Dracaena Lisa & Mass Stump: Outdoor Transition & Repotting

Inherited from restaurant (kept indoors). OK to repot larger? OK outside? Devastated if I kill them! Expert Advice Repot no problem—very resilient. Outside in warmer months, morning sun area. 2 drainage material at pot

Pineapple Plant Collapse: Overwatering Diagnosis

Bought adult pineapple plant with baby fruit. Outside, watered to keep soil moist (per online). Within 2 weeks: leaf tips brown, fruit dead (light brown-red), fell over. Mother plant green except tips. What happened? Dea

Mass Cane (Dracaena) Repotting: Container Size & Soil Mix

Plant Massangeana cane ~1 year, really grown. 12 pot now, have 15.5 pot. Plan: gravel bottom, Miracle-Gro moisture control + cactus/palm/citrus soil. Brown pot in pic. Help? Expert Advice Container fine—canes grow well

Something Eating Foxtail Ferns: Likely Rabbits

Nighttime Culprit Foxtail fern in terra cotta pot, summer outdoors. Liquid Fence applied, but fronds eaten to stubs. Prime Suspect: Rabbits Feed at dusk/night. Sit out quietly after dark with a glass of wine—watch what

Propagating Allamanda Vine from Cuttings

Method Take 3–4 inch tip cuttings (terminal ends). Dip in rooting hormone. Place in moist vermiculite or perlite in shade. Roots in 1–2 weeks. New crown growth signals readiness to transplant. Water Rooting Alternative

Poisonous Tropical Plants List: US Army Field Manual

Quick Resource Search poisonous tropical plants on Yahoo. Third result: US Army Field Manual FM-3-05-70—alphabetical list with pictures and descriptions.

Mango Seedlings: Repot, Ditch Mushrooms, Forget Fruiting

Success So Far 3 mango seedlings from store-bought fruit (Asian type), 1.5 months old. Stems/leaves lost red color (now green). Pot too small. Mushrooms keep sprouting. Fertilizing 19-31-17 at <1/2 strength daily. Toront

Schefflera Cutting Decline: Trunk Rot from Overwatering

Timeline Rooted cutting, thrived 1 year. After 4th of July weekend, base of trunk shriveled, browned. Leaves green. Hawaii horticulturist said soak 30 min, bag in ziplock. New top growth appeared. Trunk then yellowed→bro

Christmas Palm Triples: One Trunk Survives—Remove the Dead

Port Charlotte Neighbor Advice Triple Christmas palm: 2 trunks dead, 1 alive. Owner asks if cutting dead ones harms the survivor. Expert (Local) Answer Cut dead trunks at soil level, lightly mulch to hide stubs. Survivo

Antarctic Tree Fern (Dicksonia) Freeze Damage: Cut and Hope

Damage Wrapped in hessian, but crowns secreted black hard substance. Same for Rostrata. Owner asks if cutting top off allows regeneration. Possibility If roots survived (surface freeze only), they may resprout. Cut to s

White Stuff on Pygmy Date Palm: Likely Aulacaspis Scale

Symptom Pygmy date palm from Lowes. White stuff on center leaves (new growth area). Scrapes off with fingernail—looks like paint, not bugs. Desert climate, 105°F, watered 9 PM and 5 AM. Rubbing alcohol didnt help. Ident

Tradewinds Hibiscus 'Montego Wind' Small Blooms: Stress Symptom

Observation Orange Tradewinds hibiscus in 10-in pot, healthy, blooming but flowers much smaller than other varieties or online photos. Dropped buds initially (extreme heat/humidity in Baltimore). Repotted and fed before

Red Banana Browning After Insecticide: Chemical Stress, Not Bugs

Misdiagnosis Florida red bananas treated with Ortho Max for snails. Now leaf edges brown, holes in leaves. Owner thinks snails returned. Real Cause: Ortho Stress Bananas dont need insecticides—no significant pests. Orth

Plumeria Damaged by Construction: Cut and Propagate

Accident 3-yr-old plumeria in pot. Worker leaned wrought iron railing against it. White sap seeping from V-branch cut (1/8 deep) and broken leaf. Owner wants healing advice. Solution: Turn Damage into Propagation Cut d

Robellini Palm Freeze Damage: One Trunk Dead, Two Alive

Situation 3-trunk Robellini, hard freeze. Only 2 trunks regrew. Asks if 3rd will recover, and if dead one can be cut to base. Verdict If no sign by now, its dead. Cut at soil level—let it callous naturally. Spray living

Money Tree (Pachira) Leaves Turning Pale/White: Sunburn and Low Humidity

Symptoms 3-month-old Pachira, 2 ft tall, 5-in pot. NE window. Blotchy white leaves, chew marks (no bugs found). All leaves pale green to white. Watered twice total (let dry completely). First one died from overwatering.

Hibiscus Not Blooming: Stop Bloom Boosters, Focus on Balance

The Mistake Chinese hibiscus: 2 blooms last year, none this year. Bloom booster nearly killed it. After flush and recovery, lush foliage but no flowers. Full sun, moving indoors for winter. Asks about coffee grounds, ban

Growing Mango from Seed Indoors: Possible, But No Fruit

Germination Success Atlanta gardener germinated mango seed (root emerging). Seed turned black at edges after hours in sun on wet towel. Asks if normal, and if mango can live indoors long-term. Correct Method Plant in d

Windmill Palms Declining Together: Soil Contamination Suspected

Simultaneous Decline = Common Cause Two 6-ft windmill palms in Tucson, 6 ft apart, both suddenly wither and brown. Hearts push shoots that dont last. Irrigated, fertilized with Miracle-Gro palm food 3-4×/year. Diagnosis

"Paradise Palm" Care: Repotting and Feeding

Identification Issue Owner has a Paradise Palm for 10+ years, thrives in dining room (no direct sun). Concerns: pot size after a decade, max size, best fertilizer. Expert Response Paradise Palm not a recognized variety