Calathea VS Spider Mites: Neem Oil Soil Drench 5-Month Update
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- Hang out with me while I share an update about my progress with using a neem oil soil drench to keep spider mites off my calatheas. This video is a 5-month update to share progress, changes to the concentration, and my concerns about using a soil drench.
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Addy! You left out one important detail regarding neem oil on calathea leaves and this has happened to mine. DO not place near a window or spray neem oil on your calathea leaves outside bc the sun light will burn the leaves due to the oil on the leaves! Just be careful and keep away from windows after spraying the leaves.
Oh, this is a good tip! I did burn one of my plants a little bit, too, getting it too close to the window after a spray. Definitely important!
So many people talk about "one size fits all" so I really appreciate you're explaining the context of your environment!
Wow. This was very interesting. As a Ph.D student (in Economics, though) who is a plant enthusiast, I really liked how you have studied scientific papers to find the solution to your spider mites problem. I certainly would love to hear more about the studies you read and the things you find. Thanks a lot.
Wooo! Bring on the research! I recently found this channel - love it when you bring in articles!
I am glad you enjoy it! 😊 I get so excited when I find new articles!
LOVE hearing your details and knowledge about this, particularly regarding the history the area and pesticides used. I have never considered this and though it was not only very interesting but crazy important! Always amazing, thankyou for sharing 💜
I am glad the information was helpful! Some of the articles I read about my region were even calling for a slow down of crop treatments as early spraying on crops in the spring was potentially increasing spider mites/making them more resistant to treatment in the summer. It got a lot more complex than I thought pretty quickly! 😊
@@AddyBeez that is crazy! Very neat, and extremely important to consider. I'm looking at figuring out how to exterminate a large amount of hogweed and it has lead to some interesting things like this so I thought it is amazing you touched on that. Look forward to your videos! Thankyou again 😊
I was watching the original video when u posted this one... good timing💗🌿🍃💜
That is lucky timing! 😊
I like your channel, but as the English lunguage is my second lunguage, l would like to make low music sound that help me to catch your words. Thank you for your videos it's help me a lot with my plants
This is really helpful feedback, thanks! 😊 I think the audio file synthesized incorrectly so I will definitely look into that as well as the background music levels.
I agree and I love your channel and I would love it when you speak little slowly .so far the best CZcams channel for plants where you really care instead of marketing
@@chitrakrishnan5471 you can always change the playback speed! :)
I'm going to do this today to my anthurium superbum that got spider mites last winter. I have regular neem oil (not the garden neem) so I'm still researching how much to use - or if there's even a difference between the two. It's a big plant w/ a large complex root system so I don't think the neem drench will negatively affect it. I also regularly use neem mixed w/ water and castile soap to clean the leaves on all my plants and it's been fine so far. Can't wait to try this. And I love the way it smells!!
I like the way it smells, too! 😊 I will cross my fingers for you and your anthurium. I was afraid to try it and while I am still cautious about its long term impacts, I am thankful for the reduction in spider mites (I can actually manage them now!). I hope you had a wonderful Sunday, Cheryl.
My medallion got a spider mite problem so I bought an actual neem tree and placed it right by my medallion. About a month later it seems like the problem is gone and the medallion has actually gotten about twice as big since (though I did lose 2 leaves...). Your videos are awesome so keep them coming!
This is amazing! Thanks for sharing--I know that some people who have commented here have more access to neem trees than to neem oil so I hope that they see this. Now I am going to have to see if I can maybe sneak a neem tree in here myself.
@@AddyBeez Yeah then that can be another video! And, btw, as far as the smell, I don't really smell anything. Maybe that's because it's a juvenile tree, I don't know.
I appreciate this video very much! I recently decided to test my green thumb by bringing home some calatheas. So far they are doing well, but I'm always on the lookout for potential problems. I hope you'll consider posting again about neem drenching as time passes.
Yes--I'll keep updating as time goes on. I think I will only treat them one more time this year and then stop until next year. The hottest months seem to spike their populations here and since I don't know what the long term effects might be, I think I'll reserve it for when I really need it until I know more. And--I am glad to hear that your calatheas are well! 😊
Thanks for adding this update. Really interesting. I appreciate all the research you put into this video (and the original) and the specifics of your environment.
Love your plant collection. Love your videos. I treat my plants and calatheas ever 2 weeks with Neem and it works for me. I also noticed that during season change they love attaking my plants. I wish you good luck with them suckers :)
Thanks so much for sharing your care routine--I am glad it is working for you! We got a heat wave here that seemed to really bring them out in droves. Thanks for the well wishes--same to you! 😊
FINALLY! Someone mentioned the mites being outside in trees ! That’s my problem! They’re in the shade trees right against my house . I just spent a bunch of money on tree injection capsules cuz the trees are too high to spray . The capsules aren’t up taking correctly unfortunately. I may try the drench method on my indoor succulents. I’ve got over 200 indoor succulents and they’ve gotten the mites . It sucks . Cuz we don’t have time to spray often . I’m so happy to hear this worked for you . I have some Azamax . That’s got more azadiractin than plain Neem oil . I’ll try the drench on a couple that I don’t care about. Then if it kills them , I won’t be so upset. Thanks for this video. Although we have different plants , I know your pain . 🤗
Did the Azamax kill any plants?
