WATERING AN ALOE PLANT

QuestionHow often should you water an aloe plant? AnswerDear Lori, Aloes hold a lot of water and can go months without watering. In the winter I water when the soil is completely dry. Then drench so wa

frozen san pedro

Question--just me QUESTION: after several days of hard freeze in s.west tx. about 10-12 3-4 tall san pedro cactus seem to be dead or dying. can i salvage any of the pulp for later use from these p

blue agave care

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I recently acquired a blue agave plant (the kind used for tequila), but Im not sure how to care for it. It has long fleshy leaves with spines about 10 tall. Im growing it indoors on a south fa

Euphorbis turning yellow and dry

Questionyellow dry euphorbia QUESTION: I have had this euphorbia about 10 years. In the last year it has started to turn yellow in the stalks only, and then the yellow turns dry. The rest of the plant is dark

My airplant

QuestionHi again just asking in singapore where can i buy fungicide? What kind of container should I put my airplant in? Thanks for the answer!! AnswerDear Charmaine, Youve got me. I have not idea where you

classification

Question my cactus What kind of cactus is this? Im really desperate, Ive been poking around for hours but I havent found any definite information. Please help! Answer Melocactus Dear Emily, I believe you have a y

black rot on top and middle of cactus

QuestionSad cactus QUESTION: Hi Maureen, I found your note to the lady who had an indoor cactus, helpful, but have a slightly different problem. We have an outdoor Pilosocereus Azureus in a pot. It is about 1

Cactus ID

Question mystery cactus Hello Maureen, I am wondering if you can help me identify this cactus. It was grown in Canada by Sorensen Greenhouses, and I know the flower is fake and glued on. Thank you! Taylor Answer

Sad Cactus

QuestionHi again, Maureen. I successfully completed the surgery. I found the spot of rot had gone all the way through, but there were nice roots. We therfore repotted the 6 left in a new, clean terra cotta pot. We

Stetsonii

QuestionMy stetsonii frozen this season and though it had survived freezes before, now it has turned spongy and mold seem to be overtaking it now from the top (about 10 inches). Is there a way that I can save

Candalabra Cactus dying

QuestionI saw a similar question on this site about a candalabra cactus but with mine the lower central stem is rotting and it has moved up one branch. There is another green healthy stem about 4 foot tall whi

Brown spots on San Pedro

Question San Pedro I have several San Pedro and have suddenly noticed dark brown spots on all of them. I checked the roots and I dont see any root rot. The brown spots seems to be hard to the touch and not mushy. Th

pear cactus blight

QuestionEach year, my pear cacti are beset with white spots that eventually kill the plants. Ive asked people what I could do to get rid of them, but one person says its a bug I have to use insecticide on, while ano

Candelabra Cactus

Question candelabra cactus Hi Maureen, my 4 foot candelabra cactus was frost bitten during our latest freezing night here in Phoenix. Some of the arms are wilted and drooping and look like they are dead. Shoul

Blueagave care?

QuestionDear Maureen, please help.I have several blue agave plants that I have had for about 6 years. I live in Silver City, New Mexico @ an altitude of about 9,500 ft. in elevation. In that time the plants had thri

suaguaro cactus problems :(

Questioncactus 001 QUESTION: I moved into my home about 6 month ago. There is a 12 suaguaro cactus in the front yard. A couple of months ago the temperature dropped to freezing and it took a tole

Castle cactus slowly dying

QuestionI have had a castle cactus for over five years now. It is over a foot high. We built another home, so the cactus was kept in a low light environment for two months. Since I brought it back, one by one,

epiphyllum and diseases

Question brown spots I grow eppies as a hobby and Im running into a few problems that i hope you can hep me with, i can send photos if necessary. first i keep all my eppies in a shade house from spring until fall th

Cacti looking ill

QuestionI have a cacti that has these white things all over it and i think it is dying how can i stop it. AnswerDear Stuart, Youre not giving me much to go on so so I am giving you this website: www.CactiGui

what cacti

Question cactus i need help to find out what cacti these are that i have attached AnswerDea louise, The plant on the far left is barrel cactus. The one in the middle, not sure. Ill look through