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How much water do hoyas need?

Posted by loi tran on

Hoyas are fairly easy to grow, but the most difficult thing to master is to get watering down.  Over water and you get root rot.  Under water and you'll lose new growth and have roots dry out. 

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Plants Wake You Up

Posted by loi tran on

The website is called Plants wake you up because I believe that is what plant lovers notice when they grow plants.  Plants teach us to slow down.  To observe.  They teach us values such as patience, adaptability and how to deal with loss.   In this modern hectic society, we all need to slow down.  And plants can help us do that. They reward us with growth.  They forgive us when we forget.  And they are there to help relieve our stress.

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Recommended potting mix for hoyas

Posted by loi tran on

There a lot of different potting mixes for hoyas.  You can get as complex or as simple as you want.  A safe potting mix based on my experience would be: 25% - 50% organic (peat, potting mix, coir) 50% - 75% in organic (pumice, perlite, lava rock, charcoal (usually 5%) bark, turface, etc) You would use more organic in the mix if you grow your plants in a dry and hot environment and less organic mix otherwise.  It also depends on if you're an overwaterer or underwaterer.  I'm an overwaterer so I like 25% coir to 75% inorganic mix.   I...

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Hello and welcome

Posted by loi tran on

     Hello, my name is Loi and I'm a plant addict.  Welcome to Plants Wake You Up.  After selling on Etsy and Ebay by the same name (PlantWakeYouUp), I've decided to create my own website to have more control and to be able to sell plants at a lower price.     Feel free to message me with any questions.  I plan on writing more articles on hoya plant care in the future.

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