Whenever I bring a new Hoya into my home, I always check the roots to ensure they aren’t wet or dry-rotted. These particular roots were thick and healthy! 💚 After inspecting them, I placed the plant back into its pot and sprinkled a systemic pesticide into the medium. This plant will stay in quarantine until I’m confident the roots have absorbed the systemic. (Comment ‘shop’ for a direct link.) I almost always leave my plants in the medium they were sold in. My motto is: ‘If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.’ Plants already go through a lot of acclimation—from leaving their nursery, arriving at local stores, and then adapting to our home environments. Repotting them right away can be an unnecessary shock. Another reason is evident in this video: the roots were well-attached and intertwined with the bark and coco husks. Repotting would cause significant damage to this young root system. However, if I inspect the roots and find they’re in poor shape, my approach changes completely. In those cases, I cut off the damaged roots immediately and re-root the plant. Even then, I always add a systemic pesticide to the rooting medium. 👍follow for more ilovehoyas hoyacollector hoyahead hoyaappreciation hoyacollection plantsmakemehappy ihavethisthingwithplants hoya easilydistractedbyplants hoyacollection hoyacaretips tropicalplants LTKFindsUnder100 LTKHome LTKFindsUnder50