🌿 the good, the bad, + the ugly | major spider mites, lots of blooms, crazy growth updates!

[@wildfern]

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[@jenesaisquack]

How nice to be sponsored by brooklinen AND helix??? You go girl, that bed must be so comfy

[@wildfern]

@@jenesaisquack literally a dream hahah ☁

[@kalyn3250]

Watching with my 5 year old son and when you discovered all the spider mites in on your alocasia he exclaimed "don't worry, your plants are still pretty" ❤

[@TheJungleHaven]

Yep, battling spider mites here too, they're the bane of my life right now! Also your alocasia odora is GORGEOUS omgggg 💚

[@jesspaler6217]

I’d love to see a collab from you two I love both your vibes, will you ever do anything together? 💕

[@wildfern]

Omg they are sooo annoying! Sending pest free vibes out for both of us

[@MademoiselleBleme]

​@jesspaler6217 could be difficult since they're based on different continents

[@kjwinter13]

"No, its okay... I'm yelling about the flowers." #relatable

[@wildfern]

lmaoooo

[@katiewilliams9273]

Don't feel bad, you're not the only one fighting spider mites . I have been since spring. I'll probably be doing it all summer also. Your plants look amazing and you should be very proud

[@maryperry5910]

I think spider mites are in everyone's collection! Yipes!

[@simransandhu2769]

@@maryperry5910 My first serious infestation lol. I think it's time to toss my Philodendron mamei before they spread to my 🦄plants 😭

[@averyclowney5992]

Girl your makeup and hair looks so good!!! Also I love how you’re so real. So many “influencers” like to portray their life as perfect and sometimes it’s hard to constantly see that and wonder why yours isn’t perfect. So thanks for just being your amazing, real self!

[@elmerhernandez5810]

I GASPED WHEN I SAW THE BUD ON THE QUEEN! finally!

[@wildfern]

right!!!!

[@BLANKU2]

I swear tis the spidermite season! My friend callled me the other day with a mite colony and I ran over with some bottles of Captain Jacks and we took on her house. It's nice having back up friend plant care. 🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴

[@kateo5846]

Love the 90s girlie brown lipstick 💄🤎. You're fab as always ✨🌿

[@wildfern]

Thank you so much :)

[@geminezmarie]

I almost woke my sleeping kids when I kept hearing “do you know who this is on?” And I looked up from my plant chores and thought…then yelled…THE QUEEN! The icon that started my Hoya obsession!!! There’s hope for every super mature K.Queen! Whaaaaat?🎉😂😅

[@Plantlifewithnina]

Dunk your airplants for 15 minutes in 20-20-20 diluted fertilizer. They love it and will bloom. Try monthly. 😊😊

[@lindseybannon1843]

I love the authentic emotion, sadness and anger for spide mites, then pure joy and love for the hoya blooms! ❤🎉😂😢😮😅😊

[@gracielamartinez5446]

Clean all your plant pots and dust with a damp cloth in white vinegar, no insect will get close to your plants

[@LeafyConversations]

When you say to clean your pots, what do you mean? How does that help? What are you dusting with white vinegar? The plant or what the plant is sitting on? Thanks!

[@simransandhu2769]

@@LeafyConversations I think they mean that you should wipe the outside of your pots with a cloth dampened with vinegar. It deters spiders, but I believe aphids are actually attracted to the scent of vinegar 😅

[@LeafyConversations]

@@simransandhu2769 Oh boy! Thanks for letting me know!

[@geminigrowing]

FINALLY THE QUEEN!!!!!! My jaw dropped and I had to explain to my boyfriend why I was freaking out with excitement 😂💖 so happy for you!!!

[@wildfern]

Awww omg yessss the girls that get it get it

[@nattiemae]

I don't even need to watch before I hit the like, it's just immediate now ❤❤ Thank you for all the videos Fern!!

