Peruvian Apple

Question New cuttings I just took some cuttings of a very large plant scheduled to be destroyed by the owner and am wondering how best to replant for best results. Im in Phoenix, AZ with temps in the high 60s or low

frozen cacti

Questionhi maureen, i have been growing cacti for years, im not particularly botanical about my endeavors, more trial and error! from my collection i have two tall Mexican style(sorry i dont know there names) cacti

replanting aloe vera

Question aloe plant after repla I bought a huge aloe plant from home depot a few months ago and it had 3 huge plants in it. tonight i replanted it into 3 new pots and i used scotts premium potting soil because

Aloe Ferox, Aloe Striata, Barrel cactus

QuestionHi Maureen, I live in Berkeley, ca. I was wondering if I could plant my potted Aloes (big Ferox, Striata, Barrel Cactus and few agaves (Attenuada, Cameronii, etc) out into the garden now? I un

aloe plant

QuestionI have an aloe plant that has grown very rapidly. The plant needs to be repotted. The plant is so large that it could be two plants. How do I split the plant to repot the other half of the plant? The other h

broken cactus or euphorbia

QuestionHello I have a cactus or maybe an euphorbia, yesterday she fell off the table and 2 of her arms were injured and the top was snapped off almost completly. So I cut all the injured piecesoff. Fr

Cactus/Succulent is turning black and soft

Question Sick Cactus My girlfriend bought me a cactus or succulent plant during the summer. It has a variety of plants, but I just noticed that one of the plants is turning black and spongey. Ive watered

top heavy cactus

Questionmy cactus is a trichocereus camarquensis and it only seems to be growing at the top which is making it wobbly as its getting bigger than the bottom part. Any ideas what I can do??? thanks Answer

help with Cactus

Question Cactus Hi, I hope you can help me I have a Cactus in my Loungeroom that is about 6 foot hight from the base of the pot. One of the stems died. It started to turn yellow at the top, then got scaly and had li

Damage to Euphorbia

QuestionHello, In Houston we just recently had freezing temps. I have two large Euphorbias which were not covered the first cold snap. The tips have shriveled and lost all its color. One is extremely bri

Peruvian Apple Cactus

QuestionHi...I live in Austin Texas, I have a Peruvian Apple cactus that I planted about 2 years ago, and it have reached a height of about 12, plus it had grown several arms. It was doing Fantastic, until the

Zygo Cactus

QuestionWe have a Zygo cactus that is about 30 years old. We would like to transplant it. But not sure how to transplant it right now its still in full bloom. Can you adivse on how to proceed with transplanting this

Fence Post Cactus

QuestionWe have three sets of Mexican Fence Post Cactus planted in a new landscape design. Our lot is at about 2800 feet elevation near Tucson. Some people have suggested the use of Styrofoam cups on each post

moving a potted Saguaro

QuestionI have a 42 tall Saguaro in a 17 tall pot. Its on a second story deck in my sunroom. Im moving and hate to leave it behind. Can you give me some advice on how to move it? I think we n

damaged cacti

Questiontoday my girlfriends little sister and her ferret somehow got into her room and scratched and bit at the the cactus until it fell to the floor. what can we do besides cleaning the cuts out with water giving

potted saguaro giving up on life

QuestionOur potted saguaro has gone from the size of a golfball to about 2.5 inches diameter x 8 inches in height in 6 years. Now were afraid its been overwatered; its browning and falling over. The top 1.5 i

rootbound Mexican fence cactus

QuestionI have a Mexican fence cactus that is about 20 years old. I cut the tops several times and potted them in the same pot. It is now so root bound there is no space left to re-pot any more cuttings. Is it a goo

Cowboy cactus going brown at sides - please help him!

QuestionBrown damage QUESTION: Hello from London, UK. I really hope you can help - I have just noticed that my large cowboy cactus has been turning brown on each side an inch or two above the soil. &nbs

the top of my cactus froze

QuestionI have a cactus that is just a tall skinny plant- diameter about 3 and about 2 tall. I forgot to cover it and the top froze and is now rotting. We could still get a frost- but I can keep i

Dead Cactus.

Question Plant Base Hi All. I really hope you can help me. I have had my cactus for about two years now and it has been fine without problems. I noticed today that the plant appeared drooping and slightly yellow o