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help with braided pachira
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Posted by matt_hunter ca (My Page) on Tue, Aug 21, 07 at 15:13
| i just bought a braided pachira insignius from ikea a couple days ago. i repotted it into a glass pot with no drainage whole but with glass pebbles below the soil and small rocks on top to make sure the tree didn't fall over (the roots are very short). it is sitting about 6' away from my S facing window. today i noticed that the leaves are starting to show a silvery film almost like small spider webs and i'm not sure why. i believe from reading other posts that i may have over-watered it to start out with, but have since drained the excess water to let it dry. the soil however is still somewhat moist. should i repot it in drier soil? should i mist the leaves? |
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RE: help with braided pachira
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- Posted by bahia SF Bay Area (My Page) on
Mon, Oct 29, 07 at 12:56
| If the silvery film is actually spider webbing, then you have spider mites, and need to treat for them. Also, it is generally not a good idea to plant anything in a pot without a drainage hole, almost impossible to not drown the roots, and while Pachira loves moisture, it also needs oxygen at the roots to live. If you insist on torturing plants to get a certain look, why not stick to realistic looking artificial plants? |
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