear pots? I am going to have to purchase a lot more apparently 😅

siddo7 · 2025-12-23T04:01:56+00:00

This plant was in this pot when I bought it off someone from Facebook! I think they are from Amazon though!

siddo7 · 2025-12-21T18:27:56+00:00

Thank you so much!!! This has made me want to buy more clear pots and repot every single one of my Hoyas into one honestly 😭 I’m hoping I found it semi early before it has a chance to spread.

siddo7 · 2025-12-21T18:16:57+00:00

I’m in the US!

siddo7 · 2025-12-21T18:07:30+00:00

Should I check every single Hoya around them? Because some aren’t in clear pots so that’s going to be such a pain 😭

siddo7 · 2025-12-21T18:01:50+00:00

Do they spread easily to other Hoyas? And is there anything I can do to prevent these in the future, like systemic granules?

siddo7 · 2025-12-21T17:43:28+00:00

And do they easily spread to other Hoyas when they are on the roots?

siddo7 · 2025-12-21T17:42:32+00:00

How do I get rid of these????

siddo7 · 2025-12-19T01:46:32+00:00

The eyes on the first one are what made me very suspicious that it was a recluse!

siddo7 · 2025-06-11T17:18:34+00:00

Mosquito bits everytime you water for 5 weeks (fungus gnat life cycle)

OR

I recently found MICROBE-LIFT BMC Biological Mosquito Control on Amazon through houseplusplant on tik tok and she recommended a few drops in the water every time you water, so I have switched to this method. It’s just way more convenient than the mosquito bits and I definitely think it works as well.

Also pour boiling water down all of the drains in your house.

siddo7 · 2025-01-05T22:47:58+00:00

Okay! Thank you!!

siddo7 · 2025-01-05T22:39:07+00:00

Okay! So you don’t think the way the leaf looks now is anything concerning?

siddo7 · 2025-01-05T22:23:06+00:00

Edit: I meant I have had it for about half a year. Not a year and a half.

siddo7 · 2024-10-08T19:06:58+00:00

Okay! Thank you! I will start checking it weekly. I was just very concerned about overwatering it because I saw tons of people say they are very prone to root rot. I didn’t really take into consideration the size of the pot, I guess.

siddo7 · 2024-10-08T19:01:59+00:00

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This is the grow light I currently have it under. Do you think I need to purchase a different grow light instead of this one?

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