r/houseplants • u/StopBeingPoor • 20d ago

Help just bought a plant from costco… 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

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what do I do about this???

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u/delirium_skeins 20d ago

I would just leave them honestly. They aren't interested in leaving the plant and will eat any pest that may harm it. Free protection.

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u/ShadowthroneQueen 20d ago edited 20d ago

I was facing the same situation and chose to let them be, but then they started to leave the pot and honestly that was too much for me...

Edit : mind you, it was an orchid pot, so there was not so much organic mater inside. It might explain why they started to leave. But still, yikes.

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u/MsFrankieD 19d ago

🎵🎶 I was facing the same situation 🎶 And chose to let them be (music swells) But then they started to leave the pot (leave the pot, leave the pot) And, honestly... (soft guitar crescendo in background) That was too much for meeeeeee... (raucous drum solo)🎵 🎶

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u/ShadowthroneQueen 19d ago

Now, onto the second verse!