The four most common Hoya problems + bonus !!
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I imagine a lot of people would expect to see mealy bugs on this list! With my pest prevention (video linked in description), it's just not something I deal with. Plus, everyone and their distant cousin has covered it already.
What's your number one issue? -- try to keep it plant related 🤣😂🤣
Thrips.
@@rebeccahenderson7761 Don't use that word on my page 🤣😂🤣
Your dog is beautiful, Dave!!!!!
Sly little cameo 🤣
To echo others.... I truly appreciate your detailed analysis of plant growing issues. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Thank you for the nice comment--I really appreciate it ☺
Thank you for affirming my decision to say 'adieu' to the Ilagiorum that's been slowly giving up the ghost. I gave it the tug on Wednesday morning and it nearly jumped into my hand. 😂 👍🇨🇦
Enough is enough, right??!
Fantastic video. I watched one person with an humungo collection explaining that one of their Hoya cuttings hadn’t pushed out new growth in a year and I thought “flat mites” . If your Hoya turns into a fossil it’s probably flat mites 😂.
For real. Fossilized Hoya. I like it lol
Hey Dave,
Once again a great video.
Find your talks stimulating and it gets me more and more interested in the biology of hoyas.
Wonderful things they are.
Thanks so much! What a great way to start my morning 😊
@@soberplantguy warm sunny day in sweden so the hoyas are happy.
Have nice breskfast
Dave, it’s your fault that I bought two Hoya yesterday!! I’ll be sending you the bill 😂
Sure, sure. Check's in the mail................
Thanks, Dave for another informative video. I go back to some of your other content for advice and to look at your beautiful Hoyas.
Wow, thank. you! I really appreciate it 😊
Thank you for the video. I always learn something from you!🌿💚
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks Dave this was extremely helpful 👍👍 I’m fairly new to hoyas & the ones I have had are really robust, but now that I have bought some of the more “rare” ones I have stuffed up their watering & have lost a couple due to root rot. I am now terrified when it comes to watering so have been bottom watering hoping I get it right 😱😱
You'll figure out the balance. It was/and is a learning curve for all of us ☺
Once again, Dave, you’ve done it again great video. Thanks for all the helpful tips.
I'm so glad that you enjoyed it!
I had a flat mite problem this spring so I used beneficial mites "Neoseiulus Californicus" from Natures Good Guys. They did a great job, new growth within weeks of the first application. Now I've started using Super Daves Bug Juice Spray to keep the critters away.
If I'd had an outbreak, I most definitely would have gone this route. Glad you shared your experience with it--thanks much!
Adding that I used these as well, though from a different buyer, and they were very effective to get rid of flat and spider mites. Had to use a couple of rounds but it was easier than spraying close to a hundred plants lol.
@@brennabelland4678 No doubt 😆
They’re too expensive for me, but whatever you use it’s got to be treated over a long period of time imho.
@@wootlesswocks I suppose if I wanted, or worse... needed, to treat a contained area like my tent, I could justify it. But I agree, it's a pricey way to go, and the sprays I use are so effective.
Hi Dave, Many thanks for your tips and information. They were great as usual! I have a Bilobata that tried to die on me about three years ago. I rerooted him and he barely grew any for two years. On the third year he took off like a rocket. To this day I have no idea what kicked him into gear. He just began to grow and I was grateful. There is a time and a season for everything and I guess for him it was his third year! 🤣. Love your channel and your content! Take care. 👌🪴🥰
Wow-and I call *myself* patient 🤣😂🤣
Packed full of great information, I've only justed started watching you but I like your style, very down to earth. 😊
I'm glad you enjoyed it! And really happy to have you aboard.
This was very helpful. I think I had fungus on my Princess. I had to cut off so many leaves. She was getting black spots in almost perfect circle shape and it went to a few other leaves. I sprayed it with neem and I'm not seeing any more. I even repotted her because I wanted to make sure it wasn't root rot, but the roots looked perfect. The spots made me think of fungus because they were so regular in shape, it reminded me of mold spots on bread or cheese. Fingers crossed the crisis is over now. The internet was no help in trying to find what it was, I couldn't find anything that looked like it at all!
Argh. That's frustrating! But you're right, sure sounds like fungal, anyway. I've just not had any significant experience with it. In other words, I'm less help even than I usually am 😆
Good luck. It could be worse,I need to go to the doctors I think I have ringworm!
Hi Dave😌🙌Great episode on Hoya care.
Really glad that you enjoyed it 😊
From New Orleans here!
