Red turnip beetles

Questiongood after noon i have a lot of Red turnip beetles how could i rid of it ? how danger are they ? thank you for helping AnswerThese insects can be a problem on crops but not on trees so my dealings wit

Habanero Chilli Plant Troubleshoot

Question Chilli Plant Hi Stephen, I live in Melbourne, Australia and bought a Habanero Chilli Plant in a small pot about 4 days ago, as it is currently Autumn here and the weather is cooling down I also purc

Yellow Spot on Habanero Chilli plant leaf

Question Habanero Chilli Leaf Hi Stephen, I asked you a question the other day about the leaves on my habanero plant and found your answer very helpful however now some of the leaves have a yellow patch on t

Phytophthora bark infection and psorosi

Questiongood afternoon please can you tell me the different between Phytophthora bark infection and psorosis in the citrus also the best treatment for both diseases . thank you AnswerHi hope I can hel

NEEM alternate

QuestionQUESTION: Dear Melissa I have four young Alstonia trees (6-7 feet height) in my garden and 70%-80% leaves of these plants have nipple galls. Should i remove all affected leaves? Wouldnt plants die ? NEEM is

Moss growing on rose of Sharon tree...remedy?

QuestionI have a rose of Sharon tree with lots of moss growing on it. Can I pull it off without doing harm? What should I use to control not having moss? Connie AnswerConnie: These growths are probably lichens. The

Hibiscus issue

Question leaves affected whole shrb All of my hibiscus shrubs are growing back from a strong winter cutting. I have 8 and only one seems to be having an issue. Some of the new leaves seem to

Bougainvillea pests

Question black spots Entire plant I have a bougainvillea bush that is doing great, that is until a couple of days ago and I discovered these black droppings on some of the leaves. Can you identify and

Cucumber vine without fruits!

QuestionQUESTION: A huge number of tiny cucumbers in our garden suddenly turned yellow and just shrivel and fell off.We had seven cucumber vines and just a few mature fruits.Weird!Could it popossibly be a bacteria o

Non Bearing Mulberry

QuestionI have a 30 year old Non Bearing Mulberry that has several branches that are completely dead. Id say 90% of the trees branches are fine with healthy looking leaves. It has a 76 inch circumference trunk and s

Bromeliad

QuestionI was given this beautiful plant about two months ago, and I have tried to carefully follow instructions (light, temperature, water). In past 2-3 weeks, its red bloom has progressively turned brown (bu

bromelia

QuestionThis beautiful potted plant has been appreciated for some two months (in Alabama home). I have tried to carefully follow instructions (light, temperature, water). In past 2-3 weeks, its red bloom

Black holes/spots on Quercus palustri bark?

Question Quercus Palustri Quercus 2 Hello, I wanted to know what is causing the following marks on a normally healthy Quercus palustri. It has had these marks since the moment it was planted, apparently

desert roses

QuestionI have desert rose(quiet large ones and about10 years old)and they have white bloches on the branches.what is it and is it harmful AnswerHi Rodney, Sorry to take so long to reply, busy season at the nurser

Tobacco mosaic virus.

QuestionQUESTION: What is the best way to rid my growing area of this virus? I have a screened in grow room, outside, 20x20, that got infected with a tomato pony pack. I had them growing in a raised bed

Chantacleer pear tree insect infestation?

Question chantacleer pear leave chantacleer pear leave Hello - I have two young Chantacleer pear trees, about 12 feet tall. I just noticed that they have areas throughout the tree where a clump of lea

Dwarf Meyer lemon and lime tree problem

Questionleave 1 leaves 2 QUESTION: Hello, We live in Montana, having a Dwarf Meyer lemon and dwarf lime trees in container that obviously are kept indoors because of our climate. We have had the trees

Ponytail palm problem (houseplant)

Question Ponytail palm housepla Our houseplant ponytail palm quickly developed a lot of brown areas on its crown leaves. I had done its monthly watering last week, giving it more water than usual due to Seatt

red apple ground cover

QuestionQUESTION: What other ground covers (to replace my dying red apple) would suggest as replacements for a steep hillside & are less susceptible to a fungal disease? ANSWER: Dear Thad, Unfortunately the red app

Japanese Maple

QuestionDear Sir, We have a Japanese Maple for about 8 yrs and its been in good health all this time but recently in the last month we have noticed a wet sticky substance on about 30% of he leaves and its got us pu