help with opuntia

QuestionHi... i am having a problem with my Opuntia cactus. I hope you might be able to help me with my beloved cactus. I erroneously overwatered it and now the ears are sagging. I already had to remove part of the

Dahlias

QuestionGreg, Im curious if I can raise a dahlia tuber with trace amounts sulphur and or chlorine to prevent rot and avoid dusting labor. Do you think that a dahlia could abosorh liquid sulphur and/or chlorin

REPOTTED AFTER 10YRS, BASE ROT IN 3 WEEKS, PERFORMED SURGERY, NOW WHAT?!?

QuestionEuphorbia hermentiana/Euphorbia trigona: I have had this cactus for probably 10 years. It is about 5 feet tall, more than doubling in size since I purchased it. I have NEVER repotted this plant

Hen and chicks

QuestionI live in the Denver, Co area and I have hen and chicks on my deck in a strawberry pot which are growing very well. Do I leave them outside over the winter? They would be hard to water inside since the

My cactus is shriveled and black at the bottom

QuestionI have three cactus that my sons planted 15 years ago. I have repotted them several times in cactus potting mix. They live on my glassed in porch facing the southeast. I believe one of them

removing prickly pear

QuestionI am wondering what the best method of removing prickly pear cactus would be and if there is a certain time of year that is best for removal? I live in Northern California and need to remove approxinma

Red tiped cactus

Questionhow do you care of a cactus you keep inside your house? AnswerDear Leslie, I dont. I dont keep any cactus inside the house because they wont get enough light. They need at least 15 hours of very bright lig

My Saguaro is oozing sap... is it dying?

QuestionHi Greg, Thanks for your reply - it was bad news but were determined to look into any options we might have. Since you wrote back, weve visited a local nursery and a botanical garden for advice.  

How to remove cactus

QuestionWe have a beach home in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina and our yard mostly sand and weeds and is overgrown by cactus. The kids and dogs cant walk in the yard without being stepping on the stepping on the c

emergency cactus help

QuestionHi Greg, I have an indoor cactus that was at one time a single stalk which grew to be very tall ( almost 3 1/2 feet). Then it grew other branches off the main stalk. Recently I moved and had t

Identification and care

QuestionHi. My mom brought me back a cactus from California. Ive had it about a month. It seems like its growing very rapidly, and almost seems crowded now. I dont know what kind they are (there are 3 different ones

cactus too skinny

QuestionI have had a cactus for about 10 years, it was about 4 inches tall when I received it has a gift. It has grown to about 2 feet tall. My question is: it seems to be too skinny and Im worried its going to brea

My cactus broke :(

QuestionWell I bought a cactus at Wal-mart on the 6th of October. It was 27 inches tall and cost only six dollars so I had to buy it. Well while transporting it to my house it tipped over and broke in ho

plant growth

Questionhi, mr simpson i am a high school student i want to know does a garlic root grow faster when given fertilizer, has this experiment ever been done before? how much is known in this field this is our project a

San Pedro in danger

QuestionHi, I recently purchased a large San Pedro cactus and within two weeks it has gone from a happy healthy plant to a yellow spotted plant with dried up white crusted areas (located in the center of some of ma

cactus health

QuestionHi there, im unsure of the type of cactus I have but it is approximatley 7ft tall, has long branches that grow upwards from a center trunk. At the top of each of the branches grow slender leaves. Its an i

Falling Yucca branches.

QuestionWe have a Yucca tree, about 20 feet, tall in our backyard in Southern California. Im not sure which variety it is, but it is common around here. It has about 7 major stalks at the base branching further as i

Hens and chicks

QuestionI have about a 4 pot of hens & chicks. Have had it for about a month on my end table under large lamp with 40 watt bulb (when its on at night) and a small window facing it. I live in Maine. Some of the chick

Rotting Cactus from ground up

QuestionMy cuctus which is about 11 years old and 10+feet tall and at least 9in around is rotting from the ground up. It started at about 6 months ago and is now a 3rd of the way up. Right above the rot its normal l

Saquaro

QuestionWe had a large Saquaro blow over and break in several pieces. It has all died and shriveled, but two of the arms (about 4 ft each) continue to be green as they lay on the ground. Can I stand thos