Hoya help! He's been feeling sad for a month or so now. I...
0ft to light, indirect
6” pot with drainage
Last watered 3 weeks ago
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Don’t, and I mean don’t follow the automatic schedule… UNLESS the soil is almost completely dried out. If it isn’t dried out, snooze it, and Greg will learn and adjust the watering rhythm. Second and very important… humidity, so very seriously. Hoyas are humidity dependent and I mean DEPENDENT!!! If it isn’t overwatered, and the leaves are drying out, it needs humidity; if it is overwatered and the leaves are drying out, check the roots, root rot can cause shriveled leaves. I’m going to tag you in some recent posts about this.
Totally agree with @EZLennyLance about the schedule. I don’t water my Hoyas until the soil is completely dry. Mine do fine without extra humidity, I find overwatering to be the greatest danger. Your Wayetti is GORGEOUS and still has lots of healthy growth. I’m guessing it needs to dry out. Then trim off any dead stuff and let it recover 💚
@PrizeGuanacaste few things:
1. Pot size may be too big
2. Hoya need chunky soil mix
3. Neem oil will burn leaves if you allow light before it completely dries.
A 10" pot is pretty big and I think may be too big for the root ball. Using too big of a pot causes root rot. There should be about 2-3" space around your pot size and the root ball.
What kind of soil are you using? Hoyas like a well draining, chunky soil mix. If you don't have on hand, grab some perlite and orchid bark (see photo). You'll want to mix this in your soil.
Once you have the soil additions, take a look at the roots. If anything is mushy or stinky, remove and spray the healthy roots with peroxide. Now you can choose a new pot size if needed.
1. Pot size may be too big
2. Hoya need chunky soil mix
3. Neem oil will burn leaves if you allow light before it completely dries.
A 10" pot is pretty big and I think may be too big for the root ball. Using too big of a pot causes root rot. There should be about 2-3" space around your pot size and the root ball.
What kind of soil are you using? Hoyas like a well draining, chunky soil mix. If you don't have on hand, grab some perlite and orchid bark (see photo). You'll want to mix this in your soil.
Once you have the soil additions, take a look at the roots. If anything is mushy or stinky, remove and spray the healthy roots with peroxide. Now you can choose a new pot size if needed.
@PrizeGuanacaste if you find you’ve followed all the “rules” and your plant still isn’t thriving (I’ve been there), add humidity.
I know it won’t say this anywhere and most sites you read will say Hoyas can tolerate various humidity levels, but that’s a lie, I’m serious… LIES!! In my entire experience, I know this to be 100% accurate, Hoyas are humidity DEPENDENT; and that’s not an exaggeration. Your pieces are drying out because they lack water, but not from your soil, from the air (if you attempt to provide all a Hoyas’ water needs via the soil/roots - the vines, stems, and leaves will still be dry, but their roots will rot, I think that’s why its so easy to overwater a Hoya, and that’s why @DebbieDo would say it’s a great danger, because it is).
Hoyas pull water from the air into their leaves, they prefer it (that’s how they grow in nature), the watering of the soil (they can go WEEKS without water from their soil, as long as they’re getting water from the air) is a supplement, it’s like a top off of water they couldn’t get from the air (if they can’t get enough water from the air, you literally can NOT provide enough via their roots or misting); if you attempt to provide the water they’re missing from the air, through their soil or misting, they’ll rot AND dry out at the same time - I’ve seen it more times than I can count and it’s wild.
FYI: Since adding humidity I haven’t watered mine in 20 days and their leaves are not dry/floppy/wrinkled/withered, that is the ONLY change I made (because I was following all the “rules”) and voila, happy Hoyas and now I have three more.
Good luck!🍀
PS - the above info will ONLY apply if you’ve followed everything else that’s been mentioned above and about Hoyas. 💚
I know it won’t say this anywhere and most sites you read will say Hoyas can tolerate various humidity levels, but that’s a lie, I’m serious… LIES!! In my entire experience, I know this to be 100% accurate, Hoyas are humidity DEPENDENT; and that’s not an exaggeration. Your pieces are drying out because they lack water, but not from your soil, from the air (if you attempt to provide all a Hoyas’ water needs via the soil/roots - the vines, stems, and leaves will still be dry, but their roots will rot, I think that’s why its so easy to overwater a Hoya, and that’s why @DebbieDo would say it’s a great danger, because it is).
Hoyas pull water from the air into their leaves, they prefer it (that’s how they grow in nature), the watering of the soil (they can go WEEKS without water from their soil, as long as they’re getting water from the air) is a supplement, it’s like a top off of water they couldn’t get from the air (if they can’t get enough water from the air, you literally can NOT provide enough via their roots or misting); if you attempt to provide the water they’re missing from the air, through their soil or misting, they’ll rot AND dry out at the same time - I’ve seen it more times than I can count and it’s wild.
FYI: Since adding humidity I haven’t watered mine in 20 days and their leaves are not dry/floppy/wrinkled/withered, that is the ONLY change I made (because I was following all the “rules”) and voila, happy Hoyas and now I have three more.
Good luck!🍀
PS - the above info will ONLY apply if you’ve followed everything else that’s been mentioned above and about Hoyas. 💚
@debbiedo you live in Washington… it is prime humidity for Hoyas, how does it feel to be the Hoyas favorite 🤩? Me here in the DESERT has to get all the humidity help I can get 😂.
@AwesomePlants your house must be a Hoya Haven 😍!
@AwesomePlants your house must be a Hoya Haven 😍!
@debbiedo okay, but is it less than 35%? 😂🤷🏼♀️ Because my house was 32% in the kitchen, and even lower everywhere else. Now my kitchen is finally to 50-ish and they’re doing great. Central air already zaps your indoor humidity and I’m in the desert, so as you can imagine, it’s so dry!
@EZLennyLance I really don’t know! So I just downloaded an app to check (are they accurate?) It says mine is 50% so not Seattle-humid, but also not desert-dry 🔥
@debbiedo so… you live in my humidity goal?! 😂🤦🏼♀️🤣 See, you are the Hoya’s favorite and I think you’re blessed to live where Hoyas are happy! 💚