My plant is getting a treatment and then a bath!

She has mealy bugs! My first experience with them was when I purchased a lemon tree years ago. A few days after getting it home — yuck! The greenhouse took it back.
Seldom do I have plant pests, so this is a great time to share my treatment.
- Remove the white puffs on leaves and stems with alcohol on a Q-tip
- Drench the soil with hydrogen peroxide
- Wait 30 mins
- Rinse the plant with water and Murphy’s Oil soap or Castile in a spray bottle
- Put the pot in a large bowl
- Put worm castings on the soil and water well
- Let the plant sit in the bowl of water for 2 hours so the water gets to all the leaves
Now I must check all my plants.
I will repeat the treatment in a week.