How to deal with red spider mite infestation on roses: a personally tested method to bring them back to life

Any seasoned balcony gardener knows,

no home garden or balcony planting escapes red spider mites.

Dare you spray pesticides? No, you don't - your home is just too close, and spraying pesticides means harming yourself.

Try folk remedies? Chili water, garlic water, milk, essential balm... Oh, the host has tried them all, and these methods are better suited to prevention in advance. When you find red spider mites breaking out on a large scale, it is already too late for these methods, and the results and insect-killing effect are poor!

So in this article, the host will explain a simple and effective method to cure red spider mite infestation on rose plants, and it works just as well for other flowers and plants too!

Quickly grab a little stool and sit down...

Dealing with red spider mites

Methods and steps

One

Find the plant with red spider mites

The picture shows an infested plant. The leaves have become more brittle and yellow and have begun to drop. If you look at the back of the leaves with a magnifying glass, you will find densely packed red spider mites.

Two

Wash the backs of the leaves with high-pressure water

At noon on a clear day in July to August, tilt the flower pot, press part of the hose outlet, and aim the high-pressure water at the backs of the leaves to wash them, making sure to rinse every leaf.

Three

Remove the buds

Flowering plus red spider mites sucking plant sap, the double impact will weaken the plant, so the flower buds need to be removed.

Four

Remove the flowers

For the same reason as step three, all the flowers currently in bloom need to be removed.

Five

Rinse the leaves and finish the operation

On clear days, repeat the operation in step two 3 times a day, and doing this for 3 days will drive away the red spider mites.

Grown on the balcony

After careful treatment, just look forward to the roses coming back to life! Look at the picture at the end of the article. Have balcony gardening friends encountered this situation? Guess what pest or disease it is? For the brilliant solution, please look forward to the next article in the Grown on the Balcony series.

Alright, that is all for this article. If balcony gardening friends still have any questions, check in in the comment section below.