Hey, alright now! Very cool 😎
Oh wow! Your timing is great. Just 4 days ago, I received a H. polyneura and a H. multiflora both very dry, but with a lot of black spots on the undersides of the leaves. I actually contacted the seller bc I thought it was fungus. Yes, please do more of these issues vids, they are very helpful.
Perfect! I'm glad it worked out this way 😊
thanks for another great video, dave. I used to get heartbreaking edema on new kerrii leaves. They are so succulent I watered like they were a succulent. I finally have a plant I enjoy gazing at now that I keep it moist during the warm months.
It so true. Once you find the watering balance, poof. No more spots. Okay, fewer chances of getting spots 😆
I am enjoying your videos, even though, so far, I am Hoyaless.
However, my mother informed me that she'd divided "a Hoya" into three during its rescue, and I'm getting one of them. I say "a Hoya" because she didn't tell me what kind and didn't have a picture of it, so I must prepare for any eventuality.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to make the ultimate Hoya 101 video, for those of us who love your attitude and way of talking about plants and plant care, but haven't caught the Hoya bug yet (I can't be the only one, right?). I know, there's other stuff out there, but there isn't YOUR Ultimate Hoya 101.
I've been threatening to do this for a while, and even have a rough sketch..... Perhaps this will be the motivation I need! 😃
@@soberplantguy I would absolutely love it! My mother is one of those dastardly green thumbed people, so her care instructions are mostly along the lines of "it's really easy, just give it some sun and water it from time to time, it'll be fine" or, an actual bit of recent advice that came with (at the time, seemingly dead and certainly rootless) bits of Aloe Vera "just stick it anywhere, you don't have to do anything."
So you see, my yet-unidentified Hoya will be doomed without you!
@@unfilthy Oh *those* people 🤣 I know them well 🤣😂🤣
Great content Dave. I've always wondered about this topic and I've grown for years. Thank you. I'm always learning from you and it has helped me in growing hoyas. Enjoy a beautiful Iowa weekend.
Hi, Kimberly! Glad you enjoyed it. And yes, what weather we are having. Even veteran Iowans like us can't complain about it lol
I have a beautiful Hoya UT039 that grew and grew (on a 16inch trellis)and at the same time became gradually dehydrated due to a tiny root system.I just haven’t had time to investigate hundreds of plants. It’s incredible how large the plant got on that root system. It also LOOKS perfect… until you feel it 😅
Funny you mention that plant ... I'm doing a video on uglies, and I have one of these seedlings I'm going to rehab. These are underrated and beautiful once they mature. And yes, Hoya can go on and on "upstairs" while down below, things may not be so hot 🤭
Hi Dave! My common problem are mealies who rear their ugly fuzzy little bodies from time to time. Every once in a while I get yellow leaves. A TH-camr, Annie's Hoya Addiction based in Sri Lanka said yellowing leaves, if it has nothing to do with watering, could be a nutrient dificiency such as lack of nitrogen. She also mentioned using Epsom salt. I haven't had any problem since which was a big problem for me. A seller gave me a 2 leaf cutting of the hoya wmz some months ago and I fell in love with it but it died so I'm trying to purchase one. And, after seeing your waymaniae, I purchased one right after veiwing your video! Hoya, oh boya! ! 😊 Dee, NY
We really are going to grow ALL of the same Hoya lol. As for those yellowing leaves on the mindorensis, I updated the community post to note that it was, in fact, pest related lol. Mea culpa. But spider mites, and that DIY spray I use makes mighty quick work of those. Cheers from Iowa!
@@soberplantguy I'll never be able to catch up with u so stop showing hoyas on my wishlist! 🤣
@@deeb2000 Heading to a the year-end Hoya sale today. I'll see what obscure Hoya I find, and compare notes in the next few weeks 🤣
@@soberplantguy 😏
Very nice info, thank you 😊
Theres so many (mostly harmless) “issues” and so little clear information.
When I started with cuttings…. A lot of them had parts that stayed reddish for a long time on new leaves. Still clueless about what that is, it goes away eventually without leaving marks or damage though, so I stopped worrying a loooooong time ago.
I find myself much less worried about things I used to fret about. Wait. That's life. As for plants ... same. Certain things grab my attention, most don't. Wait. That's life again 🤣
@@soberplantguy plants and life….. overlaps 😂
Was so excited to see this topic from you! I am rooting a Callistophylla cutting that I recently purchased with a bad root system that rotted. I am not an over waterer. But that's what happened. I have a Hoya Mathilde with 7 peduncles and several of her base leaves are yellowing. So happy I don't have to worry about it!
Do take a peek at the undersides, just to be sure there isn't pest damage. Because, well, if you didn't see my community post, I just discovered a few spider mites on my H. mindorensis lol. Bye, bye, little tykes.......