[@wildfern]

you're literally the bestttt 🥹 thank YOU

[@vlong7112]

THE KRIMSON QUEEN PEDUNCLE!!! 🥹😭😭

[@wildfern]

I still can't believe it!!

[@vlong7112]

​@@wildfernseriously, so excited for you!!

[@ThatGirlShelbyy]

Just what I needed ❤ been a crappy couple of days, so it's nice to have a planty distraction ❤ Thank you for always providing quality content and good vibes ❤

[@-_M___M_-]

Fern: "It could be worst, it could be thrips!!!" Me: dealing with a new infestation of thrips this week 😭

[@hwilson8572]

Oh I feel ya ; me too, Safers end all is my best friend atm. Good luck !

[@wildfern]

oh nooo lol, sending you good pest banishing vibes!

[@-_M___M_-]

@@hwilson8572 I'm doing Safer's Insecticidal Soap + End All. 🫰🫰🫰

[@-_M___M_-]

@@wildfern same!! we will get through this and get out of the slump!!!!!!!!! have a nice weekend and don't forget to take care of yourself too!

[@Mayla.and.plants]

Same 🥹

[@em5140]

I love how excited/emotional you got looking at the hoya blooms. I feel the same finding mine. So glad your wayetii bloomed. It’s one of my favourites too since it’s smells soooo good! Had to chuckle a lil when you found the spider mites and said could be worse, could be thrips. That’s the only pest I have right now and it is indeed the worst 😂 😭

[@madalynmallum1508]

CLICKED IMMEDIATELY

[@wildfern]

🥹🥹🥹

[@lalasgarden23]

Same

[@Soil_scales7888]

ME TOO

[@VictoriaPL]

I also have a lifetime-size box of Miracle Gro that I’ve been trying to work through for months. And it just remains, like I’m not getting down the box, it magically fluffs up with more crystals. A self-sustaining supply. Maybe one of these years I can move on to those sexy fertilizers all the plant tube peeps use. 😂

[@wildfern]

hahaha it lasts forever doesn't it!

[@bittybeansprouts]

A whole HOUR of Fern content?! How lucky are we 😍

[@wildfern]

thank youuuu

[@Random.Scorpio]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who's feeling in a Planty Slump. Thank you for the motivation!

[@wildfern]

Yesss haha, it's been so hard to balance everything lately. Sadly plant care has taken a back burner. We'll get back on top of it :)

[@evelynmartinez2475]

Yayyyy!!! I'm so happy for your krimson queen flowering!! I got so happy and emotional. These are real plant mom moments!!❤🪴 Can't wait to see her blooms!!!!😉❤️🪴🪴🪴

[@christypan2556]

Yesss hour long plant update video!!! 💚💚 ps. good luck with the spider mites

[@NataliSchindler]

I’m new with my plant journey and watching your videos are so therapeutic and have been really inspiring for me , I love seeing your plant journey good and bad ❤

[@sunnygirlrn]

Adore your passion and excitement over your plant babies. I recently got into houseplants, having had about 10 up until about month ago, and now maybe, 40ish. I need to count them.. Anyway, it is such a joyful experience, seeing them thrive and little growth spurts every day. So glad I found your channel yesterday. Fun stuff!

[@danielacallejas3820]

Waiiiit😩 I JUST GOT SPIDER MITES TOO! Please film your pest treatment routine🙏🏼 I’m struggling over here and don’t want to lose too many of my babies!

[@MyGrowingbusiness24]

I agree with is plz film pest treatment…. I just got spider mites also 😢it’s on almost all of my plants

[@danielacallejas3820]

@@MyGrowingbusiness24 must be spider mite season 🙅🏻‍♀️ be safe out there y’all!

