Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Got time to listen to me whine?, 1 by Brinda

Brinda wrote:
LOL Kell....I don't know about that!!! I have whined, cried and screamed about all of this for the past 3 or 4 weeks. And like you said....get rid of one thing and another starts! Last week seemed to be the worst! We've had triple digit temps going on three weeks now and I guess that really fueled the fire with the mite. And as I was inspecting for mites, when I moved huge brug leaves out of the way to find my coleus all wilted, brown and DEAD from mealy bugs I wanted to give it all up! I'm telling you that I had a serious but fleeting thought to just torch it all. If it wasn't for this big party I might have! My DH is so helpful outside and really enjoys looking at all the plants and blooms, I think he might shoot me if I torched them. LOL

I didn't have a clue that mites attacked bananas.....I have a huge banana stuck in the back of all of this and as I was inspecting I could see all the lower leaves that have serious mites. I just couldn't believe it! Sheesh!