@soberplantguy I did take a peak and I don't see any critters. YaY! Good luck with those mites!
I never thought of sun stressing as a "plant tan," but it might explain why it's not really my thing. Also being fair-skinned (You can read that as "pasty" in my case.), the sun stressing that I tend to get is of the beet red, burning kind. If even my plants got a better tan than I do, well that would just figure. haha.
I grew up in Florida, where tanning is a birthright lol. So unfair.
@@soberplantguy I was lucky enough to grow up in Pittsburgh where there is no expectation of good weather or brown skin. haha
I also use this on my non flowering plants outside. Works great! BioAdvanced 3-In-1 Insect, Disease and Mite Control
I forgot all about this product! Thanks for the reminder 😁
@@soberplantguy Rose bush looks great this year but I have to pick them before they open. My daughter gave me an Alocasia which I have never had and probably spray that one as I understand they are prone to spider mites.
My yellow leaves that don't make sense, at first, have been from cool weather hoyas exposed to 80 degrees. They drop them fast but are very healthy otherwise.
Dang--wish I'd thought to include that! Next video, I suppose. You're right on the money.
Super informative ❤ you many questions ❤thanks
I'm glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Did you make a video on the insect spray you make at home? If so, which video please. More and more I am enjoying watching your videos. Wow, your collection is extensive and looks so healthy and amazing. Great job!!!
Thanks so much! The video is this th-cam.com/video/Zew88V5rdOg/w-d-xo.html I hope you enjoy it 😊
@@soberplantguythank you. I just found it. So many to watch yet! 😅
@@ellennovak5214 Awesome! Thanks so much, and good to have you aboard 😊
Thank you Dave good information,what you think about the self watering pots,thank you again ❤❤❤❤love yours videos.
Wow, thank you! As for self watering, I have no experience. I truly am so happy with how my substrate performs that I'm not really looking to branch out. I feel lucky to have honed in on something that works consistently well for me 😁
Awesome video! Always appreciate your hacks 😊
Me *being* a hack ... or? lol
Looking on leaves on my Merillii I guess it has been attacked by mites… time to investigate.
I know that hoyas like to grow in pon too, and that’s my way to grow them if they don’t want to grow in soil and develop roots. Macrophylla is my prime example. Didn’t want to grow in soil, I cut it, put in in water first and immediately pushed new leaf. I run out of pon so I put it back to soil and yet again I’m waiting for something to happen 😂 time to go back to water/pon solution I guess!
Investigate.... and then destroy! (Well, if necessary lol). Sounds like pon works for you. It's always good to get that sort out....
Yay! It came through! When I first clicked on it it said "Marked Private". Lol! I thought you kicked me out!
I tried 🤣🤣🤣
Great video! So informative ❤🎉
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Another awesome, informative video. Question- I have one particular plant that keeps dropping green leaves. Like 4-5 at a time. Don’t see pests with the eye. What the heck could cause that! Can’t wait for the next video
I'm no guru by any stretch, but if you feel like sending a pic, I'll take a look (and then tell you I have no idea lol). soberplantguy@gmail.com
You wouldn’t want to try re-root the one you threw away. Or did I miss that you tried growing in water 💦
You may have missed the part where I said I started it over three times 😆 At some point, it just time to move on.
Informative.
Thank you!
Listen, sometimes we have to jettison a leaf or two. NBD
You always me my Smile 😊 thanks Dave 👌🏽and boy you hit everything I’m having a problem with 🙃I had ask you last week about the yellowing of the leaves I couldn’t send you a picture because they just went in the trash 😞 but you hit it even with the root problem I now know how to handle that. And my Hoyas I was having trouble with did come from Florida 😔 and one was a Hoya Morelli it broke my heart ❤️. Also thanks for the flatmite information I need to get on this soon for a few older plants that are not really growing. Thanks again Dave love from NY. 😎
You bet, Diane. I'm glad you enjoyed it ...!
I've been wondering if you sell online so that I may have access to your sales?
Hey, there! I don't have a great system for selling plants online this year (I had no idea how many TH-camrs would be interested), but I can be reached at soberplantguy@gmail.com. I am running a bit thin this late in the year, but sure do have a lot of plants in the cooker, so to speak lol
I have a Hoya globulosa that I bought as a four leaf plant two years ago. It's been quite slow growing. It's on a trellis now with about a dozen leaves. The new leaves are beautiful emerald green. But the lower leaves are much paler, not yellow, but not the vivid green of the upper leaves. If it were an older plant, I would assume the lowest leaves were reaching the end of their lifespan. If this was a nutrient deficiency, wouldn't the entire plant look sickly? It's my understanding that Hoya are not heavy feeders, being epiphytes. It's potted in coconut husk chips and ground coconut coir. I water it weekly-ish. I've read they object to too much moisture. It's quite near a grow light and has plenty of air circulation. Any suggestions?