[@jpgypsyxo]

With the cebu no id, you could totally chop the bottom that’s missing leaves into node cuttings to have back ups! I would hate for you to lose that! ❤ I’ve always had a preference to the poly over the tortum, I believe it’s the growth pattern. I love how the tortum sizes up, but I find it ends up looking more sparse and less compact compared to the poly. And the king of spades almost looks sun bleached. Maybe too much light? Good luck! Thanks for another amazing video! ❤

[@ciarrasmith1715]

This is such relatable content. We’re all struggling with pests and lack of time these days. Still love seeing updates on your collection even when things are rough. ❤

[@wildfern]

Yesss so true. Thanks for watching Ciarra

[@eliasbusch9368]

Thank you for being so authentic Fern! Especially with all the pests at the moment it can feel so overwhelming and simply frustrating to cope with. Honestly, I wouldn’t want my worst enemy to have to deal with something like thrips for example, but it still helps so much seeing that this is completely normal and simply part of being a plant parent sometimes 😅. Also, love the update videos 😊💚

[@haleyolsen666]

*not me currently watching and having a little joyful cry for your krimson queen peduncle* ✨she looks promising 💓

[@chiquitacyborg]

*LOVING❤YOUR HAIRSTYLE* *SO PRETTY!!!!*

[@wildfern]

ahh thank you :)

[@BirdyBurgs]

For your Anthuriums, or really any props you are struggling with- -Get a big clear tote with a lid -Fill halfway with perlite -Give a small water reservoir -Put in your props -Put lid on -Put the tote on a heat mat Everything will start rooting in 3-5 days! This has saved SO many of my props. I had a Variegated Pterodactyl that wouldn't root for 6 months but this started rooting 3 days after putting it in the perlite.

[@Kknah91]

Do you poke holes in the lid or let it air out ever?

[@kaylaschregardus4062]

"Miracle Gro .....crack for plants" LOL 😀 SO the largest pothos leaves I saw in my life, were from a old co-worker who said she just used fertilizer on the plant....Im certain it was just miracle Gro cause thats what we used at the school I worked at, and she was the one who bought the gardening class supplies. Made me realize, theres so many "houseplant fertilizers" and going back to basic brands like Miracle Gro is really all plants need! I will use it once im done with my current fertilizer.

[@wildfern]

right!! when i didn't know anything about plants, I had my marble queen pothos and fed her miracle gro - biggest pothos leaves I've ever seen too lol!

[@suziehall7413]

Miracle grow “it’s like crack for houseplants” 🤣🪴💚

[@Madalyn.Johnson]

Duuuuude what is it with the spider mites recently?! I hadn’t really seen any, then treated all of my plants to be safe, then went away for two weeks. When I got back they were everywhere! My p McDowell looked exactly like your alocasia! Happy to hear that I’m not alone in the battle

[@wildfern]

Omg they just pop up like crazy sometimes!! So annoying! Hope your McDowell has made a full recovery :)

[@sojinnn]

My krimson queen blooms every year. She has the cutest pink blooms 🩷 hopefully yours will too! So many hoya blooms in this video 🌸

[@josephinealice5325]

“My bedroom is looking really cute” girl YOU are looking very cute. Absolutely my favorite KZbinr 🫶🏼

[@JasmineBeske]

With the plant around the mirror in your room, you should take the other vine and put it around the bottom of the mirror.

[@Haesslicherblaubarsch]

I‘m pretty sure you’ve had one of the air plants in your old place! I’ve had one gifted to me a couple months ago and it bloomed twice immediately after being watered once 🥺🥹

[@aure-anneb6944]

Apparently pests decided that tis the season to relay race on my rescue orchid... like they're preparing for the Olympics or something. I've had mealybugs and spidermites on it, fungus gnats flying around, only waiting for thrips or scale to appear lol, chill out pls x)

[@wishingonthemoon1]

Instead of getting rid of the tortum, you could pot it with the other philodendron, and then just have them in the same pot? Your outfit, makeup, hair, vibe = immaculate.

[@wildfern]

Awe thank you so much!!

