mars hydro grow tent setup, new imports, first run in with mealybugs and return of the thrips 😐

Super excited to start experiencing a new level of aroid growing with Mars Hydro! Also got another new batch of imports which I'll be helping Plant Happens with which had a few hitchhikers including mealybugs which had me shooketh 🤢
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[@kathybrintlinger9993]

I came here for the plants and fell in love with your dog!❤️

[@unplantparenthood]

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[@amandaramos8533]

You guys are the best weekend morning treat 💚🐶☕

[@jess.noelani]

You’ve definitely helped me try things outside the box. I have several Unplantparenthood propagation parfaits going and so far everyone is loving it! I’ve gained a better understanding on how different substrates operate and my plants have really taken off after switching some things up. Internet bullies suck- clearly you’re doing things right. Love your videos! 💚

[@aroidpapa]

So happy I found your channel! Pudge is a delight and you are so easy to listen to/watch your videos.

[@unplantparenthood]

Aw, thank you so much for being here and watching our videos!

[@Shopgirl2731]

Pudge is like where is the treats! Give me the Fckn treats!!!! 😂 love it.

[@unplantparenthood]

That kid lives for his treatos like if there's so much as a breadcrumb around he's on full alert 😂

[@Lovinmyplants]

I know this is a old video, but I just got my grow tent today. I’m in an apartment as well mine is the next size up, but I’m going to make it work. Picking up my preordered import’s tomorrow so excited, will be using your method of cleaning and acclimating. Thanks for sharing.

[@victoriadel75]

Yayyy, so happy to get this notification! 🪴

[@irrationallyhappy]

“they’re fuzzy and they’ve got feet and.....circumference” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@unplantparenthood]

🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@laurievanduyne1358]

I love how pudge purrs!

[@klcpca]

Ok... I'm a first time viewer (now subscriber!) looking for info on grow tents and I really enjoyed your video... First, you had me with your beautiful furbaby! Loved the subtitles and how much he "helped" you... mine would be doing the same thing but he's a 100+ lb black lab!!! Also... I can soooo relate to your difficulties getting the things put together-- I have my moments also! Hope you get your pest critters under control.....

[@unplantparenthood]

I'm so sorry for the super late reply, but HI!! And thank you so much for being here!! Pudge is such a great sidekick and I wouldn't be able to do all these things without him 🥰

[@KelliesHoya]

I have an old mars hydro tent that I am excited to set up! Thanks for sharing!

[@unplantparenthood]

Bust that baby out!! Happy tent growing!! 🥰

[@chloecageway]

Words to describe mealybugs: circumference, diameter. Lol. I hate plant pests however I find joy in turning a fluffy white mealy bug orange with an alcohol Q-tip.

[@annedg]

Love watching your step by step process! Very real and informative and I can definitely relate lol! Do you happen to know where your closet shelving came from? And can more shelves be added? That is exactly what I need for my grow tent!

[@MarsHydro_official]

Appreciate it!

[@unplantparenthood]

The tent is f*cking bomb! Looking forward to growing with you guys 🙌

[@MarsHydro_official]

@@unplantparenthood Glad you like it! We too look forward to grow with you!

[@xylem.and.phloem_]

Bestest boy Pudge and the bubble tea toy 🥺🧋🥺🧋🥺. Please call an ambulance, I am deceased from all that cuteness 🥲🧡

[@unplantparenthood]

UGH I cannot with him he makes me deceased everyday 😭

[@cadencemichel6553]

Hype woman reporting for duty 💪🏼💯 I fcking love your videos and am learning so much. You make everything so approachable! I'm like damn... I think I could do that.

[@unplantparenthood]

YOU F*CKING CAN 🙌 I appreciate you being here and if you were directly in front of me I'd hug-tackle you to the floor and then we'd lay there like "should we get up now"

[@feistyfluxy]

Yass! Another perfect Saturday morning with coffee and my favourite dynamic duo C & P! I was literally melting when you were setting the frame up and little Pudgipuss waddles over with his boba toy. 🥺🥺🥺 I've been thinking about a grow tent that size to have in the spare room, but I think the bf would kill me even though it was his idea. I could put my Gloriosum in there then whilst it's acclimatising without molestation from the cat, and perhaps give my baby Warocqueanums a chance. One of the baby leaf is going yellow, and I'm telling myself it's because the roots need to get started, but it's hard to know what the hell is going on as there 's zero info online on young plants. 😩 The grow tent could give my babies and some of my rarer Hoyas a bit of a boost in a controlled climate. Our man JArmstrong likes his Hoyas in his tent! Thanks again for an incredibly educational video and giving us a rare insight to a effing bug infestation. May you vanquish them and win the war quickly! And know that your following here on YT and Insta will always smother you with love and support!

