Olive oil poured in plant

QuestionMy 2 year old poured extra virgin olive oil ( 2cups) into the soil of our thanksgiving cactus plant. What will this do to the plant? This plant is over 80years old, family air loom. I remov

Norfolk Pine crowding in pot

QuestionHello, I have a potted Norfolk pine with multiple main stems which I think are crowding each other and affecting the plants growth and symmetry. Im worried it will fall over eventually. I bought the

Growing a pineapple

QuestionHi, Will, I have been trying to get the top of a pineapple to root in water, and after some weeks I think it finally is. The roots are about 1/2 inch long right now ?how long should they be before I transfe

Calla Lillies that the blooms are drooping

Question Pink lillie I bought two 12 pots of calla Lillies one yellow with white spotted leaves, the other pink with no spots & straight thin leaves. When I bought them they were in a nice bloom & the stems w

Arilia indoor plant.

QuestionI have asked a question or two on this plant before. I was watering the plant at least 1 time a week or until the water dissipates from the water that helps the plants humidity. Any way I saw some little tin

Cat pee

QuestionI have had Norfolk pine trees for 19 years. I have had 2 total. They are both In pots. My sister now has the first one I got 19 years ago because it got to big for my apartment patio. The one I have now Ive

marginata

Question dragon Hi Will: I just bought a beauty of dracena marginata (see photo att). Over 6 with four solid 1 stems all twisting into a giant ball of leaves. My main concern is the only corner I

House plant/tree identification

Question Whole Tree Tree Blooms Hi Will! I received such a beautiful house tree/plant (Im not sure which it should be referred to) this morning for Mothers Day & Im not quite sure what it is or how to

plant care for my brestenburg hydrangeas

Questionhello Darlene, I have a hydrangea brestenburg that I bought about 3 weeks ago. I only keep it indoors in my sunny apartment but its starting to wilt and the other day, full branches & petals fell off when I

2 house plant problems

QuestionHello! I have two problems I would like to ask about. 1) My boyfriend has a Schefflera arboricola that is sickly and sappy. It DOES NOT have scales. I have dealt with scales many times and have

Save the Aloe Vera

QuestionHi, hoping you can help with trouble I keep running into when growing Aloe Veras. Ive gotten better, but I still kill house plants (almost always after I change the pot for some reason). Not sure what numb

Indoor Jasmine

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Will, I live in Zone 7. I have an indoor Jasmine - not sure which kind. When I bought it in Jan this year - there were many many buds set in already. I think I kept it in a low lit spot - it lo

cactus problems

QuestionI bought my mom a cactus for my mother when my sister was born 35 years ago. Since then I have transplanted it three times, each time it had substantial growth spurts. It probably is about four f

Putting hibiscus outdoors.

Question Hibiscus Hibiscus Hi, I really like this site. I have two hibiscus plants in pots. One is on its third year and the other is only a year old. I winter them indoors and put them out

clueless!!

QuestionQUESTION: I have a plant I got from my aunts funeral about 3 years ago. I have no idea what it is or how to care for it. Every time a new leaf appears it seems another one will die. I would love if I could l

pony tail palms

QuestionI have a pony tail palm in a pot. Its about 4 feet high. I was thinking of planting it in the ground here in Brevard county, Florida. From your answer to Lindsey a while back, should I forget if? AnswerHi H

Dying House Plant

QuestionHouse Plant QUESTION: Hello. We moved to a new house and inherited the attached plant. Not sure what it is (what is it??), but we have been taking care of it as we do our other house plants. &n

Saving my Desert Rose

QuestionI have a very large Desert Rose plant. It is several years old and has bloomed continuously all these years. I inadvertently sprayed weed killer at the base of the plant to kill the weeds growing

What in the HECK IS THIS!!

Questionunidentified plant QUESTION: Ive had this plant for about 5 yrs, started out in a basket withlike 6 other different plants & I seperated them all. Transplanted it prolly 3 times in the 5 yrs ive had i

philodendron selloum problem

QuestionQUESTION: Philodendron Selloum (Lacy Tree); 9 pot; yellow leaf edges turning brown and dry, small round black plaques on some stems and leaves (these can be picked off); by itself near center of large room w