Should I give up on my Japanese Quince? It is sick, help needed.

[Clicio]

how about the spider mites though!?

All dead, or so I hope!

 

[penumbra]

YAAY!!,! I KNEW you’d beat it! I guess that salsa was too hot even for the hot and spicy Latino spider mites. So happy it worked!

A friend grew some Tai peppers and gave me some. He said they are not that hot. I ate one last night on a homemade pizza and I was up half the night with severe heartburn.
Yeah, he is still a friend.

 

[Clicio]

Oh well, I guess I must thank you all once more. And the pepper mix, of course.
No more spider mites at all, my little Quince is clean as a baby, and today it's blooming!
Thought you should like to know.

 

[Clicio]

Oh well, I guess I must thank you all ...

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@Leo in N E Illinois , do you think you can guess which one is this cultivar by its leaves and flowers? I am very curious...

 

[63pmp]

You can't overwater if your potting mix is course enough. It all sounds like a drainage issue to me. Spider mites like weak trees, look to what might have weakened it. Perhaps too much root trimming when repotting, crazy weather at wrong time, over fertilized etc. Looking through the rest of the posts your tree is coming along nicely and has lovely flowers.

As you may well know...
One of the methods of getting rid of the spider mites is spraying the plants, specially the undersides of the leaves, with a water jet every other day.
And water always end up being absorbed by the soil.
Fall and Winter are our dry seasons, even so I guess I could be exaggerating on the watering.
I will be patient and water a tidy less.
Thanks, @JudyB !

 

[Clicio]

You can't Overwater if your potting mix is course enough. It all sounds like a drainage issue to me.

Humm...
I guess this thread progression shows that the issue were spider mites alright.
And I got rid of them with the pepper mix.
Yes, I know all about coarse soil mixes, but take into consideration my climate. I guess it is somehow different from yours.
By the way, I love this assertion line "you can't blahblah..." used as advice, because many times you can.
Thanks for suggesting it was a drainage issue, but in this case, it wasn't.

 

[Pitoon]

Well, I've got good news; the pepper recipe works fine. No signs of mites and new growth all over. Dead and old leaves fell down.
I'd like to thank all of you that helped and encouraged me to keep trying.
Take a look!
The Quince today, it was repotted yesterday:
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The new leaves, no mites at all !
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I like that pot!

 

[63pmp]

By the way, I love this assertion line "you can't blahblah..." used as advice, because many times you can.

Well, I'm going to disagree. Look at the physics, you really can't overwater if your drainage is good as their is no where for water to perch.
And it's a thing that spider mites attack weak plants. Even so, glad your quince has recovered.

 

[Clicio]

I like that pot!

Me too!

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

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@Leo in N E Illinois , do you think you can guess which one is this cultivar by its leaves and flowers? I am very curious...

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I don't trust my ability to identify cultivars from photos. There are many, many cultivars with orange-scarlet and red flowers. I don't dare guess, as I likely will be guessing wrong.

 

[Clicio]

I don't trust my ability to identify cultivars from photos.

Thanks anyway, I will keep trying!

 

[Clicio]

I like that pot!

@Pitoon it is an Onodera pot, custom hand made for this Quince. I really like it!

 

[Clicio]

Well, it is Autumn around here and...
It will bloom again!

 

[Clicio]

UPDATE:
Mid-Autumn and it is starting to bloom again, we had a very rainy season this year and I guess it is in need of some sun.
Spider mites? All gone.

Enjoying the garden.


Always an amazing color!