QuestionI have a Portulaceae Anacampseros variegata...All I can find about propogation is to use seeds....I need more details. Do the flowers form tiny seeds? Can I make a cutting? If I cant use a cutting, can u te
QuestionMy cactus, I have lots, does not look healthy. I was told that I did not have them wet enough. Help! AnswerDear Erma, I tried to answer you several weeks ago, but my answer was refused. I then asked this s
QuestionI bought a nice cereus cutting on ebay. When it arrived I planted it in a 10 inch pot with a soil mix for cacti. It seemed to survive the winter as it is still green and fairly firm. I kept
QuestionHello Greg, I have an aloe that seems happy to be in a container outside in Dallas, TX. It has new shoots and its moisture content seems fine. However, it is losing its green color at the ends o
Can cactus/succulent growth be limited?
QuestionWe have an extremely tall cactus/succulent (possibly a Euphorbia acruensis?), with four sides, and spines (two-pronged, very short and thick) set regularly along the edges. We purchased it a couple of years
Question DEAR JEFF, I HAVE 2 PLANTS THAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT ONE IS A PLANT THAT THEY CALL A JELLY BEAN PLANT AND THE OTHER IS ONE THEY CALL HEN AND CHICKS, I DO NOT KNOW THEIR REAL NAMES. I LIVE IN GEORGIA AND WE
QuestionI have a 7 foot tall single stem cactus that is turning at the top and has 3 additional cactus growths that continue to forn at the tip. I would like to know if I can cut the cactus any where on the main sta
QuestionHello Greg: Im following up on your earlier response to Courtney regarding Christmas Cactus: I currently have a two year old plant that is put out 3 shoots (new sections/joints)on only one branch, one of
cactus: small bugs in the roots
Questionhi, i recently noticed that some of my small cactus and succulents seemed less vigorous than normal. on inspection of the roots of the cactus, i found that there were small white things that looked like e
FORCING PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS TO FLOWER
QuestionI HAVE A PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS THAT GREW FROM A SEED FROM FRUIT I PURCHASED. THE CACTUS IS SEVERAL YEARS OLD AND HAS NEVER FLOWERED. CAN YOU PROVIDE SOME GUIDANCE AS TO WHETHER THE PLANT CAN PRODUCE FLOWERS AN
QuestionDear Jeff, I have a 40+ year old jade plant that was in my grandparents house in Washington State. We can no longer care for it as my grandparents have moved out of their house. It is more than
QuestionId like to put a cactus (or two) in my office at work, to liven it up a bit. The problem is that it will get no real sunlight at all, only artificial light. Is it possible to grow cacti in these conditions?
QuestionIM LOOKING AT BUYING SOME LAND--IN TEXAS, AND THERE IS A LOT OF CACTUS THAT WILL NEED TO BE REMOVED/DESTROYED. SOME PEOPLE HAVE SUGGESTED BURNING THE THORNS WITH A PROPANE BURNER AND THEN GETTING THE CATTLE
QuestionI have a plant similar to the one described in a previous question (apartment dwelling tall cactus,10/12/2002). In addition to the problem they described, my plant is slowly developing brown dry patches at t
QuestionI HAVE HENS AND CHICKS (sempervivum) AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE COLDEST TEMP. THAT THEY CAN TOLERATE AND WHEN CAN I TRANSPLANT THEM TO ANOTHER CONTAINER? IS SPRING THE BEST TIME FOR THIS. THANK U
QuestionI have an Aloe Vera plant that was healthy when it was given to me. It has begun to fade in colour and some of the leaves are going brown and shrivelling up. Ive given it plenty of water, so I dont think i
Ridding cactus patch of grass and weeds
QuestionI live in Texas Hill Country. Other than careful hand weeding, how can I rid my prickly pear patch of grass and weeds without killing the cactus itself? AnswerDear Ruth, Sorry for the delay in my ans
QuestionI have a prickly pear cactus and would like to take cuttings. If I take a cutting should I leave the cut part out of the soil for a while to scar? How long should I leave it out? Also...when I plant the cutt
QuestionI have a regular house cactus (dont know the name of it) six sides with spikes about 9 tall. It was in a very small pot and i was planning to replant it after i moved it to my new apt. It fell out of the pot
QuestionHi Jef, I have two Aeoniums they are both about 3ft tall, very bushy and getting too hard too handle in the winter, if i prune them down to 1ft will they reshoot, if so when do i prune,hope you can help i do
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