house plant

jackyalex · 09-02-2007, 21:03

i have a house plant i dont know what type it is but it has big green leaves and it grows but i am having a problem with it,i noticed that the leaves have been eating by something,i have seen a few tiny spiders on my plant,could this be whats eating my leaves and if so how do i get rid,this is a plant that i have been growing for years and im proud ive kept it alive,can anyone help please

slinky · 09-02-2007, 23:53

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Originally Posted by jackyalex

i have a house plant i dont know what type it is but it has big green leaves and it grows but i am having a problem with it,i noticed that the leaves have been eating by something,i have seen a few tiny spiders on my plant,could this be whats eating my leaves and if so how do i get rid,this is a plant that i have been growing for years and im proud ive kept it alive,can anyone help please

Oh i'm sorry to hear about the plant love.....

My advice is to keep Corey, kyle, and (Keyra sp* oh Im such a bad best mate) away from it lol.

Tinkerbelle · 09-02-2007, 23:58

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Originally Posted by jackyalex

ii have seen a few tiny spiders on my plant,could this be whats eating my leaves and if so how do i get rid,

I find the hoover works ......... lol don't ask!!!

Not been much help have I really

but that's the way I did it last time my plant was infested with spider eggs

jackyalex · 10-02-2007, 00:00

whaaa how dare you forget my kids names,i knew you would come along and take the mick out of my plant,it only grows cause i talk to it,aint no one else to talk to round here

jackyalex · 10-02-2007, 00:02

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

I find the hoover works ......... lol don't ask!!!

Not been much help have I really

but that's the way I did it last time my plant was infested with spider eggs

cheers tinks i will try that,

slinky · 10-02-2007, 00:04

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Originally Posted by jackyalex

whaaa how dare you forget my kids names,i knew you would come along and take the mick out of my plant,it only grows cause i talk to it,aint no one else to talk to round here

I didn't forget your kids names ...............

I just can't spell your lovely daughters

but I can feed them all chocolate when they come to mine, then they go all the way back to Durham scruffin the car up

And as for no-one to talk to!! is that an invite to come and torment the Lovely people of Durham??

jackyalex · 10-02-2007, 00:08

lol your more than welcome to come up here anytime,and as for the chocolate the kids were hyper and i almost crashed in the fog,they only went to sleep about 5 mins b4 we got back

cherokee · 10-02-2007, 00:09

well if the plant can hear you lol!! maybe the spiders can ... so ask them to bog off and leave your plant alone haahaa ....
no really wouldnt have a clue ..sorry

jackyalex · 10-02-2007, 00:12

thats funny i never thought of that lol,tinks said it gets rid of her cobwebs

jackyalex · 10-02-2007, 00:34

from her plants i mean

cherokee · 10-02-2007, 01:34

hee hee ...sooooo glad you said that pmsl!!!....

panther · 11-02-2007, 14:04

hey is it a spider plant ......lmao....sorry!

organicjack · 11-02-2007, 19:55

Could be Spider Mites. They are very tiny, red and also weave webs. They afflict house plants and greenouse crops. Not sure if its appropiate to link offsite, but there is a lot information on t`internet about them if you do a search.

entwisi · 11-02-2007, 20:45

take a piccy of it so we have a chance of identification!

WillowTheWhisp · 12-02-2007, 11:27

Is it dead yet?