Question
hi,
they say that anyone can grow a yucca. well mine will get big and healthy and then turn yellow and just fall apart.  thats pretty much what happen to my corn plant until i finally got sa mad, i ripped it right out of the pot and threw it away.   how can i keep these things alive?
please help
thanks
april

Answer
Hi April
I do not understand why sometimes when I answer a question, it does not go through.  I have answered yours twice now.  This is about the 3rd time this has happened.
Anyway, I know how you feel.  I had a yucca in my office at one time.  Within a month, it was nothing but a stick in a pot.  I brought it home and forgot about it and left it in my car over the weekend.  On Monday morning, I found it there with new growth coming out.  I stuck it in the ground in my backyard and before I knew it, it was 6 feet tall!  All I did was ignore it!
Sometimes we tend to over pamper out plants.  We tend to over water, then go to the extreme and underwater.  The best thing to do is when you buy a new plant, do research on the plant, find out how much water, light and fertilizer it requires.  Try something easy like a Chinese Evergreen, or Sansevieria.  Go on from there.
Good Luck April and if I can help you with your new plants, just let me know.
Leslie