How long do you usually quarantine your plants for, After...
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I quarantine mine for about 2 months, but I would way a minimum of several weeks.
Some good tips I've learned and incorporated from Greg.
Setup a quarantine area for new plants. If you're limited on space, this can be a cart/shelf to keep new plants separate from your other plants for about a month. In case the new plant has pests, this will help contain it so the pests hopefully won't wander to your other plants.
New plants:
BEFORE they even make it to my quarantine area,
ððŋââïļðŠī:
1. Wash leaves off (will generally submerge leaves to drown any pests). I use Castile Peppermint soap as peppermint is a natural deterrent to pests.
2. Inspect thoroughly and wipe down leaves with rubbing alcohol (no more than 70%)
3. Spray down with Natria/Organic Houseplants Insect Killer
I keep my plants in quarantine for AT LEAST a month, but generally longer.
I regularly spray down all plants with Natria.
Every few weeks or so during waterings, I like to inspect plants closely. I'm a helicopter plant mom so this involves a magnifying glass to check anything moving.
Links:
Organic Houseplant Insect Killer
https://a.co/d/g1nJ74z
Natria:
https://a.co/d/3WzSGd7
Systemic Granules:
https://a.co/d/40zIr1t
Some good tips I've learned and incorporated from Greg.
Setup a quarantine area for new plants. If you're limited on space, this can be a cart/shelf to keep new plants separate from your other plants for about a month. In case the new plant has pests, this will help contain it so the pests hopefully won't wander to your other plants.
New plants:
BEFORE they even make it to my quarantine area,
ððŋââïļðŠī:
1. Wash leaves off (will generally submerge leaves to drown any pests). I use Castile Peppermint soap as peppermint is a natural deterrent to pests.
2. Inspect thoroughly and wipe down leaves with rubbing alcohol (no more than 70%)
3. Spray down with Natria/Organic Houseplants Insect Killer
I keep my plants in quarantine for AT LEAST a month, but generally longer.
I regularly spray down all plants with Natria.
Every few weeks or so during waterings, I like to inspect plants closely. I'm a helicopter plant mom so this involves a magnifying glass to check anything moving.
Links:
Organic Houseplant Insect Killer
https://a.co/d/g1nJ74z
Natria:
https://a.co/d/3WzSGd7
Systemic Granules:
https://a.co/d/40zIr1t
@AwesomePlants I have limited soace but moved it away from the other plants to next to the green house
