Cactus - shoots dying

QuestionDear Greg: I have a small indoor cactus on a window sill. It has grown two long shoots, which look great but then start to die from the tip inwards. What can I do to stop these shoots from dying

How to grow different types of plant

QuestionHi Greg, I am a university student. My group is working on how different types of plant grow. Could you point me a direction about where I can find detail information for growing differnt types of plant. Lik

Agave Americana Question

QuestionGreg, I transplanted a large (15-year-old) Agave Americana in June. It went from hard-packed soil surroundings to a county with 3-4 feet of sugar sand on top and red clay underneath - its been a very hot sum

Husbands cactus is turning black at the top

QuestionHello, I am writing concerning a cactus that I am worried about because it has started to turn black at the top. My husband is very fond of this cactus and so I have searched the Internet

Identification of cactus (or succulent?)

QuestionHi! I have a cactus (or some other succulent) that I am having trouble identifying; Id love to know what it is so I know how to take care of it (sunlight, temperature, feeding, watering). I have pictu

is my cactus dying?

QuestionI think I have some kind of barrel cactus. Recently, it started to lean and discolor at the bottom. The bottom is somewhat mushy and there is water leaking out of it. Heres a link if you would like to see

Re-potting damaged Aloe Vera

QuestionHi Greg, I have read that pups from Aloes should be taken off and re-potted. How do I know exactly what a pup is and how exactly do I remove it from the mother plant? My 3 year old plant is quite large and

cacti under artificial lighting

QuestionI have a small collection of cacti, nothing exotic, mostly what I can buy from local greenhouses (and the local WalMart) here in Virginia. What is the best kind of artificial lighting to keep them aliv

is it to late to save my cactus

QuestionI have a cactus that is over 5 tall and has 5 branches off the bottom with one 10 inch new one and a 3 inch new one... I had left it outside since it was so big and heavy in the pot and now I went to check o

Is it too late

QuestionIs it too late to save a cactus after you have watered it too much and it is starting to go soft. I have a grafted cactus and the long base plant is going soft and turning black. The top plant is still ok an

Cactus Dying..Can it be Saved?

QuestionI have a tall (about 2-3 ft)columnar cactus I bought this summer and it has got the black and grey at the bottom. I watered last night (only water once a month) and this morning it was laying on its side. I

How Saguaro Cactus Obtain Gases

QuestionPlease Describe how saguaro cactus obtain gases from the environment through specialized structures on the plant. AnswerDear Tanis, The same as any other plant, pretty much. Have you done any research on t

grandma in tears over her mothers christmas catus

Questionhelp! grandma has inherited her mothers christmas cactus which at one time was a huge vibrant plant. Whats left? Well two limp stems that droop over its pot. Is there any hope for great grandmas once lovely

mushy cactus

QuestionJeff, Ive been taking care of a friends cactus for three months now. Its one of those little round cactus that look like a ball, with fuzzy type needles. I dont know the actual name. I ha

Frozen outside aloe vera palnts

QuestionI have two very robust aloe vera plants in pots that were accidently left uncovered during a recent, though short, freeze in Dallas. What can I do to save them? The centers of both pots are still

Strangled aloe vera

QuestionI have a huge 3 year old aloe vera plant. Recently it was falling over and I anchored it from the bottom of the plant. After a week or so this cut off circulation to the plant. I moved the anchoring higher,

frozen aloe

Questionwell here is my problem well my aloe froze and then got all droopy and my husband said that i could cut the plant part and leave the roots in the pot and it would grow back i wanted to know if it was true(by

Sago Palm Cycas Revoluta

Questionhello, i recenty purchased a Sago Palm Cycas Revoluta( i think it is a cactus). I have never been good with plants, and like all plants before this one, it is not living. The directions say keep in indirect

cactus rot from top?

QuestionHello! We have three column shaped cactus that are about 3 feet tall in one container. One of the cactus is starting to turn a black/brown in patches round the top. Today I noticed that this part

Cactus rotting from top down?

QuestionThanks for the reply Greg. Ive linked to another picture that shows the base, if that helps. The plant hasnt been outside, but as you can see it does sit near a plate glass window and we have had some extrem