Leaves fall off from umbrella tree

QuestionI have a umbrella tree and the leaves seem to fall off when the plant is touched or even moved . I do let the plant dry out between watering, and when I do water it I just add water to the top of the pot and

Please Identify this plant

Question oooo.1 I would be truly grateful if you could tell me what the name of this spectacular plant is. I bought it in Sri Lanka when the globose stem was the size of a table-tennis ball, and now, five years lat

My Jade Plant

QuestionHi Will, I have a Jade plant that I bought about 5 yrs. ago and needless to say it has quad-droopled in size. So much that I cannot move it or carry it indoors in the winter. I am wondering how

Pony Tail Palm Plant

QuestionMy plant as decided to lint its white stuff all over the leaves, and I am not sure why. Havent moved it, it was a little dry so I watered it but it has always been a great healthy plant. Ca

Bean Plants

QuestionIm doing a science fair experiment & I need to at least get a sprout in 5 days is it possible? Also how much should I water it? AnswerHi Kayla, I suspect you have procrastinated on your science project and

Does my jade plant need to be repotted?

Question My jade Ive had my jade plant in the same dirt since it was a baby jade (2 leaves). Now it is about 12 inches in height and has 20 leaves. The other day i came to work and saw that there were 2 small mushro

giant yucca

QuestionQUESTION: after flowering do you remove the flowering stem ANSWER: Pamela, When giant yucca is grown in the garden you should remove old flowering stems but leave the dried leaves to absorb moisture and h

My Pathetic Old Corn Plant

QuestionMy corn plant is 11 years old. It probably would be in great shape if I watered the poor thing on a regular basis. My New Years Res is to be more conscious of its needs. It is 64 tall. &nbs

Degarmoara Winter Wonderland White Fairy..

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, My boyfriend left me in charge of his plants while he is away for a month. Hes only gone less than 2 weeks, already one of his plants is dying. The tag says its a Degarmoara Winter Wonderla

swiss cheese philodendron care

QuestionHi there, I just got a swiss cheese philodendron a week ago and its leaves have started turning yellow. All the new leaves that come out have brown or burnt bits on then. I moved it to a south facing window

Difficulty identifying insects in house plant soil

QuestionI have 3 different kinds of house plants: basil, cilantro, and a plant that I took out of a flower arrangement that has oval leaves that are white in the middle, which branch off alternately from the stem. T

cactus broke

QuestionI have a 30 year old cactus that is about 2 1/2 inches in diameter and about 2 feet tall. It fell today and the top two inches broke off, the rest of the cactus is OK. I have placed the top of th

Ponytail Bonsai

Question Ponytail Bonsai I recently purchased a Ponytail Bonsai. I have it sitting on my desk at my office and my desk faces a large west window, there for the plant gets lots of natural light. My proble

id cactus

QuestionI have been growing a plant maybe a cactus all over my property.Just cut a piece and stick in in the ground. Growas liek crazy. It has no thorns, long green slender branches with a few tiny what looks

Cashew Plant Spot

QuestionGood morning. I live in Nebraska and have been trying for over a year now to grow a cashew plant from seeds I purchased on the internet. I finally started to get a sappling about a month ago and

Will my Lemon Tree EVER produce a lemon?

QuestionGood morning. I live in Nebraska and have a lemon tree that my children and I planted from a seed about 7-8 years ago. It is about 14 feet tall and we bring it in every winter. However, it

Pothos plant dying...

Question Plantie the Pothos Hi, I have an old Pothos plant (cut from my grandmothers wedding plant, 70+ years old). The plant has been slowly dying over the last three years or so. I re-potted it and its never been

top heavy dieffenbachia

QuestionI have a large dieffenbachia that has gotten very top heavy. I would like to cut it off and try to reroot it. The top is very pretty. The stem is about 3inches in diameter. Is this possible? Thanks for an an

desert rose rotting

QuestionHi, I was out of my house for about 2 months. Now that I am back I have noticed that the stems of my adenium have become soft and are collapsing into themselves. this has happened to all branches in the top

bugs in plants

QuestionI have very small silver like bugs in my plant soil, what can I do to get rid of them without harming my plant? Thanks. Tracy AnswerTracy, Water your plant with rubbing alcohol. It will kill the insects