Muchas gracias por tus vídeos. Yo he tenido también muchos problemas con la araña roja que entró en mi casa con la compra de un rosal. Después de mucho investigar he encontrado una solución perfecta :humus de lombriz líquido. Es realmente efectivo y al mismo tiempo es fertilizante. Hay que conservarlo en frío, pero es muy muy eficaz e inocuo además de ecológico.
I just got a calathea and the leaves don't close at night. It's not spider mites, but now I know definitely something is wrong. I'm spraying with neem anyway, maybe it's some other pest. Thank you!
I wouldn't worry too much--a little neem oil won't hurt. If movement is a problem with only one leaf--that's when I usually know something is wrong. If you can imagine, and I should have gotten video of this, all of the leaves on a plant raised toward to the ceiling while one single leaf points down at the ground at a steep angle. This is the movement that usually worries me. I do have some calathea who "pray" a little less dramatically (their leaves raise a bit but never fully toward the ceiling). I hope that makes sense and best wishes for you and your calathea! 😊
They need time to acclimate to your apartment and ligh situation.
Takes a few days.
Great video Addy... wil definately try the soil drench however l found all my calathea leaves burnt or became transparent using neem oil on them... but it could be that l mixed the neem oil with some dish detergent...not sure... and my calathea sits 5 metres away from a north facing window but it still burnt the leaves
Also the info on the leaf movement becoming hindered due to mites... totally agree with that.
I found that spraying 70% isopropyl alcohol was the best and least damaging treatment. .
Your calatheas are gorgeous.
Hey Addy. Great video. Lots of information here backed up with your own research. Citing sources would be awesome in the future. Not required as I think you did a great job, but could help others in going deeper using your info as a starting point.
I have a small home garden of mostly edible plants and spider mites are the pests which will destroy any of my plants once they get properly established. Topical foliar neem applications don't seem to do much, so I'm looking for other solutions.
The only reason I'm avoiding neem soil drench is because I've heard that it will create a bloom of soil bacteria, but then the bacteria will run out of food and kill itself out, leading to a collapse of the population (info I heard from Scott Skamnes).
Also backed up with research "The effects of neem extract and azadirachtin on soil microorganisms"
While this is an interesting thought experiment, the amount of soil we use in small containers isn't enough to maintain proper soil biology regardless, so it's kind of a pointless exercise to worry about this stuff.
I think I'll give my affected plants a soil drench and see how it does. Again thanks for the amazing video and research you've done.
If you want to nerd out on a bunch of science related growing stuff, google "Future Cannabis Project" on youtube and they have some great people on there. Some of the videos are silly stonners, but watch one with Scott Skamnes to start.
I’ve never had a problem with insects inside on my plants & I wonder if it’s because I have an automatic natural pyrethrum sprayer going to keep flies out. All my plants are happy so I know the spray doesn’t effect them 👍
I would like info in air quality. Thank you for the info. And I’m interested in journaling plant care.
I have used neem as a foliar spray to control a range of pests. Was intrigued at the prospect of using it as a soil drench since i have a vining plant that is over 20 feet tall- not feasible to spray indoors! Wish that you independently tested used the soil drench on its own to determine whether the reduction was largely due to the drench or the combination foliar spray/drench you used.
Thank you so much for this video. I’m having the same problem spider mites and feeling very reluctant about doing a neem oil drench as it may damage my calatheas, but I feel like they’re getting worse each day so I think I might actually risk it for them as well as for all my plants
I just picked up a bottle of neem oil to mix up to try for the spider mites on my calatheas! I was wondering: is your neem oil 100% neem or 70% neem? The one I picked up is 100% neem and I want to make sure that I don't exceed the recommended amount. Love this video, has been very helpful in managing the infestation 😊
I just got my 19th calathea. Also picked up neem oil AND rosemary seed extract!! This is perfect timing!
Oh--let me know how the rosemary goes! I only used it once so I'm not sure how well it works, though I know people are using it for other plants.
How and why do you use the rosemary seed extract?
I tried your soil drench for my calatheas. I forgot and put in TWO tablespoons the first go round and a couple of my calathea DID NOT appreciate it 😆🤣 Oh well, lesson learned; they just have less leaves now 🤷🏻♀️ I also used it on my philos and so far, so good! I’m glad yours are doing better!!
I am glad your philos are well. Too bad about the calathea though! Yes, I did half the concentration due to being worried about the sensitivity level in calatheas. Hope yours bounce back quickly! Mine are doing much better and I think I am going to stop the monthly soil treatment as the summer ends. While I've been able to find more information about the soil drench in other plants over time, I still haven't been able to find anything about long term use in calathea so I'm thinking of using it only during the seasons when I know spider mite populations are at their peak (for me this is the times of the year). 😊
Same. Leaves are turning yellow now
I’m a plant newby & I love my Calethea however I’ve lost several plants to over watering & so the plants I have left now I only bottom water ..
when you do the soil drench how do you make sure not to rot the roots?