Your mix could potentially be responsible in nutrient locking (specifically calcium and magnesium). Of course I have no idea if they were buffered. Either way, I use Tezula, an MSU fertilizer, every single watering of the year with all of my Hoya. As for that specific plant, mine is quite young. A friend gave me a gorgeous cutting just this summer. What a plant 😊
Thanks, I'll look into Tezula. Globulosa was one of those "have-to-have" Hoyas. The color, the veination, the fuzz. What's not to love? (Other than the fuzz collecting the occasional dog hair)
If you lose a leaf on a plant that has 50 leaves it is different than losing a leaf on one that has only 3! Truth. It hurts more. You know what else hurts? When you lose a leaf on a small leaf hoya like serpens. You may have 49 other leaves, but it can go downhill very fast.
So true. Losing one third of the foliage sucks 🤣
Hi Dave. Please can you tell me how you use the Pure Crop 1 and then I didn't catch the other product you mentioned? What is you take on the flat mites ( I think there are a few different ones). Pure Crop1 or Sulfur? And sorry, one more question. I saw your prop video and made a dunk for the cuttings. Something like Pure Crop1, Dr. Woods, H2O2 and ???? Wonder mind... Thank you for a great video!!!
Sure thing! I initially used PC1 as a test against flat mites, which worked very well, and root mealies, also worked brilliantly. (Thank you, order from Florida, for giving me this opportunity lol). I also water it into the substrate. I hate sulfur. I used it one single time a couple of years ago, and that's that.
Alcohol was the last ingredient on that list. Cheers from Iowa City!
not the people who think sun stress is hurting a hoya 😂
I'm currently at 100% thumbs up, so I assume that none of them have viewed my video 🤣
Does a Hoya Sunrise need to live in a humidity tent? Or can it live comfortably in the household?
Not only will they live comfortably in normal household environs, it'll live happily in horrid household conditions 😁 (aka, very cold, very low humidity)
PureCrop1 treats flat mites? I spray every 8 - 10 days. Went through sulphur last spring. Of course I only have about 25 Hoyas. Also what you would consider a few very boring plants.
I'm quite happy with the results. Yes, the upfront cost is high, but since I was also delivered a plant with root mealies, I bought it in an instant and started watering everything with it, just in case.
@@soberplantguy I also water with PureCrop1. What proportion do you use? I am using 1 cap/gal. But haven’t had root mealies yet. But, I am fairly new to Hoyas.
@@phf3238 I use 12 ml per gallon. And if you're watering with it, you probably *won't* get root mealies. Here's hoping anyway 😬
Do you have a tip against thripse? They are what I simply cannot get rid of. It is 2 of my plants that are constantly under attack. I've tried showering and spraying with the commercial bug sprays that say they work against thripse. But they still plague my plants. Any ideas?
Plus what to do with a giant plant? And I mean giant, giant. Taking up a space of 2m x 3m, maybe a bit more. It is fixed. How do I debug a giant like that? 👀
For the giant, I lay down a tarp and spray away (the DIY, non toxic stuff). As for thrips, I'm kind of sorry I can't offer advice.... but kinda not lol. I just haven't had to deal with those little monsters. Sorry you're dealing with 'em.
Ooooohhhh. I see what you’re doing. You’re trying to help me, huh? Nice try, buddy.
The last thing I want to do is try to be helpful. That's just gonna backfire every time 🤣
I am currently hoping my hoya Joy will pull thru..I had 4 leaves, now 3 and two young leaves that were there ( sine arrival) but not hardened off, are looking weak and just sad. I acclimated Joy and a Finlaysonii in my bathroom from shipping, Fin's happy in there, but Joy wasn't ,and is currently suffering from a of combo removing osmacote, repotting, overwatering, then moving to the hot sunny window...but I am leaving it in the sunny window, I just put it behind a monstera leaf..I always hear about Joy liking a lot of light, especially since she's a bigger leaf?
I was frightened to water again, after my overwatering past, but was finally dry, so I went gentle.
I think recieving hoya shipped wet can be a kiss of death.
Oof. Yeah, I always reach out to a customer if they purchase a Hoya I've just watered and say "Let's give her a few days before shipment." No one has ever said to just box it up anyway lol.
I do keep 'Joy' in a very bright, very hot window myself. It's an unheated porch, so that will, here in Iowa, have to change sooner or later....