[@unplantparenthood]

I know this comment is super old but did you ever get a tent?! I actually have my tent inside a closet now- maybe you could try that if you have some extra closet space?!

[@calypsoul_life]

thanks for another great video!👏🏾👏🏾 pudge should have his own channel (for his fan club😉). I am going through a maddening thrips situation right now. sprayed all the plants with dead bug brew and put the really infected alocasia sting rays in the garage. still not in the mood to strip them down and deal with it. interestingly, they seem happier and are growing nicely in the semi-dark garage 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@unplantparenthood]

Oh no!! It’s definitely peak thrips season right now I feel. Every open window in my apartment is a threat 😂 I hope you can get rid of yours soon!!

[@augustinlylunde2064]

I LOVE your videos!! Love how u react to those Mealybugs (22:43)

[@unplantparenthood]

Aww thank you Augustin!! I'm so happy you're enjoying them. And luckily I was able to get rid of those dang mealies but it took MONTHS! *screams into a pillow*

[@elianabriones9365]

Lady bugs are cute they eat mealybug i buy green lace wings with time i learn to like them over yhe years 😆...they eat mealybug ,thrips, mites ...i find them really reliable!!

[@unplantparenthood]

Ohh I’d love to hear your experience with green lacewings! I’ve been wanting to try those out- especially now that I have a tent! Do you use them in an enclosed space? I’m just a bit afraid to have them loose around the apartment 😆

[@elianabriones9365]

My plants are all over my house ...they stay hidden on the plants sometimes is hard to find them but they are there feeding even in extra floral nectar. When they grow fat you can see them but then when there is no more food after 15 days to a month they die!! I have never see them crawling around my house lol .just the plant leaves ...they would love your green house and the humidity in there. They will not develop in to a mature ones im not sure why ( but i think is better). I buy from growliv too.

[@par3433]

here to collect my Pudge high-five at the end

[@unplantparenthood]

🤣💖

[@tracysullivan7913]

Every plant parents worst nightmare Bugs any of them I hope you are rid of them soon. I feel stupid I brought a bottle of root rot and forgot I had it ! So here is me too alcohol and cotton tips. Really like the grow tent be good too see them in a few weeks. Thanks for the vid.

[@unplantparenthood]

They truly are a nightmare!! 😪

[@ravenchick2]

Just found your channel, Pudge is so cute!!!

[@unplantparenthood]

Thank you for being here Katie!

[@pchan8001]

I feel ya on the mealies 🤢 I couldn't do qtips and used a small squeeze bottle and poured over top of those creepies LOL

[@unplantparenthood]

I'M WITH YOU! I'm still on high alert anytime I open my tent 😂

[@MyFellowFoliage]

I'm so glad I found your channel! I literally just followed you on IG. How did you go with the predatory mites? Would you recommend? I am considering going down that route to manage my thrips infestation so I'm really curious!

[@unplantparenthood]

Hi!! I would definitely recommend predatory mites. Swirskii mites have been so great for me as both a preventative and treatment for thrips larvae. :)

[@kirikelly1431]

The only thing that worked for mealie bugs on my plants was a systemic! I use bonide system and boom after watering in it I would say a week to ten days they were gone! My plant room is closed off from animals, kids, anyone or anything I’m sure you know about system so I’ll save all the info lol just figured I would tell you this bc they kept coming back no matter how much alcohol and soap spray I put on my plants mealies are so hard to get rid of that’s why I was too happy that the systemic worked!!

[@unplantparenthood]

Ahh Bonide was my jam when I lived in the states still! But it’s banned here in Canada 😔

[@kirikelly1431]

@@unplantparenthood aww man that sucks 🤯 I’m sorry I had no idea it was banned dang is there any kind of systemic there that can help you get rid of all that well I think it should be ok now that the beneficial insects are there everything should run smoothly I alternate from using bugs and using systemic since you have to switch it up so they don’t build up a tolerance I do half a year with one and half a year with the other and it seems to work pretty good! I know you got this😜 it will be better in a few days once those bugs get going they will be on a roll cleaning them plants up 💯💖

[@AdrianaSanchez-un6eh]

Can you make an update on ur grow tent!❤️

[@alexandriahammer5589]

Can you share the info on the light you used. I don’t see a link in the description

[@unplantparenthood]

Here is a link to all the lights I use! www.amazon.ca/shop/unplantparenthood?listId=3KM159ONJMVU8 Honestly my favourite are the Barrina and Monios lights. Barrina is 10W and Monios is 24W :)

[@APotToPlantIn]

Pudge is the cutest! Hey where do you get the glass bowls/vases from that you plant in?

[@unplantparenthood]

I'm so sorry for the late reply- but I get all my glassware from thrift stores, the dollar store and ikea!

[@APotToPlantIn]

@@unplantparenthood thx! 👍🏾💚

[@cherisnyder7346]

THAT HAIR THO!

