Peace Lily HELP!
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A few weeks ago my peace lily got soil mites. To get rid of these I totally removed any soil from the roots and then submerged the pant under water so that the mites would be removed. Then I re-potted and now my lily looks like its in some serious pain. I think the mites did a pretty good job of destroying its roots. Usually I water it when the soils dry but now the plant doesn't spring back up if I water it, it just remains wilting. I've had the plant for 5 years and this may sound sad but I don't want to give up on it. Can anyone diagnose if its terminal or if its just recovering?
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I'm never clear what people are talking about when they refer to soil mites. There are all sorts of tiny things that live in soil/compost - most are beneficial.
What did your 'soil mites' look like and how were they harming your plant?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Basically little white bugs, they were basically breaking my plant down into compost and they have really damaged the roots. The soil and leaves started to go moldy aswell.
It could be a mealy bug infestation - you can get proprietary treatments from the garden centre - but I've a feeling that your Peace LIly may be past recovery - it certainly looks it. Sorry.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
unless it has massive sentimental quality, I'd get rid and buy another.
Oh no, that looks really poorly. I agree with Hosta. Get a new one. Unless thee are soil nematodes for that particular pest, which you could water in, but it looks like it may be a bit too late...
Also, overwatering can kill them. They actually like it quite dry, with regular misting of leaves, but never sitting in water. They can go a long time without water actually. And as welsh says, our of sunlight, better in bright area away from direct heat sources. Like a good feed too.