[@biancalarae7448]

You getting so excited about Hoya blooms makes me want to go buy a mature one so it will bloom. My 3 Hoyas are all still juvenile but those blooms are beautiful! Dealing with spider mites on my Alocasia Jacklyn! Tis the season I guess 🤦🏻‍♀️ Btw makeup & hair was 🔥🔥

[@petravazanska5707]

Oh my god, your cabinet❤❤, this is a dream! And the glass pipes that hold the plants with the dragonflies, its so beautiful! I have an aquarium. But a cabinet with plants is a great and rare idea at least here in Europe

[@wildfern]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@moiraslater8526]

The air plant is a bromeliad relative. Soak them in a bowl from time to time with a diluted fertilizer.

[@ratgirl44]

No the warscewiczii!! I was about to put mine in PON on your suggestion. Maybe I will just repot in soil. Mine has been with me for years but all looking rough.

[@morningstar8187]

The pests are so bad this year. Literally everything in my garden is covered in aphids. Even leafy cactus plants. It’s never been this bad.

[@wildfern]

ugh awful :( pests are the bane of my existence honestly

[@lisaanglim9588]

I’ve got a multiflora and you’re right. They bloom all the time and they last two weeks. Little liquid as far as I’ve seen. Love this on e it’s my favorite plant.

[@plantygirl1737]

YAY ANOTHER VIDEO ♥♥♥ love uuu btw ur hair is sooo pretty so is ur philo florida ghost!! im so enviousss 🪴🪴

[@wildfern]

Awww thank you so much

[@plantygirl1737]

@@wildfern 🥰🥰

[@Rhaphidophile]

From experience, the borsigiana aurea prefers to be on the dry side. My albo loves humidity, my aurea rots in it. It also somehow loves being in really high light. I'm not sure if your specimen would like the same, but I treat it like an orchid.

[@lisaanglim9588]

I put my Christmas cactus outside in the summer and keep it in the shade. They grow like crazy. I left them out till just before the first frost. She also bloomed like crazy that year.

[@LK110]

All type of aurea variegated are more prone to browning, especially Monsteras. So it's not you, it's aurea. 😄 I've used silica as a foliar spray to my variegated plants for some time now and I don't know is it the silica or light or what, but I haven't had any browning, except aurea adansonii which I stopped spraying silica for couple of weeks. That's why I can tell you to try silica!

[@s0bedu692]

sending my best wishes for the krimson queen peduncle! seeing potential blooms on hoya are always so exciting 🤍

[@wildfern]

ahh thank you so much :)

[@victoriastewart7116]

I will never understand why a hoya has such weirdly wonderful blooms! They look like something out of Dr. Seuss. And they have the most unique leaves as well. How can such a perfect plant exist?! 😄

[@wildfern]

they really are so cool! I'm glad you appreciate their beauty too :)

[@soniacosgrove]

When my husband hears me gasp in the living room (where my plants are) he yells out "Which plant?" LOL I'm so excited for you and your Queen!

[@jillcostanzo794]

That was a lovely moment to watch w your Hoya 😍 hope the bloom sticks!

[@wildfern]

awe thank you so much :) my fingers are crossed!

[@rabbitsandphilodendron]

regarding the calathea warscewiczii, idk if youve tried that already but my friend has humungous calatheas and grows hers in a dense soil mix with compost and terracotta pots. the excess water from the terracotta seems to raise the humidity around the plant somewhat. though im not sure if the climate in my region and yours are similar and what youve tried already. at this point im also suspecting my friend with the thriving calatheas to be a witch or something tbh, she also grows needy anthuriums in room humidity somehow- so maybe its just her. 😅

[@glitteryobjects8592]

OMG I'm so happy your Krimson Queen is FINALLY GOING TO BLOOM!!!!

[@wildfern]

Ahhhh I really hope so!!

