When a plant is weakened by a disease, there is a big chance that pests will also take advantage of the plant. There are all kinds of reasons why your plant can get sick. This can be caused by too little or too much water, poor nutrient soil, too much or too little sunlight, too much wind, too low or high temperature exposure... It can therefore take some effort to find out what has made a plant sick, and what should be done about it.
We recommend that you regularly check the leaves of all your plants, especially the underside. If you find something that doesn't belong there, you can do something early to get the plant healthy again. Are there a lot of vermin, spider mites or aphids on your plant? Then it seems that the plant will not survive. However, we do recommend that you try a few more control methods.
Treating your plant
Treating a sick or weak plant is possible by following a number of steps. We will give you all the information step by step to help you get your plant healthy again.
Remove as much of the contamination as possible
With a damp cloth or your fingernail you can try to remove as much of the contamination from the leaves as possible. Are leaves or entire branches too contaminated? Then prune them off. By minimizing the contamination on the leaves you improve the recovery capacity and limit the growth of the contamination.
Give the plant a shower
Make sure the ground is covered with foil so that no moisture can get to it. Put your plant under the shower! Make sure it is washed clean of pests with lukewarm water. This is an effective way to remove pests from the plant. Be careful with the jet strength, depending on the strength and size of the plant that is getting the shower.
Place the plant separately from other plants outside
To prevent infection, the plant should be separated from your other plants. For recovery, we recommend placing the plant outside where it will not be in full sun. It should not be too cold, otherwise it should be inside. Placing the plant outside is a good way to combat spider mites
Applying chemical treatment
For a chemical treatment of your plant you can find different means with us. When you choose this you should follow the instructions carefully. After completing the treatment process you should rinse the plant clean.
We also have advice to make a good treatment yourself. Take 300ml of water in a spray bottle and add a cap of spirits to it. Also add a tablespoon of green soap to it. Make sure it is mixed well. Use this product regularly to spray the leaves.
Repot the plant
We recommend repotting the plant in a new similar pot. Make sure that as little of the original soil comes along as possible by knocking out the roots. This is also a good opportunity to check how healthy the roots are.
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