Hi All,
I have a young English Ivy I purchased about six weeks ago which is still in it's 4" nursery pot. It has been hit pretty hard with spider mites. My plan is to bonsai this Ivy however, one whole branch is very sick looking and the leaves are very shrivelled with a brownish-gray colour. I am treating this plant today. My question is: should I trim off the sickly branch before or after the treatment or just leave it?
I fed my Ivey and other houseplants about a week ago with a very poor quality fertilizer. The fertilizer being "Miracle Grow"...I know, I just learned how bad it is for plants...it was given to me and was all I had at the time. I just purchased a good quality, liquid fertilizer with all the necessary trace elements and a NPK of 10-15-10 to develope a healthy root system. My question is can I feed my Ivy and other plants after giving them the treatment or should I wait? If I should wait, how long a period of time should I give it?
Leslie