[@luckystarbaby_]

Lions and tigers and bears oh my! Summer plant thriving 🔥

[@ChloroPhiles]

I do the same watering system but I put a string in the cup with a knot and then run the string down the whole pole .. but then I have to leave the cup there all the time which doesn't look as nice of course

[@batuhilal1363]

I've been watching you since 2021 and THAT KRİMSON QUEEN I've been waiting for that bloom forever I'm literally going to cry omgggggg

[@beeng77]

I enjoyed this video so so much, always do but seeing the update/walk through feels so satisfying. Hopefully your spidermites treatment go well and they leave your plants alone. That alocasia aureo odora is extremely eye-catching like wooow!! Thank you for taking us along with you, looking forward to Monday😚

[@nicolepayer1931]

The year Fern absolutely loses her brain boggles bc of The Queen 😅 I hope she gives you the most epic blooms!!

[@Swedishviking2]

My favourite alocasia is the cuprea. The one I have at the moment is absolutely amazing. But I also love my pink variegated bambino, excited for it to put out new leaves

[@TheTashaDrama]

Baby oil and dish soap cleared up my scale problem

[@nattiemae]

You had AN air plant...I remember it in the skeleton hand!

[@lynnep6514]

Congratulations on your Hoya blooms!!! It’s so exciting and rewarding 💚

[@elmerhernandez5810]

TASTE THE HOYA BLOOM SAP!!! its yummmmm and floral

[@torquess454]

If anyone shows that their collection has absolutely no yellow or crispy leaves, I don’t trust them lol or they live in Indonesia lol Love how you changed everything around in your planty chore week vids btw I wish I knew why, I cannot keep a khroniana silver alive, I’ve tried thrice… ugh Why do those wayetii blooms get all dewey? Wild, is it like hummingbird nectar? The begonia ?melano begatta? I just saw this spring as a 2-3 leaf plant for 65$ cad. Wild I just started “cupping” my moss poles too, love it, no spillage from turning a bottle upside down, no overwatering My fav alocasias are the Jaklyn, the Cuprea, the big taro/elephant ear dude What do you know about the Epipremnum Thai? I only just found and heard of it, brought it home of course, but can’t find any info on her! She definitely doesn’t like to be overwatered, I know that much! I still can’t get my hands on a linearus without breaking the bank for a cutting.. praying they become more common in BC canada My Philo white knight has growth like that, he’s had lotsa light so the internodal spacing is great, but the leaves are pointed all in wonky directions, love him so much for his kookiness lol if they all grew the same we’d be bored quickly I like working with the plants natural growth and see what I can do to help. My PPP is as dark as a dark lord with the bright pink variegation. Sooo dark

[@PetuniaTurtle]

I think the fact that I too am dealing with spidermite infestations...yet again is what's putting me in a planty slump. It's just a continuous battle, but an outbreak is the worst!

[@aspenanya4421]

Your hard work paid off with the queen!!!

[@wildfern]

ahh thank you :') I can't believe it!

[@cristyandplants]

yayyyy! a new fern video!!!! ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@kristathompson9888]

Oh my gosh how exciting is that peduncle on your Crimson Queen!!!! I would also love some tips on the Hoya Heuschkeliana Variegated. I have a teeny tiny one that I would love to grow as big as yours is 💚

[@Savage_Psykhe]

I knew it! I knew your queen would try to bloom after your repotted her! Mine just bloomed. They literally smell like chocolate even before the buds open! :3

[@lisaanglim9588]

The silver bay is on my wish list. One of the top.

[@vlong7112]

Saw the notification at work and so excited to unwind with these updates! 🫰🏽💚🪴

[@courtneyjoi]

My crimson Queen and Wayetii are about to bloom for me for the first time too! I was SHOCKED because they are my oldest Hoyas and they’ve never come close. Excited for you!

[@wildfern]

Omg that is sooo exciting!! yay!!

[@joanneklaus9242]

My favorite Alocasias right now are Regal Shield, Silver dragon, and Dragon Scale.. Guess why..🤷‍♀️They’ve never had spider mites! Well, neither has my Dragons Breath but recently it just started producing inflo after inflo and I’m not sure if it’s just going into dormancy but luckily there’s new ones pushing up!

