Anthurium Cleopatra

QuestionI purchased and potted this plant, Anthurium Cleopatra, about 2 months ago and the new leaves continue to die off. Usually the tips turn brown first then the leaf turns yellow and dies. I have it

yellow needles on a pine tree

QuestionQUESTION: Hello David! I got a problem with different pine type trees around the house. I live in Cincinnati, Ohio. Needles on one big old tree (looks like Christmas tree)turned yellow after this summer. I t

Gardinia bush trimming, and fertilizing

QuestionMy gardinia bushes are so big they are taking up part of my sidewalk. When and how should they be trimmed and fertilized? Also, I have gotten rid of the white bugs but my bushes still look sick. AnswerHey H

little white cotton-like balls

QuestionI have 2 large indoor banana plants with little white cotton-like balls on the leaves. What is it? They are in a room which gets lots of sun like but when our heater or a/c is on is the first roo

Madagascar jasmine / stephanotis

QuestionQUESTION: I live in San Diego and have had a trellised Madagascar Jasmine / stephanotis about 6 tall in a 16 pot on my patio for several months. I have it on the shadier side of the patio but it does get mor

fig tree soil infested with knats

QuestionWe were recently given a fig tree and the soil is covered with very small knats. What is safe to use to rid the plant of these knats? AnswerHi Sue, If the gnats are located at the soil line, or hover

Ficus tree with sap droppings

QuestionWe have an older Ficus tree, about 2/3 is dead with a light sap droppings about the floor and furnishings. It had reached a height of 8 but now it is only about 5. My wife had saved it in 1986 when a c

weeping cherry weeping.

QuestionDear Jim, We have a weeping cherry approx. 10yrs old in our garden, (south of Birmingham Alabama) which is oozing a black tarlike substance from its trunk. Please could you advise us what to do? I have a p

shiny residue

QuestionI have a 7 ft. jasmine that we move outside in the warm weather and overwinter in my sun room. It has a shiny, clear, hardened residue on its leaves. It appears to be coming from inside the plant

peace lily disease

QuestionMy peace lily at work was doing fine. Very green healthy new leaves. I took a close look and one of the stalks seem to be infested with these little things that look like sesame seeds. the closer i look, i c

Aloe Vera Plants

QuestionHi- I have recently transplanted several aloe vera plants from my back garden to the front - they were doing really well until recently when we have had lots of rain. Two of them are covered with a yellow br

Pine tree mystery

QuestionJim: I live in northern Georgia (lots of pine trees). We just had a terrific storm (tornado watch), and I noticed the strangest thing on one of my pine trees. It is about 50-60 feet tall, a

Meyer lemon tree leaf disease

QuestionQUESTION: My 4 year old Meyer lemon tree has leaves that curl, get Spider webs and fall off. It does not seem to affect the lemons themselves but the tree looks ugly. I need something to spray on

Dwarf Lemon and Lime trees

QuestionI have a dwarf lemon and a lime tree. They are about twenty years old and produce well each year. I live in the Northeast, so they winter indoors. If I start new plants from the seeds, will they

manangment

QuestionWhat is the best methods for controlling Apple powdery mildew? AnswerControl Apple varieties vary greatly in their susceptibility to powdery mildew. Jonathan, Granny Smith, Mutsu (Crispin), Rome, Cortland

What is wrong with my potted palm?

QuestionAbout half the leaves on the tree have disappeared. There are tiny white balls that cover nearly the entire surface of the soil in the pot. What could this be? AnswerHI Morgan, What do these little balls l

Rose plant disease

QuestionThe leaves of the rose plant in our house appear to have been shrik wrapped by a web made by tiny little white creatures. Any idea of how to get rid of the web and the little creatures so that the rose can s

dahlia diseases?

QuestionQUESTION: I bought dahlia plant a couple of months ago. It is growing well, but for some reason only new appearing leaves stay stray. All mature leaves are getting curly and reclining down. I never had this

citrus fruit

QuestionIn Queensland we have had drought conditions for 5 years however it has broken within the last month. Citrus trees, planted in deco(decomposed granite soil)have leaves which have flourished and look bright a

tree disease?

QuestionHi - I think my tree is a Kwanzan cherry (??) Dont know. I live in MA. Right now, at the base of the tree are multiple smallish piles. From a distance, the piles look like icy snow. Close up (still loo