"smile plants, you're on camera!". This is one of the many reasons I adore you 😂😍

Your hair is so so Beautiful!!! Love your videos so much, they’re always so informative yet comfy to watch! 🥰☺️👍

Love all your plants and your channel, and your beautiful little doggy ❤️🌼❤️

Thanks for the update and new video...we love to hear and see it❤

can you do a plant tour?

Always wishing you the best, thanks for another video!!

I had to suffer through two time slots of advertisements before I can watch your 20 plus minute video...., You're worth it buddy ♥💯❤☮☮✌✌☮☮

I love your videos and look forward to them coming out. You have a positive vibe even when you're having planty issues. I've been struggling with spider mites since March/April. I've tried lady bugs (which worked for a couple of weeks), neem spray, beneficial mites, and now I'm using a spray recipe from a Liquid Dirt video. I think it is finally working. We'll see. I sure hope it does work. Good luck on the war of the bugs. 😅

Great tip about the misting. I get spider mites once in a while but right now mostly I have mealy bugs. So I’m definitely using a lot of rubbing alcohol. It wouldn’t hurt to start misting everything like you do, to prevent the spider mites from going crazy in the dry wintertime.

Yay u posted! Lol happy sundayyyyy! ❤️

Haha I'm so surprised that the heart leaf fern is doing great! I've heard so many stories about how difficult the plant can be, yours looks immaculate

I get so happy every time you post! I could listen to you for hours! I just got myself another Ficus Triangularis Variegata and gona make a much better effort at staying on a schedule this time. Hopefully it will be successful 🤣 Thanks for the great content! ❤

Hey Kaitlyn, so happy to see your Ficus triangularis variegatas doing well. What might be possible is, that Ficus has this behavior to react the way it does bc of low humidity and infrequent watering and change in the length of daylight and heat . A plant lamp could counter that also and what you already do with your setup . Additionally you could look up the data like where does this species live and what the annual environmental circumstances are. Like if you know how they grow in their native Habitat and imitate that , you could explore so much new territories of knowledge. The best sucess for you on your journey . Big hug for your entire family. Love ❤ Matt

Thanks for the update. 😊 Wicking, self-watering pots work very well for me. I put a reminder on the cell phone calendar to check the water level and top it off every week. You’re lucky that you can take your plants outside and hose them off when the pest problem becomes overwhelming. If the alcohol is drying the leaves too much, try alternating it with dish soap. The oils in the soap also kill most pests. Good luck. 🍀 😺✌️

Happy fall 🍁🧡🌻🌾🍂🏵️

I love all your plants ☘️ and I'm sorry you are dealing with spider mites 🕸️

Kaitlyn it's good to see you and your beautiful dog ❤😊

I'm always so happy to see you! I bought a triangularis after you got your 2nd and 3rd.. Mine hangs in a east facing window (I am in Toronto) and I treat it exactly like my ficus benjamina varigated.. And so far.. its still alive... have a fantastic week! The weather is like summertime here this week 🎉🎉💚🌿 and preditory mites are the way to go... gives you your joy back 😙

I currently don't mist my plants 🌿, but maybe I should start😊

When I first got my VSOP, it was struggling, a LOT. It got spider mites, and wasn’t drying out quickly enough for the roots. I started misting it with that same mixture, and it not only solved the problem, but also was beneficial to my plant because the roots are so shallow. Also, it’s fun to have a routine that lets you baby your plants 😊 and I have the same ‘mister’ lol

I mist my plants often and I have never had an spider mite infestation. I add rosemary oil to my water.

What if you try putting them in self watering pots or using water globes? I use water globes with my croton and calathea rattlesnake and it helps, especially with vacations longer than a week

Hey kaitlyn ! Awsome video as always ❤ As a french viewer, I particularly liked your : " et voilà ", superbly executed 😂

Hi Kaitlyn! It's so great to see you. Have a wonderful fall day everyone 🧡

I get that about being in a frustrating relationship with your plants. I used to have a ton more and then lost a ton of them in a massive bug infestation. The population has finally stabilized and I had a couple plants get bugs and I separated them so fast 😂 good to know about the misting!

I have found that the Ficus Triangularis is really easy to propagate in water. It was only a couple of weeks before the cuttings started growing roots. I don’t use a humidifier for mine, I have it in my bathroom which has a skylight and it’s doing great.

Yayyy! Love to mist! Its been too long 🎉❤

After using swirski sachets from koppert (beneficial mites) I have never had spider mite infestation again. They take care of it so I don't have to worry.

I bet the ficus leaves are burning from spraying and light! Considering those leaves are so delicate, thin and prone to crisping anyways, I’d probably spray them once the sun is down. ❤ good luck with the spider mites, I use this method too and it works!

