Try not to lose hope

[BucksCountyFigs]

So, the hard news first… I was unexpectedly away in the hospital for awhile, and my fig room got very cold, and I lost 1/3 of my fig pops. Also, the humidifier ran out of water, so spider mites decided this was time for a love fest, so I came home to a disaster.

So, I had to remove all the leaves and dipped all the remaining fig pops to treat the stems and all the nooks and crannies.

The good news:

Figs are tough.

I wasn’t sure if this one would survive, since the roots looked pretty bad:



But then i flipped over the bag, and a couple new white roots are growing!




And a couple of new leaves are pushing out & I see 2 new bud bumps forming!

 

[ChesapeakeFigs]

I hope you are feeling better! Hospital trips and fig care can be tough... It does give you motivation to get out to take care of them. I remember a few weeks in the hospital a few years ago, where I was pushing the drs to let me go home so I could water my figs

 

[Tiger garden]

I'm sorry to hear that and hope you or your loved ones are okay. Figs are replaceable and I hope the generous people here may help replace what you lost.

How cold did it get in order for the figs to look like this? I also don't use a humidifier but then I don't have spider mites and my humidity is around 55% with temperature of 60F in my basement (grow room).

I wish you and your figs a speedy recovery.

 

[snarfing]

oh man so sorry to hear about your hospital stay. let me know if you need anything!

 

[Kompakfigs]

I’m sorry to hear about your hospital visit. Next time, you should ask a family member, friend or hire someone to take care your baby figs especially the expensive ones.

 

[superdave336]

Glad you're out of the hospital and hope you're feeling better. Take care of yourself, figs can be replaced.

 

[grasshopper]

Hope you feel better. Figs are pretty tough. Healthy cuttings can regenerate new roots despite most of the existing ones are dead.

You can use insecticidal soap or pyrethroid (both organic) spray to take care of the spider mites. It may take couple sprays about a week apart to eliminate them.

 

[ktrain]

Well wishes to you, I cannot stand going into hospitals.
It makes my wallet hurt like crazy.

 

[BucksCountyFigs]

I’m sorry to hear about your hospital visit. Next time, you should ask a family member, friend or hire someone to take care your baby figs especially the expensive ones.

Yes, that would have been optimal, but i moved to a new state post divorce, so it’s challenging.

 

[BucksCountyFigs]

Hope you feel better. Figs are pretty tough. Healthy cuttings can regenerate new roots despite most of the existing ones are dead.

You can use insecticidal soap or pyrethroid (both organic) spray to take care of the spider mites. It may take couple sprays about a week apart to eliminate them.

And I read that spider mites can become somewhat resistant to different treatments.

Do you have a recommendation for a pyrethrin spray?

 

[ktrain]

I used this and it seemed to control them just fine.

 

[BucksCountyFigs]

I used this and it seemed to control them just fine.

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Thank you!

 

[Figgerlickinggood]

I like the Bonide products.