[@savannah263]

I had mealy bugs on a $5 string of dolphins I got from Lowe’s and they would NOT go away! I finally got tired of it and just stuck it outside in the winter cold and let it die.

[@savannah263]

Also the aerial roots on that epipremnum feel like they’re under my skin by looking at them. I would like to throw up😃

[@unplantparenthood]

I totally would’ve done the same. YEET!! Mealies, meet Winter. Winter meet mealies. Also those aerial roots literally gave my goosebumps goosebumps and I don’t think it ever went away 🤢🤮

[@savannah263]

@@unplantparenthood i think this is also a good time to say that you and you’re lengthy plant videos and Instagram captions really do get me through the day😌✨

[@little.leafling3909]

I first encountered these demons when i bought a HUGE mature crassula tree...it was marked down and I didnt even question it. Well it had mealy bug investation after another because they were sooo hard to all get out of that huge plant😭 it lost all leaves and to this day i DESPISE these fuckers

[@unplantparenthood]

Ugh- I'm still dealing with them 3 months later! They're hardy little f*ckers 😤

[@shannoncarr7338]

im not crazy into havng to many of the same looking veiny guys but i do like a diff looking anthurium

[@unplantparenthood]

I just like them all 😂 but I have been much more into anthuriums lately!

[@shannoncarr7338]

@@unplantparenthood i think theyr pretty but they do intimidate me and crisp alooot hah

[@Sweetss30]

love that face!!!

[@angelamarrero7812]

How old is Pudge? We have a 5 mths old pug named Boomer. 😊❤️

[@unplantparenthood]

Pudge turned 4 this year! He says hello boomer!!

[@shannoncarr7338]

do you import every month? lucky

[@unplantparenthood]

No I don’t import every month- probably about 3x a year at most. This last import was from a local plant business here that I’m helping out!

[@shannoncarr7338]

@@unplantparenthood oh ok cool! you have so many cool ones, lots of anthurium but i know they are a better price overseas

[@shannoncarr7338]

are u new to pests?

[@unplantparenthood]

Unfortunately no- I’ve had my fair share of pests over the last 10 years 🙈 but this is my first run in with mealybugs and I was absolutely terrified of them 😬

[@shannoncarr7338]

@@unplantparenthood oh! hah they are all easy compaired to thrips

[@charmainerichards6801]

Hi Charmaine it’s me Charmaine I have 2 watch this Video over it’s very interesting 🤔 I may do this not sure yet Love this Video Thanks a million Happy bless Monday to U And 🐶love Him😍 1/24/22 NYC🇹🇹🧤👒🪴

[@unplantparenthood]

I love seeing all your comments Charmaine!! I'm so happy you're enjoying the videos 🥰 I hope you're having a good week!

[@kittybaumont2749]

hi, i really don't think you need to excuse yourself for your dog breathing....he is alive! i have a cat who snore like a grown man, it's ridiculous but what can we do?

[@lindsayjohnston1785]

If anyone says shit about Pudges panting I will fight them. 👌

[@unplantparenthood]

And I can’t fight for shit so I’ll be behind you like a good hype woman like YEA LINDSAY GET EM

[@lindsayjohnston1785]

You just gotta be crazy enough. Punch em in the throat, that'll stop em in their tracks! 😂😂 By the way, I feel the same about mealies. That's the stuff my nightmares are made of and I found the first one ever a few weeks ago and threw the whole damned plant out but it was a common one. 😅 I literally LOL'D when you said you hate them more than thrips because "they have circumference. And diameter." Same.

[@unplantparenthood]

I was like I KNOW THIS BITCH ISNT 3D 😦 *eyebrows melt off* - by the way I had to cut a lot of the footage of me going ALDJBDIEURVALALFHEJHAKABGURBCIAUR because the words coming out of my mouth were 100% against KZbin community guidelines 🤣

[@gabriellebplanting]

Mealies are grosssss! I had never had any until a few weeks ago :(

[@unplantparenthood]

Oh no!! I feel like I've been lucky because mealies tend to be found on mostly hoyas from what I've seen, and I only have 1 hoya haha. But ACK I really hope this is my last run in with them because 🤮

[@gabriellebplanting]

@@unplantparenthood yeah, I feel you!! At least it looks like it’s contained to your grow tent! 🤞

[@elianabriones9365]

I know is not nice but... with what company you import? Like really ...ugh!!🥺 and i know pest are everywhere but this is a lot!😢

[@unplantparenthood]

Unfortunately almost every import order I’ve received from different sellers and countries over the last 2-3 years have had some kind of pest. It’s been bad! One time I even found a fat live grub in one of the chonks 🤢

[@victoriadel75]

Ughhhh I hate mealies, they literally give me the heebie jeebies

[@unplantparenthood]

They’re so much scarier in person than I even imagined!! 😫