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Three years ago I bought a 'rare' philodendron from a pop-up market in Tampa, and it's still spreading mites to my other plants.
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the_viola13h ago
Three years of mites from one plant? That's a horror story. I would have thrown the whole thing out ages ago.
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holly_thompson9811h ago
Honestly, throwing it out feels like giving up. Some plants are worth the fight. I've nursed a few back from the brink with consistent sprays and isolation, and the payoff feels huge.
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the_pat9h ago
I get what you mean about it feeling like giving up. I had a fern that looked totally dead, just a sad brown stump. I kept watering it on a strict schedule and talking to it like a weirdo, and it finally pushed out a new frond after months. That little green shoot felt like winning a war.
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