Trimming and Treating Your Hibiscus

Bill shows you how to save some time treating your Hibiscus for spider mites and other pesky bugs.

[Bullboy_Adventures]

By far the best hibiscus pruning video. He shows you how to do the whole thing from beginning to end. I hope bill is doing well

[navena]

It seems so easy. I stay in the tropics and find it so difficult to get rid of plant pest. Thank you so much dada.

[roxanneungson]

The cut branches can be planted again... put in a jar of water after weeks it roots up and transfer to a pot...

[ffmedic]

I have a lot of flowers right now, but I would like to cut my Hibiscus back and re-pot to a bigger pot. Is that okay?

[devilwmn]

I have 3 hibiscus plants, all 3 have spider mites and 2 have mealy bugs. I have tried alcohol and water, dish soap and neem oil and cannot get rid of them. Any advice?

[amandaglassner]

Is that a hibiscus tree or shrub ? Also how much on the systemic treatment do you use? Is the systemic something I should use when I place it outside ?

[krisyallowega]

Hi, I live in Zone 2b/3 (depending on which model used) and have had a hibiscus for many, many years. It has blown off the deck in a windstorm multiple times. It has had aphids and major leaf drop once but still keeps trucking along. I have done minor pruning (trimming broken branches with loppers) in the Springtime and put her outside. She usually blooms around Christmas/New Year's for me. But this year she is quite late...like now the first week of May, when I am about to put her outside. My guess is that it was a little too cold for her over winter by the windows.


It is still hovering around the freezing point overnights, so I am waiting to get her used to outside temps. I guess my question is will I risk a non-bloom year if I prune and put her outside while in bloom?


Thanks

[carpediemlise]

I didn't understand what you said when you were talking about what fertilizer to use.

[grannyj]

oh gosh I would have to clean all those cuttings and make more plants..

[dbm]

Why are my buds falling off before they bloom?

[annemiekecampbell]

You mentioned "this time of year" ?? When exactly is that?

[rogerthomas]

Wished he would of covered where on the branch to cut as far as inside and outside of nodes

[wendyjansky]

Please help I have Kept this hibiscus alive for years and was out of town when it froze one night this is when I got home too I need to know what to cut how far and anything else I need to do before I bring it in the house please help

[themehrt]

Weather suddenly dropped to 20 and my hibiscus was outside
It looks like a glossy leaves I don’t know if it’s dead or not
But even all the plants that I covered up including hibiscuses, impatient plant & lilies are dead but hibiscus is not down but leaves don’t look healthy
I don’t know what to do with it

[sebnemkarbuz]

the way you just cut such long parts I just cant do it xD Even if i try my best i can only cut 10cm at best.. If only I was there to take all cuttings to plant in some pot..
Thanks for tips

[naanaa]

can you prune in fall when you bring it in?

[yogendranathsrivastava]

नमस्ते मेरे गुणहल की पत्तीया सिकुण गई है कृपया कुछ उपाय बताइए

[rhshel]

had mine for five years now its dead? why I have no idea

[sylvia]

I don't get how cutting a branch makes it grow 2 or more branches from that cut branch. Where exactly do we cut it near a leaf or something? Still unclear to me.

[Watcher]

have a Hibiscus that has lost all leaves should or could I cut it back I think it might be dead sad was thinking if I cut it back how far can I cut it back