should I chop?

QuestionMy 40 yr. old Beaucarnea recurvata (ponytail palm) has had mealy bugs for many years; Ive tried systemic poison which I dislike as I try to be totally organic and Ive been using alcohol both as spray & on Q-

Money Tree - shrivelling leaves

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Will, Last Wed, I bought a Pachira - a braided Money Tree. Its about 3 feet tall and came in a 14 pot. The instructions said moderate water, no wet feet, bright indirect sunlight. To let the pla

Watering plants causes snap, crackle, pop noise.

QuestionDear Mr. Creed: Sometimes, my houseplants make the same, snap, crackle, pop, sounds that you would expect to hear from a bowl of Rice Krispies. This does not seem related to soil type, since I have he

white fuzz (scale?) on bird of paradise

QuestionI have this white fuzz type infestation on two bird of paradise plants. What is the best natural way to rid this infestation? AnswerHi Bob, The white fuzz could be either mealybug or scale. Both are

ephorbia/ascots

Questionabout how tall do they usually grow? AnswerLisette, Growing in the ground in the south in zone 7 where it never gets below 0 they will get 20 tall, they will spread 20 and bloom from March to May. In a lar

Mulch in pot

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Will, Ive just bought 2 plants - a dwarf schefflera in a 11 pot(the plant is about 16 tall) and a threadleaf also in a 11 pot (the plant is about 2 feet tall). So far, the plants are fine. I und

bromeliad

QuestionThe very center rotted I pulled it out I am sure I over watered in the cup. My question is the plant going to die completly? Should I just replace it? It is green with pink stripes. AnswerHi Pennie, Your B

black spots on plant leaves

Question black spots Hello- I have recently purchased a philodendron xanadu and noticed that there are black spots on the underside of some of the leaves. There are also some faint yellow spots as well. The plant lo

baby Sago palm leaves turning yellow

Question Sago leaf Hi Will, I bought a new sago palm a couple of months back and its leaves seem to be turning yellow from the inside. I checked for other abnormalities and didnt find any. I water it lightly once e

Lucky bamboo house plant

QuestionI was given a little vase with three single bamboo, and they grew and look beautiful. Just recently one of my smaller ones started turning yellow and is now from the looks of it is completely dead. First que

Sick China Doll Plant

QuestionI got a China Doll Tree Plant for Xmas for a local florist. It is potted in a 10 copper looking metal pot and is over 3 ft tall. It sits in my living room & I have an OttLite shining on it 24 hours dai

Mass Cane Care

Question Leaves Close up Hello Will, I saw that you have answered a few questions about mass cane care before. But I was hoping you could help me with my plant specifically as I have no knowledge of plants whatsoev

Identy

Question Unknown orphan I inherited a bunch of plants. This is one I cannot ID. Can you help? AnswerHi Neil, The photo does not reveal scale (size), so it is hard to be sure, but it looks like you have a Dracaena

Just cant find this name

Question stranger If I may prevail upon once more. AnswerHi Neil, Your plant is a Dracaena Janet Craig compacta. Please let me know if you have any additional questions. If this information has been helpful, pl

Confused

QuestionI have a purpel wondering Jew that I got about a year ago. When I re-potted it I gave some of the shots to a friend. Hers is growing like crazy and has bloomed at least once but mine has done almost nothing.

Large & Split leaf Philodendrons

QuestionI have several large split leaf Philodendrons large pots, 18 22 28 Etc. they were huge and beautiful, I told my husband to bring them in the house because we were expecting frost overnight, he forgot, in the

Rescue My Banana Plant

QuestionHi Tracy! I live in New Jersey, near Philadelphia. I have many plants that I keep outside in the warmer weather and bring inside during the colder months. The back porch where the plants are kep

bromelia (I think)

Question My plant We are trying to figure out why this plants looks like it is dying. When we bought it (about 6 months ago) it had a beautiful red center. We keep it watered, but it does not get direct

Monkey Tail Cactus

QuestionMonkey Tail QUESTION: Hi Will, Your answer to my last question was great so Im back on here for another one. I have a monkey tail cactus (or thats what I understand it to be) which is not doing wel

Holes in soil

QuestionI have noticed that when I water my plants a hole starts forming in the middle of the pot. I fill the hole with more soil. I found that if I dont add more soil over time the hole can get quite deep. I have t