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| Hanging Jade Plant | 1/1/2008 | Greg Simpson |
Q: I have a Hanging Jade that I purchased last summer. It is in two pieces. One piece is nice, firm, ...
A: Vee, Very sorry for taking so long to get back to you (forgot to set my vacation notice). Remove ...
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| Pencilneck Euphorbia | 1/1/2008 | Greg Simpson |
Q: I have a pencilneck euphorbia (green stick tree) it is about 2 feet tall and I am living in cold ...
A: Mike, I think you answered your own question. The environment your plant is in is key. However, it ...
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| cactus problems | 12/31/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: I have a cactus that belonged to my mother, it is about 20 plus years old. It is about 9 ft. tall. ...
A: Sheila, You'll have to take cuttings. Make sure to take them at least 3 to 4 inches above the where ...
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| cactus-madagascar palm | 12/30/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: I've has my plant for three years. It's 3 feet tall. I purchased from Florida, I live central ...
A: Tonya, Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. If the stem of the plant is soft, try cutting it ...
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| madagascar | 12/30/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: Are there cacti from Madagascar?
A: Rosetta, Technically, no. Cacti are only native to the Americas. However, cacti have been ...
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| Top of cactus turning black | 12/22/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: A friend gave me what I think is a Peruvian Apple cactus a month ago. It was originally 10 ft. ...
A: Leah, Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. It sounds like it may have been exposed to some ...
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| brown sides on cactus | 12/21/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: I have a 6 -7 foot cactus 1. the top broke off so i am following your advice you gave someone else. ...
A: Susette, Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Is there any green left in the plant? If there ...
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| Euphorbia trigona | 12/18/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: i saw your previous answer to the replanting question and may have a similair problem - i too have ...
A: Howard, Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. It sounds like it may be rotting. Is the trunk ...
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| Cactus milk in eye | 12/18/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: What happens if you get cactus milk in your eye. I think it happened to me and my eyes burned and ...
A: Scott, Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. What you have is not a cactus, but a Euphorbia. ...
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| cactus identification | 12/16/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: I live in Dayton, Ohio. This past summer I removed a row of thick shrubs(evergreens) that have ...
A: Todd, Sorry in the delay in getting back to you. Please send me photos to greg8365@hotmail.com. By ...
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| broken off cactus pice, transplant and try to save | 12/15/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: type unknown, it is tall, single, thick straight up, green with pointers all around. I've had it ...
A: Marilyn, Sorry in the delay in getting back to you. Yes, By now if you still have it, it can be ...
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| Christmas Cactus | 12/15/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: We have had our Christmas cactus for several years now, has always done well. This year though, the ...
A: Dan, Sorry in the delay in getting back to you. Based on my experience with them, make sure that ...
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| Two "cactus" questions | 12/14/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: I have a Christmas cactus. It's been on the patio all year until just recently. Very flush with ...
A: Sandy, You may have waited to long to water it. That particular cactus is a tropical cactus and ...
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| aloe vera | 12/14/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: My dad has an aloe vera farm in Mozambique it has been going for about 3 years now. He has noticed ...
A: Tarryn, I had to do some research myself. Eurytoma is a parasitic wasp, but parasitic to other ...
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| sick Cereus | 12/13/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: I have a 5-6M tall cereus, possibly Cereus peruvianus, that is 10 years old, planted outside in ...
A: Joe, Cactus, like Cereus peruvianus get quite large, and so their stems actually turn into wood, ...
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| Saguaro fell over, arms broke off | 12/13/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: We also have a cactus that is a victim of the recent rains. This time on 3.3 acres in NW Tucson. ...
A: Kathy, Do you think we could pick it back up? You could try the tractor, but that can be pretty ...
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| Christmas Cactus | 12/12/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: About two weeks ago I removed a segment of three leaves from a mature christmas cactus, trimming the ...
A: Ashley, Leave it in the soil mixture you have prepared, it should be fine. Keep the soil moist, but ...
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| Pachypodium Saundersii | 12/10/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: My Pachypodium produced 4 seed pods. How do I plant the seeds. I've never grown anything ...
A: Julie, They can be grown from seed, but wait until late spring to sow. Use a mixture of sand and ...
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| saving a saguaro | 12/10/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: Please Help! My children (boys) thought it would be a great idea to stab our saguaro w/a rusty giant ...
A: Susan, Generally, if it is oozing black stuff, it will not make it. you can try scooping out the ...
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| zygo (christmas cactus) | 12/9/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: how often and how much do i water!? this is so beautiful I don't want to kill it like i have many ...
A: Rachel, I have no idea about your other plant without seeing a picture. If you can send one to ...
