Watering Cyclamen

QuestionHave read your advice concerning yellowing leaves, which I am trying to prevent. Should I water indoor pot-grown cyclamen from the top, please? Generally, I have watered them from the bottom, making sure t

kalanchoe

QuestionQUESTION: I have had very good luck with this plant until this year as it is Winter and no blooms. Have been fertizing once wkly and have it in a West window. ANSWER: Hi Elaine, You didnt actually ask a qu

Whole Brown Leaves

QuestionQUESTION: I have had this Ponytail plant for around 9 months and it was growing beautifully, I was watering it once a week with a cup of water. This plant it fairly big..probably 12 or so inches tall.

Corn plant cane rot?

QuestionHello, Ive had a corn plant for about 6 months that was given to me by a friend. It has three stalks, 1 of which looks great and seems to like the new location. Another came looking troubled, and the third i

Janet Craig?

Question J creig I have a Janet Craig plant that I saved from work. The plaint is about 5??tall there is two stalks in the pot. I think it is in an 11 inch pot. She is in the front window I think it is facing east.

Bugs in corn plant

Question bugs I recently noticed that too many leaves on my corn plant were turning brown. I checked the soil and saw many of these bugs (shown in picture) along with what seems like millions of very, very, very sma

mylar plant

Questioni got them from work they are on the way to dying cause no one watered them what do i need to do to save them so i can plant them outside next yr, an when do i need to plant them or should i just put them in

Zebra plant help

QuestionI bought my zebra plant about a year ago on sale and now it looks like a really tall stick with leaves at the top. I have no bottom leaves. What can I do? Is it ok if I cut the top off and root it in water o

avocado stem covered with light-colored film

QuestionMy avocado pit, just recently planted in soil is now about 13 inches high - or was until today when I cut it back for the second time, this time to six inches. It appears to be healthy, but I noticed for the

my tropical hibiscus

QuestionHi! I noticed my tropical hibiscus got a parasite: something like very little, pin point dots, red, that make a spiderweb-like thing around the leaves.What is it? How can I treat it? Thank you very much. Gab

what kind

QuestionI recd a plant that has big multi-colored leaves (approx. 4-8 long & 2-5 wide). The leaves are a bit thick & bit glossy (but not to much). The inside colors range from yellow, peach and dark pink on a long d

Bungalow Palm

QuestionHello Mr Creed, I have a few questions regarding the living requirements of my latest roommate, a Bungalow Palm - a.k.a archontophoenix cunninghamiana. I plan to have him in the corner of my room, there is

Money tree question/dilemma

Question My money tree Hi Will, Im in my mid-20s and recently received a money tree, or pachira aquatica, from my mom as a housewarming gift for my first apartment. It was my first plant (I now have a few others) a

angel wing begonia

QuestionI have a 3 ft plant started from a cutting about 18 months ago, growing like crazy, good color and markings, in its second bloom...overall a great success...but recently leaves are turning dry and curling at

citrus growth

Questionive got a orange tree and this year the fruit not all,20to30% are small golfball size.normal for my tree is about baseball size.note the tree is about 25yrs.of age. AnswerHi Ben, Is your tree growing outsi

cactus white bits

QuestionI am 9 years old and I have a 7cm tall cactus. It is on the window sill and gets plenty of sun. I live in Canberra Australia. My cactus is getting little white bits on it. What can I do to fix it? AnswerHi

Holistic Pest Management

QuestionQUESTION: Hello Will, Ive been perusing your many answers to such a wide variety of questions and am impressed! I hope you will be able to help me, too. Most of the plant pest remedies seem to require kill

kangaroo fern

Questionwhen transplating fern do you cut off tails hanging over side of plant or just plant them in soil in larger pot AnswerLorraine, This is not a good time of year to be transplanting it to a larger pot. It is

Plant Recommnedations?

QuestionHello Will- At the local Elks Lodge to which I belong, were in the process of condsidering some cosmetic renovations and refurbishments to a 5000sf upstairs banquet hall. Once inside our center

corntree (plant)

QuestionIve had my corn plant for about 4 months. It sits in front of a window and I open the blinds often for more sunlight. The corn tree is roughly 5 ft. tall and I water once every two or three days. I set the p