RUBBER TREE PLANT TRIMMING

QuestionI HAVE A RUBBER TREE IN MY HOUSE NOW ABOUT 12 FEET TALL AND RUNNING OUT OF CEILING HEIGHT. WONDERING IF OK TO CUT 3-4 FEET OFF TOP WITH OUT HURTING PLANT FROM RE-GROWING. BET TIME OF YEAR AND WILL IT GROW BA

Intruiging object found on surface of houseplant soil.

Question Round green ball I finally decided to directly communicate with someone after trying to find websites and forums that described my exact problem. Many came so close I almost feel silly for sending thi

Repotting house plants in winter

QuestionDear Darlene I hope you can help me. I just repotted all my house plants and gave them a good watering. I have since been told that this is not the right thing to do in winter. Is there anything I can do to

mold

QuestionDarlene, I have mold in the soil of several of my houseplants, so I know I am doing something wrong. What can be the cause...overwatering? and how can I get rid of the mold without completely removing all t

Potted rose bush from a cut rose

QuestionHello, Background: In spring of 2009 I received a bouquet of Black beauty roses. They looked okay when they dried and I took my time throwing them out. When I did take them out oof the vase one

Spore Forming Parasite on Mint Herb

QuestionInfestation QUESTION: Ive been having problems with my mint, there has been a frequent infestation of these thick brown hair-like things that clump up together and grow on the stems and leaves of the

queen anne ferns

QuestionI have two large beautiful queen anne ferns that were on my terrace in Cleveland, Ohio. I have since moved to Washington, DC and brought them with me. How can I over winter them? Or should

Grape Ivy...

QuestionHi Darlene... I love house plants %26 have many that I have very little trouble with. My grape ivy is a different story all together. Ive had it a little over a year %26 it is not doing so well. The leaves a

large banana houseplant

QuestionI just (yesterday)adopted a very big, potted banana. It is in a 10 pot, and there are actually 3 plants in the pot. The tallest leaf is 48 above the soil. It is upstairs in a room that ha

guzmania pup

Question bromeliad.jpg, bromeli My guzmania pup has a long thin hole in the middle of a brown spot on one of its leaves. Its still attached to its mom along with one other pup which appears to be fine. Im wondering

odour absorbing house plants

Questiongood morning i hope i have a straight forward question! what is the best indoor house plant for absorbing smell etc. my girlfriend has a cat you see... i want to put it near the litter tray, to keep the are

How often should I water my Dracaena?

QuestionHi Darlene, I just purchased my first Dracena plant from Home Depot about two weeks ago. Ive tried doing a little research online about how often I should water the plant...some say once a week some say ev

when repot zizi plant

QuestionHi, My Zizi plant, which Ive had for about a year and a half, has suddenly started to lose leaves and a few leaves are yellowing. Some of the stocks are also drooping. Is it time to re-pot? If so, whats the

Dwarf Banana Plant

QuestionHow often and when should I re-pot my dwarf banana plant - it is indoors always as I dont have a place to put it that it wont burn from direct sun. Currently 2 separate stalks approx 18 tall are doing

How to Propagate this Palm

Question Palm Not sure what type of palm this is. I rescued it from the Walmart markdown for a $1 about five years ago and with TLC its now huge and root bound and in need of something. I thought I might be ab

Indoor Fruit Trees

QuestionQUESTION: I have a Gold Dust Croton whos leaves are starting to yellow on the bottom and at the very top. This plants and a varity of others live in an atrium. The temp is 65 I think it is too co

Ivy Problems

Question Ivy Hello Darlene, this is Tamika again. I have an Ivy that is over 3 yrs old. As you can tell by the pic it is large as has been growing very well until a recent cold snap (most of my plants ar

Anthurium leaves turning brown

Question Anthurium Dear Darlene, I need help! I own 2 Anthurium plants which I purchased in Oct 09 from Home Depot. I replanted them in new pots a few weeks after I bought them. Both seemed to be doing OK, continue

brown leaves on peace lily

Question Now that I know why my peace lily has brown leaves, do I cut these leaves back, or how do I improve the look? AnswerTina, Thats an easy one, if they are totally brown cut them off at the base of the

Asian Money Tree

QuestionBought a money tree plant (from WM) in a 6 ceramic pot with small pebbles that are glued? in place. The label only says contains soil, water normally. No other instructions. All the leaves