Hey Wally,
I have to admit, I don't have alot of house
plants, so I'm not too well versed in them,
I'm going to quote your original post so the gardeners will know your question....
Wally
Gardener
Member # 1144
posted November 20, 2003 10:05 AM
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I have a Pink Splash Hypoestes that has a weird growth around the base just above the soil. From the information I obtained from different sources I was sure I had a mealy bug problem.The pictures I've recently seen of mealy bugs look like little cotton balls around the stems. What my plant has is more like white hair growing around the stem.I tried alcohol, alcohol and more alcohol but I think I may have got the instructions mixed up...I kept falling down drunk and the hair is still there! ( and growing ) Any ideas? Thanks for your help, Wally.
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Posts: 4 | From: Lindsay, On ,Canada | Registered: Jun 2003 | IP: Logged |
Are you close to Limey, he's in Ontario too,
N. of Corburn, Ontario?? And Lizheaemma, is in Northern, Ontario...Just curious?????
On the guest map in the New Members section,
they all look kind of close to my area???????
Hope someone comes through with some help,
I'm glad to hear your plant is doing well.....
70 proof alcohol, huh??
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Gotta stop sharing your stash with the plants though!!!!
Weezie
Weezie
Sorry it took so long to get back.This is an indoor plant Weezie and I used alcohol with a 70% solution,rubbed it on with a Q-tip twice every day for a week.By the way, the plant does'nt seem to be worse off because of the growth either, it's growing like a weed.
Hi Weezie. Actually I think you may mean Colborn On. ( I don't think the spelling is right but it's pronounced that way ) and if that's correct then I'm only 45-60 minutes away depending on traffic.