I like the smell of Neem oil . Doesn’t bother me at all . So if it helps , I’ll be happy . 🤣
Helpful video because my Cathhea arrived with the leaves badly burnt like the 1s in your video & I didn't know the cause was spider mites. I'll try the neem oil to try & save it
This calathea that I show with the infestation was a plant that just couldn't seem to fight off the mites. However--the brown edging could definitely be over fertilization. I received the plant when it was pretty small, as you can see in the video, and the burned edges started to show up pretty soon after it arrived so I think it could have gotten a double dose of fertilizer on its way to me. However, the spider mites certainly didn't help and could have exacerbated it for sure!
please don't ad music so loud. it's hard enough to hear with the poor quality mic :'(
Every week I water with diluted cool black coffee,wipe every leaf
how much neem oil to how much water please? thanks
Put essential oil in your water to stop the smell.
This is an interesting idea!
Love the article inclusions! Just an fyi I don't think the neem oil extract you are using has azadiracthin in it. I'm just now discovering this after using the Southern Ag neem oil for 6+ months and am really disappointed. I checked the Garden Safe product you're using and it seems they both are neem oil extract which essentially means its the leftovers after the azadiracthin has been removed. I'm new to this too so maybe someone can clarify more but from my research I think only "100% neem oil" (not an extract) has that active ingredient. I thought my neem oil extract sprays/drenches (like you're doing) were helping but I've had spider mites pop up a few times now so maybe we'll both have more success with a more potent azadiracthin product. I would love to know your thoughts or anyone else's that has knowledge about this!
You are using neem oil extract. Cold pressed neem oil will give better results.
I really appreciate this video! Thank you for being so well informed. I found some spider mites on some of my Calathea over the last few months and I’ve tried everything. I’m going to send you a message on Instagram with the topical spray that kicked their butts!
Thank you! 😊
What’s the name of the spray?🙏🏻
i need the name of that spray as well
please 😢
Hi Addy, I really appreciate your channel and experience with calatheas! Have you tried insecticidal soap on your calatheas? How do they handle it versus azamax?
Thank you for sharing!
How are they doing since? Has the spider mites adapted yet?
I just talked to someone about this actually--I wasn't able to keep it up long enough to get a good read on if there was a noticeable reduction. I didn't have an outbreak while doing this the first time but I wasn't able to continue for a few months and an outbreak happened. However, it wasn't enough time to honestly see if the lack of outbreak was related to weather/local outbreak conditions. Right now, a lot of crops near me are starting to prep for spraying as the summer growing season starts so I plan to start again by early June. I'll try to track it better this time and update how it impacted the outbreaks. Thanks for asking!
I was wondering - is it possible to make mosquito bit tea with neem oil to hit two birds with one stone?
Really interesting - thanks 👍🏼
Glad to hear it! Thank you! 😊
Thanks for the video and good luck with your beautiful plants. Sorry to say this music in the background is too loud and really annoying.
Do you (and the viewers here) think that worm casting prevents pests?
Do you have a brand of neem oil that you prefer to use for soil drenching?
Make the video
This might be a stupid idea but if you put peppermint oil around the pots would that like prevent spider mites ?
Great video.
Thanks!
Sorry to say there's no clarity in the voice, maybe due to poor recording.
I appreciate the feedback. It does seem like the audio file didn't synthesize very well. Sorry about that--I will look into it!
Peroxide is also good for the soil and disease.equal part I belive on both to start.U can research it.works well.What's yo med.4 you calatheas ?.Also fertilizer?
I've been hearing great things about hydrogen peroxide! I fertilize very lightly when it comes to my calathea--right now it is through top dressing with worm castings. I just started to reintroduce very, very diluted fish emulsion and have only tested it out on a handful about two weeks ago now. So far, so good, but I'm going to be very careful with it (I really scorched a couple of calathea and have been extra cautious every since).
Yea I'v used it as well and discovered same.Try Revive to yo collecction it's vit.B.amazon carries it.High natural inreachment 4 plants.fyi.dilute carefuly.one last thing.if u get rain over in uk. I belive russia u from.Start😊 or in that zone?? collecting rain water and store it up in milk jugs.I'm on east cost United states we are going thur.r Hurrican Isaias.right NOW and I collected all I could juggs from my drain spouts; I left out.The plants love this stuff better than distilled.Thanks so much 4 responding some utuber channels owners don't😢.Stay kind sweet Beautiful it's needed in times we are going thur.Peace.🌹🌹✌
My Calathea keeps losing leaves and they’re all browning. The leaves stopped “praying” at night too... I don’t see any bugs and I don’t feel like the water is supper moist. Idk what to do 😭
Hmmm. The problem with calathea is that I feel like all of their problems look the same and trying to figure out the cause is difficult. Are you able to use distilled water on it?
Addy Beez I used regular tap water before then I used distilled and now I’ve been using distilled but it’s still dying. Not sure what else to do. I’ve cus off the really brown leaves and the rest just keep turning brown too