Flies in soil and on plants

QuestionHi, I have an indoor jasmine plant and a korean plant called Angels wings. I recently repotted these plants and now find lots of flies in and around the plants and of course the flies dont restri

Growing Lantana indoors

QuestionMy sister lives in Florida and my son lives in North Carolina. When I visit, i see these beautiful Lantana plants. I would like to try and grow this in my home in Columbus, Ohio. I have a w

CornPlant

QuestionThank you so much for your prompt response. Youre a life savor. My husband laughed at me about the size of my tree its 22 inches or so and its in a 20 inch round pot. (Not good w/feet, too funny)

Fiddle leaf fig tree pruning

QuestionHi, I recently purchased a fiddle leaf fig tree that is approx 4 1/2 feet tall. The bottom 2 1/2 feet of the tree is stalk only with the branches & leaves starting about half way up. Is there anything

Pruning Scheffleras

QuestionI have a 20 year old Shiffalera Plant that is of control with branches growing in all directions and some are 10 feet high. It was given to me by a friend and I kept it on the deck all summer and it was happ

office plant selection

QuestionI need to select a plant or two for my office. The placement will be in a position where the plant does not get any direct sunlight. What plants would you suggest? AnswerHi Rick, There are many plant

heartbroken house plant

QuestionDarlene, Thanks soooo much for responding sp promptly! This sounds silly, but how do I start baby plants? Should I take the old stems with the existing roots and put them in the sun to hope that they grow? I

peace lily stems

QuestionHello! I have had a peace lily for the past 2 years and it looks pretty healthy and gets new leaves regularly. However, it hasnt bloomed at all since i bought it. I also have noticed a callus like part o

sheflera-How to trim it?

QuestionEvery Spring I move my sheflera out to a shady spot. It thrives. Last nite with frost warning in mind I moved it back in....it has gotten huge and will leave not room for my cactus (4 high). Its in a @ 3 gal

RE: How to propagate the Aloe Vera.

Question About 4 months ago, I separated a small (3) plant from a large clump my neighbor has, potted in a 6 pot. Today I noted it is about to bust out of the pot. Theres an unbelievable # of plants in the pot

calle lillies

QuestionI was just given a calle lilly in a pot, about 5 to 6 diameter and about 12 to 14 high. From a previous answer about calle lilly, I realize I was probably not watering it enough as the leaves are wilti

winter care for Hibiscus

QuestionHi! I have 3 plants that are outside at the time. I live in Mississippi. I was wondering how to care for them during the winter months. They are about 3 to 4 feet tall. My home is heated by

rust

QuestionI have 30 plants growing indoors in one room. I have powdery mildew and now rust. I have used the sulfer distributer, organic fungal killer spray. HELP!! AnswerHi Mary, It is very unusual have fungal rust

Lucky Log

QuestionI have a plant that belonged to my Mother. She passed away about a year ago so Ive adopted it. About 2 years ago she bought it through QVC. It was just a log about 4 around and 18 tall. I remember she had it

palm plants

QuestionBecause of the first frost, we brought our palm plants indoors. My husband re-potted them in a 14 pot. We don,t use tap water.and because they are outdoors, they get lot a rain. and are growing nicely.

White spots in indoor palm tree

QuestionHi, I saw your reply to another person with the same problem about white spots on her palm tree. Ill send another email to you with the photos of the white spots. I would appreciate if could let me know what

house bugs?

QuestionHi Will, I have these little black poppy seed looking like things on a couple of my house plants as well as the blinds and walls around a bay window in my house. They are a bit sticky so they attatch t

Hoya Soil Recommendations

QuestionI have a hoya that has died back! it was dropped and the soild was ready to be replaced. I used BACTO High Density Professional potting soil.The leave are yelloing. I had to cut part of the plant back. I

Windows and plants

QuestionMy daughter is doing a science fair experiment, untilizing different windows, or tints in windows and comparing plant growth. What info do you have on windows that work or dont work for growing plants.  

My plants have bugs

QuestionThanks for your fantastically speedy response. How big are the critters relative to the head of a pin? Um, they are head of a pin sized? Half that even. Small, super small. Like the intel