Problems w/Hibiscus gall (mites)

[Funkstopper]

My wife uses neem oil on the leaves. Seems to help and is organic.

[Dot]

Thanks for all the information everyone, I'm willing to try anything because I just love Hibiscus blooms.......actually I love anything that flowers and is pretty! Trial and error, that is the fun of gardening, if it doesn't thrive, yank it out and try something else!

My husband had an unexpected stroke (he's recovering well, progress every day)), so we are going to be able to try the snowbird, 6 months in Pahoa and 6 months in Ak, the best of both worlds. The doctors definitely recommend his rehab in Pahoa versus the cold country. One of life's curve balls that it throws at you when you least expect it. So I will have 6 months to experiment with more plants, market here I come!

Dot

[missydog1]

I apologize for being pessimistic about the outcome.
The mites can be managed. My negativity was more that they have to be managed in an ongoing fashion. The mites are spread by birds (one way) and plants are subject to getting reinfected.

I just refuse to spray my plants any more. I don't like wearing masks or breathing spray. Just because something is organic doesn't mean that it is good in your lungs. So ... if it can't grow here without coddling, my attitude is oh well.

In the case of hibiscus, it will grow, just won't look perfect. I stopped looking at the leaves, problem solved, no spraying. []

[wyatt]

Agree with the Neem. Works if you stay on it.

aloha
Wyatt


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