[@jomassey4207]

Agleonemas are so underrated 😊. I have 4, including silver bay and they're so easy going. Low light, regular watering and some love...😊

[@wildfern]

They are the best!! I love how easygoing mine is

[@CelinaSharp]

Haven’t finished watching but had to come and comment. OMG I screamed when you showed the peduncle on your krimson queen!!! I hope she flowers for you ❤️🫶🏼❤️

[@vlong7112]

I bought my first Ping today 🥹

[@KarleesK9Services]

Get excited Fern! I'm excited for you 🪴🤩

[@wildfern]

Awe thank youuuu

[@Tammy-rq9mu]

I got out of the plant hobby, now I’m into the fish aquarium hobby, lol have five tanks now! I still watch your videos, love them! Much love from Nova Scotia🇨🇦

[@wildfern]

Awe thank you for continuing to watch & I hope you're enjoying aquarium keeping!

[@lisaanglim9588]

I had a ficus tree that had scale and I just picked them off. It was a very lite infestation

[@palomaflynn2993]

Omg your Tortum is what inspired me to get one. It’s so lush!! Will be sad to see it go 😢

[@AnaC17]

I discovered a peduncle on my Krimson Queen this week and the way I literally gasped when I saw it, I even startled my husband 😂 mind you, I only have that one Hoya in my collection and it is the very first peduncle I have ever gotten 🥰 I thought of you immediately 😂💕 I do hope yours and mine come to fruition! Sending all the good flowering vibes 🌸 ✨

[@melissaharnish9094]

So excited for you to see your Hoya Wyetii bloom! what does it smell like?

[@wildfern]

It smells lightly floral? but only very close up. definitely is overpowered by the smelly krohniana beside it haha

[@nicolepalanzi9589]

Enjoyed the video.Did my plants things while I watched. Your plants are doing awesome,I think they like the new house .🎉❤

[@dylanmelville5968]

Immediately clicked I love watching ur videos. So recently I’ve been obsessed with the Dracena marginata and I got a 10 year old one today from offer up and he’s absolutely GORGEOUS

[@wildfern]

Omg I looove those - that is so exciting! Congrats!

[@LeafyConversations]

Sorry you have such a bad spider mite outbreak! That just gives me the heebie jeebies. I have for the first time a few gnats, I don’t know how bad it “will be”, but I am going to do some repots this weekend I think and put Bonide Systemic Granules in them…I don’t know ugh. This is where I am tempted to do semi-hydro, but I really don’t want to do that I like using Molly’s and Tree fern.

[@dorothycherkas17]

I just all your plants, so many different varieties. I also have spider mites , essentially on my lipstick plant. May I ask what can use to get rid of mites that is pet/cat friendly?? I am amazed at how you have such big leaves on a handful of plants Dot

[@CassieWilliams-dg1yg]

I am so excited for your Krimson Queen. Fingers crossed 🤞 she blooms!!!❤

[@wildfern]

Ahhh thank you!!

[@lisaanglim9588]

The zebrina reticulata is stunning

[@michellecarini8382]

It’s the year for spider mites 😩

[@itscarolinemary]

The alocasia dragons breath is so pretty 💚🌱

[@taylorstewart8309]

Have you considered growing your monstera aurea in like a semi hydro setup? It just occurred to me seeing the edema on your albo that maybe more consistent moisture would help prevent the cells bursting

[@wildfern]

she's in semi-hydro, it worked great at first but now she's struggling! I'm going to keep trying though

[@juliaersan856]

I have glorious and splendid too but i got them as plugs about a year ago and they are still small. Yours are such goals! Have you ever considered buying from the green escape?

[@ErisWhistles]

Your videos inspired me to make my own ❤❤ Also your hair is phenomenal!!

[@wildfern]

awww that is amazing, I'll have to check out your channel! and thank you so much :)

[@ErisWhistles]

@wildfern hehe please do! I need to know how to improve 😭

[@lisaanglim9588]

I hope your bloom on the krimson queen comes to fruition.