| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| plant with no name | 7/10/2009 | Tracy |
Q: Tracy, can you tell me what kind of plant this is? My son brought it to me and it has no name or ...
A: I am sorry but I cannot identify a plant without a picture of the plant. Sometimes I can identify a ...
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| Outdoor yucca very sick | 7/9/2009 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I've had an outdoor yucca for nearly 14 years, and as of late it seems to have been infected with a ...
A: Lisa, Fungal infections can be very frustrating. Try to keep your yucca as dry as possible and ...
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| pothos (very small fruit flies in) | 7/9/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: My hanging pothos is on the counter. It does not get direct sunlight although there is a lot of ...
A: I wonder if these insects are thrips which are tiny and black or whitefly which are, unsurprisingly ...
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| begonias | 7/8/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: I have just transplanted 25 different types of begonias tuberous, rhizo, rex etc. Should I look up ...
A: As you have so many different types of begonias I think it would be an excellent idea for you to ...
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| yellow Jasmine Vine | 7/8/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: My yellow Jasmine is dying slowly . I have lost 2 vine plants so far and 2 more are exhibiting ...
A: I have a useless garden centre close to me too! I asked the staff very simple questions, ones to ...
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| orange tree | 7/7/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: I too have an orange tree bought from a souvenir shop in Florida. It produces fruit I am proud to ...
A: Sadly the fruit on the mini indoor orange trees [Calamondil Orange]are small and sour. Sorry to say ...
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| peacock jasmine | 7/7/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: I just received two small peacock jasmine pots are approximately 2 1/2 inches each. How do I care ...
A: Firstly I would transplant your jasmines into slightly larger pots say 4inch pots. Remember they ...
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| mandavilla vine | 7/7/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: I have been growing mandavilla vines on my deck every summer for the last several years and have ...
A: Since you have been successfully growing your plants for several years and are, presumably, treating ...
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| 35 year old money plant dying. | 7/7/2009 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I think I might of given my 35 year old money plant to much baby bio. All the leaves have dropped ...
A: Annette, You can try to take a cutting and get it to root but the chances of it rooting are very ...
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| anthurium plants | 7/6/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: I bought and repotted my anthurium, then I noticed after a week the new flowers started to turn ...
A: I do hope your prompt actions will help save your plant. But in any case there will be no harm in ...
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| Jade plant | 7/6/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: My Jade plant is losing leaves. They are just randomly dropping off. I don't know if I am ...
A: During the summer your plant needs to be watered thoroughly when the compost begins to dry out. And ...
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| ming tree house plant | 7/6/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: Help i need to know how i can root a ming tree from a friends branch
A: Could you please give me the botanical name of your plant as I have found in the past that people ...
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| Yucca Tree | 7/6/2009 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I have a large and very healthy Yucca tree in the back garden, please see the photo. I am a bit ...
A: Michael, It appears to me that there are 4 trunks above the split. Start by removing the one you ...
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| miracid | 7/5/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: Which plants do you use miracid on? Also, I have two cordyline plants that are indoors. The leaves ...
A: Miracid is used for plants which are lime hating. The plants which immediately spring to mind are ...
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| Help | 7/5/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: I have a wondering jew that I bought very full and beautiful, over time it started wilting and and ...
A: Wandering Jew from the Tradescantia family is normally a very easy plant to grow and to propagate. ...
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| anthurium plants | 7/5/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: I bought and repotted my anthurium, then I noticed after a week the new flowers started to turn ...
A: Well if it's not dying it's crying out for help! Since your plant is so new I would take it right ...
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| My plant has a disease...please HELP!!! | 7/5/2009 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I had a plant (palm tree like)for the past 8 months and it had not been watered for over the past ...
A: Keisha, Both of your plants must be in pots with holes in the bottom for drainage. An hour after ...
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| Hanging Ivy Plant | 7/4/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: I have a hanging ivy plant that we bought about 3 weeks ago. For the first week it was outside on a ...
A: You literally take the end of a stem and pinch [break] it off. That stem will then branch out to ...
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| Shefflera | 7/4/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: My quite large shefflera (in the house) is all sticky. What is the cause and what can I do about ...
A: It sounds as if your plant has been attacked by insects, possibly aphids, scale or whitefly which ...
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| anthurium plant | 7/4/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: how do i care for an anthurium plant. i had one and it died shortly after my husband feed it. this ...
A: Lucky you having such a kind husband!! IF it is indeed he who will be buying you the plant you ...
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| cyclamen | 7/4/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: i have used the expertise of all experts and have never been disappointed. i love this site. my ...