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| lithops | 12/9/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: i was going to order 1000 lithops seeds and i had a few questions about growing them. First, how ...
A: Dustin, Lithops are not my thing, however they are supposedly very easy to grow from seed. Below is ...
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| My aeonium! | 12/7/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: Last year I purchased an aeounium that was a dark purple in full sunlight. I am sorry i cannot tell ...
A: Charlotte, It sounds like it is rotting from the base upwards. You can try re-rooting it by cutting ...
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| Golden Barrel Shape | 12/6/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: Simpson, About a year ago, I went to a cactus farm and bought a barrel cactus 14 inches in ...
A: Fred, Without seeing a picture of your plant, I am guessing. However, it sounds like your plant is ...
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| Saguaro Arms | 12/6/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: I live out in the Superstition Foothill area of AJ on 6 acres. I noticed today a rather large ...
A: Chuck, That depends on how much damage there is. Generally when a saguaro falls over, it hits the ...
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| Cactus identification | 12/5/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: Simpson, I recently bought a cactus around 8 cm high, and was hoping you could identify what species ...
A: Lucas, You have a Notocactus leninghausii. They are very easy to grow and the link below has some ...
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| Powdery substance on Burro's Tail | 12/5/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: My hanging Burro's Tail has a consistent thin film of light white powder on the entirety of the ...
A: Alicia, Yes, that is normal on your plant and a lot of succulents and cacti produce it, it is ...
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| Saguaro cactus | 12/4/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: I have a tall Saguaro that is leaning due to the weight of the arms on one side. Can I trim an arm ...
A: Scott, I live in AZ so I know what your talking about. I would recommend that you hire someone to ...
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| Dying Cereus | 12/3/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: I have a very large Cereus Peruvianus growing on my front lawn. It is about fifty five years old ( I ...
A: Ken, I have seem quite a few examples of what your talking about, so I will assume you live in ...
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| Cactus | 12/2/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: I was given, what I think is a Opunitia engelmann, from my mom 6 years ago. At that time he was ...
A: Tina, It would be very expensive to move without breaking (hiring a company to do it). My advice ...
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| are my cacti dying | 12/2/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: I have just recently brought my three grafted cacti in from the cold air. I have to admit that I ...
A: Jessica, Sorry for bad news, but when cacti freeze like that, it causes rot that spreads pretty ...
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| cereus cactus | 12/1/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: We live in Central Florida and 2 years ago had a cactus garden planted by a professional ...
A: Eileen, Generally Cereus do that in response to heat & drought. They are not true desert cacti so ...
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| Saguaro Spines Turning Black | 12/1/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: I have a 3 saguaro's that the spines are turning black. A couple of them are turning black in the ...
A: Rick, If there is nothing foreign on them, then they are fine. If there is, please send me a photo ...
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| cutting a christmas cactus | 11/30/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: when i do cuttings from my Christmas cactus, do I just leave it out without water to "heal" for two ...
A: David, With a Christmas cactus, 2 weeks would be maximum (between a week to 2 weeks should be ...
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| My dying aloe plant | 11/29/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: I was given a large aloe plant by a friend who was moving out of state. It was outside all summer ...
A: Tiffany, Sounds like your doing all the right things. Just make sure you do not water unless the ...
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| My Aloe is dying...please help!!! | 11/28/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: I got Aloe vera stem from meijer's and since august it was doing OK (it was not growing but was ...
A: Veena, If it is dying from the soil up, and that much of it is dead, then there is really no way to ...
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| Madagascar Palm | 11/26/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: I hope you can help me. I have a Madagascar Palm, that I've had for about 6 mo's. I live in ...
A: Christina, It sounds like they got a little frost bit before you brought them in. However, your ...
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| Yacca plants | 11/26/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: the problem i have is that 1 of the plants has lost its leaves its like a bird has sat on it and it ...
A: Kim, It sounds like that one needs to be replaced. Actually only having 1 perish out of 10 is ...
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| Christmas Cactus | 11/25/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: Please help. I have this Christmas cactus and I just noticed very small white worms in the soil. I ...
A: Jen, They are probably larva to a flying bug. There is a pesticide (can't recall the name) that is ...
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| Mammalaria Elongata- Golden star cactus | 11/25/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: My Golden star cactus appears to be dying at the root. The upper parts of it, appear to be alive. I ...
A: Silvia, You may be able to re-root your plant, but you'll need to let it dry out (now that you've ...
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| Zygo Cactus | 11/24/2007 | Greg Simpson |
Q: My daughter just bought a zygo cactus and there were no care directions with it. She just needs to ...
A: Cyndi, It is very similar if not identical to a "Christmas cactus". They are a little different ...
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