Do do do, reallybigplant, dododo~ I love how your uploads seems to be in sync with my plant care days, loved the video, keep up the great work ♥

Good luck with the spider mites!!! We believe in yooouuuu!!! 💚🪴🌵

Predatory mites really changed the game for me. It’s saved me so much time and stress. I use natures good guys.

I’d use beneficial mites it helps a ton :)

Hi, my Ficus Triangularis was living inside and lost half its leaves, I thought it was a goner so I put it outside on my back patio and continued to water when completely dry. With in a week it was bursting with new leaves. She will live outside until winter comes then I will put her in my Milsbo cabinet for winter. Crossing my fingers when I bring her in she will be okay.🤞

I use Sacred Elements "Sacred Leaf Tonic" as my preventative mist/spray. It can be potent enough to be a pest killer if you mix it thick, but it also works as a leaf shine.

Aww poor dead plant 🖤🌿🖤

I live in the same town as you, and I keep all my ficus outside, no protection, and all of them do excellent, especially my altissima. The leaves are about 12 inches long! But my triangularis green and variegated loose all their leaves in winter but came back beautifly in spring.

I love your 🐶🐕 so gorgeous

I used to add a piece of Flea collar to my vacuum bag to deal with any fleas that got sucked up. Maybe you could add a cotton ball with permethrin to help kill the spidermites that get sucked up? Not sure if it would help, but might be worth a shot.

I grow some of my Peperomias in bowls of water like that heart fern, and OH BOY have they been thirsty here in San Francisco the last month. I think maybe I didn't notice the heat as much (its our "summer" here) but it really increases evaporation and the plants' metabolism.

Similar to your misting strategy, LeafyDiva recommends a feather duster, and has a similar feeling of delight about it for spider mites.

I feel plants that are more thirsty and likes staying moist. I would choose a more compact soil. Or a different substrates like pon. Or a non drainage pot with lecca at the bottom and soil mix on top. Also it reduces fungus gnats.

Love your videos ❤love your hair ❤love your plants ❤ you should be careful with your floors and all the humidity 😊

have you ever considered using sns 209? I'm pretty sure it's the only reason I haven't gotten fungus gnats this year ☺️

Two years ago I saved a croton from a severe spider mite infestation with misting. I googled homemade solutions I could make with whatever I had around the house. I ended up using a solution of water with a couple drops of rosemary oil and a very small amount of dish soap. It worked and I mist all my plants every once in a while and have never had spider mites since then. No idea if its the solution or the misting that got rid of the spider mites but I do it anyway.

You should try neoseiulus californicus for the spider mites!

Aw man im sorry for your peppers. The same thing happened to mine that i tried to grow indoors. So i decided to grow some lettuce outside but a dozen catipillers got to them. 😢

Heart leaf ferns definitely require That much water. I basically had to keep mine in the shower for it to be happy.

Have you tried Neem oil for spider mites? It's the only thing that got rid of spider mites for me 😁 for context: i am very lazy. I could never pest treat multiple times a week

Maybe you could spray them with a solution of vinegar and water. It's also anti-everything and maybe doesn't dry the leaves. But smells like vinegar 😅

I love your purple hair 😍😍😍

The hair 💜💜💜💜💜

Good afternoon, Love your channel but what's going on with your snake plant in the corner ?

What if you use a fog machine with an alcohol water solution in an entire room?

I killed 1 of my ficus it don't like being on the floor it's too drafty. I have it on a shelf they are thriving.

I use neem oil mist…

Throw that sprayer out and get a electronic one! 🤣 Super cheap on Temu like $10 and all you do is click a button

Sorry to hear that your spider mite infestation is still going on. I have no advice for you as it is pretty humid where I live. Just one thing, you seem worried that vacuuming is increasing the spider mites. As a dog owner you are no doubt familiar with the new generation of flea killing insecticides like avermectin. These weren't developed until the nineties. Those of us afraid of killing our dogs and ourselves with their toxic predecessors (giving a flea bath once made me nearly pass out) used to put diatomaceous earth on the floors and then vacuum it up. DE is still around and you could put some in the canister of your vacuums which would kill any spider mites that survived the vaccum. Lots of luck, love to see your hair bright purple again.

I wonder if it's really a goner... might not be😮

Did you consider using natural predators of spider mites?

❤ Love your videos. You’re too dang cute. ❤

There’s not to much bugs I would like to burn in the darkest deeps of hell but one of them is spidermites! Burn them all I say! But on a brighter note I was stressed out like crazy because of pests but I bit the bullet on getting predatory mites but it’s one of the best decisions I made for the health of my plants. Hope you’re feeling a bit better 💚

Girl I love you but is the triangularis worth all the fuss?? 😭

beneficial mites ! beneficial mites ! i had a humongous thrip infestation and its starting to help a lot, bought a mainstream thing on amazon, but im looking into koppert Swirski/Spical Ulti-Mite Combo Pack, seems like its the best options for many many pest problems ! good luck