A: Yes you are quite right, half in the earth, half protruding. Am interested to know that you have ...
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| Huge Christmas Palm Tree- indoor- help | 7/4/2009 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: WEhave a very large indoor pa;m that we purchased form the nursery. They said not over water it but ...
A: TJ, A palm tree does not use 5 gallons of water a week. You are overwatering it. Does the pot it is ...
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| Tiny Bugs | 7/3/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: I have a potted pink daisy in my family room, but I noticed that it is covered in these ...
A: Since they are white they are likely to be whitefly - I know that sounds obvious but that is their ...
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| cat urine & plants | 7/3/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: My male cat urinated in a large potted (floor) plant and now it stinks to high heaven. I'd like to ...
A: Not being a cat lover I haven't, thankfully, encountered this problem but this is what I would do ...
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| cyclamen | 7/3/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: i have used the expertise of all experts and have never been disappointed. i love this site. my ...
A: Oh my goodness, I hope I am not going to disappoint you! What I say is, if it works for your friend ...
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| white fluff on soil | 7/3/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: I work on a boat and I have just taken over the care of around 35 house plants (I have no prev ...
A: Yes it certainly sounds like overwatering although you said you only watered the plant twice a week. ...
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| Identification | 7/3/2009 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I am trying to figure out what kind of plant this is. A friend gave it to me and Im not sure I am ...
A: Marsha, It's common name is Prayer plant because it folds up it's leaves at night. The Latin name ...
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| Dividing Indoor Kentia | 7/2/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: I have a large (10 foot+) indoor Kentia palm that is actually four palms in one pot (it has four ...
A: As far as I am aware Kentia palms are propagated by seed not by division. If however you KNOW that ...
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| rubber tree house plant, umbrella tree house plants | 7/2/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: I am wondering how often I should water the two plants listed above?
A: It all depends on the temperature where you have these plants situated. For example if they are in ...
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| Hanging Ivy Plant | 7/2/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: I have a hanging ivy plant that we bought about 3 weeks ago. For the first week it was outside on a ...
A: I don't know what the temperature is where you are in the States but if it is hot then your plant is ...
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| Overheated plant | 7/2/2009 | Tracy |
Q: I just bought a house plant - it has droopy green leaves and a thick bamboo like stalk - there are ...
A: The leaves on that side of the plant have been sun-burnt. Unfortunately there is nothing you can do ...
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| hi. | 7/2/2009 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: Greetings from Norway. I "adopted" a bonsai tree a couple of months back, which I managed to nurse ...
A: William, If you were a cat you would love that strong smell and it would cause you to go a little ...
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| spathiphyllum care | 7/1/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: i've got a peace lily that was flowering but the flowers were dying soon after, new growth was ...
A: Because so many people ask me about peace lilies I bought one for myself a few weeks ago so I could ...
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| Transplanting Date Palm | 7/1/2009 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I have some date palm trees that are from about 12 inches to 3 feet high, growing in a pot. I ...
A: Walter, It is best to transplant it now. Spring and summer is the best time to transplant any ...
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| white mites | 7/1/2009 | Tracy |
Q: I have all kinds of lil white mites under all funiture. U can't see them unless ur looking for them ...
A: The exterminator that came out to your house has to be mistaken. Spider mites would not be under ...
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| white fluff on soil | 6/30/2009 | Diana Hamilton |
Q: I work on a boat and I have just taken over the care of around 35 house plants (I have no prev ...
A: You must be on a very large boat to have so many plants to take care of and I can understand that it ...
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| dieffenbachia - spontaneous water droplets | 6/30/2009 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I just purchased a Dieffenbachia - placed it under a north window - next to a floor register with ...
A: Pamela, It is a normal occurence in the summer with high humidity. It should not be next to the ...
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| apentia hearts and flowers | 6/29/2009 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: While helping a friend in her garden, a long piece of the ground cover, apentia, hearts and flowers ...
A: Uma, Yes, you can root it in the ground. You can cut it in 3 or 4 pieces but you need to make sure ...
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| may have burned new growth-- how do I save my plant-- and what is it? :) | 6/28/2009 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I bought a plant because honestly I thought it looked cool, but it didn't have an identifier in it. ...
A: Erica, It should only go out in the morning or evening for 2-3 hours. It would love to be out 24 ...
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| may have burned new growth-- how do I save my plant-- and what is it? :) | 6/28/2009 | Darlene K. Kittle |
Q: I bought a plant because honestly I thought it looked cool, but it didn't have an identifier in it. ...
A: Erica, Your plant is an Zamia integrifolia, it is in the cycad family. The following site hasmore ...
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