Dracaena Lisa & Mass Stump

QuestionI wanted to know if its alright to re-pot them into bigger pots? And I also would like to know if it is Ok if I keep them outside? I inherited them from a restaurant, they were kept inside.I would be devasta

pineapple plant is dead

QuestionI bought a pineapple plant from a local nursery, it seemed healthy no problems it was an adult and had a little baby pineapple already on it. We put it outside and watered it just enough to keep the soil moi

care

Question Plant Hi Nick i have had a Massangeana Cane for about a year now and its has really growed I was thinking about repotting it its in a 12 inch pot right now i got a 15 1/2 pot can i use it and i was going to

something eating foxtail ferns

QuestionMy foxtail fern is outside for the summer in a terra cotta pot. Although I have sprayed it with Liquid Fence, something is eating the fronds down to stubs. What might it be? Is my only solution to brin

alamanda

QuestionMy question is .Is there a way to start a new alamanda plant from an existing one. I have one that is amazing and would like to start one from it in another place in the yard. It is the vine type. &nbs

poisonous tropical plants

Questionis there a list somewhere of all poisonous tropical plants? AnswerHi Peggy, I yahooed poisonous tropical plants, and the third one down had a wonderful list and description of poisonous tropical plants, it

Mango plant grown from store-bought mango seed

Question Mango plants Hi, I bought some mangos (asian I think, they are the orange/yellow colored ones that are shaped like a teardrop), and decided to research how to grow a mango tree. I know about the crossbreedi

Schefflera (grown from cutting) trunk appears brown/black

QuestionHello! I was reading your post on schefflera earlier and I have a question about my particular situation. My friend rooted a cutting last year and gave it to me. It had been thriving (much

Christmas palms

QuestionQUESTION: Hi. I live in Port Charlotte and have had bad luck with this past winter (as everyone has). I lost 2 small Royals and 1 and 1/2 Christmas Palms. My question is that my triple palm has o

Antartica Dicksonia

QuestionHi, although I wrapped my tree ferns up in hessian during last winter I think the frost still got to them, worse still possibly killed them as the crowns secreted a black substance which has gone totally ha

white stuff on my palm tree

QuestionI purchased a palmtree from lowes I think it is a pygmy date plant although I am not certain in ways it has white stuff on the leaves in the center where new palms would be sprouting from. I am pretty sure i

Small blooms on a tropical hibiscus

QuestionHello, I have several tropical hibiscus (Tradewinds series) on my deck that are doing well in terms of bloom production. After an extensive search, a local garden center recently was able to obtain an orange

red banana browning and spotting

QuestionBanana QUESTION: I live in Florida and have 2 red bananas on the east side of my house. Recently Ive treated it with Ortho Max for insects because Ive had snails in the past. Now, the le

Injured Plumeria Help

QuestionI have a 3 yr old plumeria that was doing very well in its pot until this morning. A careless construction worker decided it would be a good place to lean some wrought iron railing against(even though

Robellini Palm

QuestionMy 3 section robellini palm had severe freeze damage from past winter and only 2 sections came back. Will the other section ever come back and if not can I cut it down to the base on the palm? AnswerIf it h

Pachira pale green to white leaves

Question pale green to white le I have had my money tree, Pachira, for about three months. It is about two feet tall, in a 5 inch pot, and use to sit off to the side in a north east facing window. About a month ago

Hibiscus not blooming

QuestionWe have a Chinese hibiscus that has only had 2 blooms last year and none this year. We fertilized the hibiscus with a bloom booster and it nearly died, and I left it alone for a month it only got rain water

Mango as a houseplant

QuestionIs it possible to grow a mango tree as an indoor houseplant? I live in GA. My neighbor gave me a deliciously ripe mango. The ripest mango Ive ever eaten. I decided I wanted to try and germinate the seed and

Windmill Palm

Question Picture of the Palm Tr We live in Tucson AZ about a year ago I got 2 windmill palms and they have been doing fine. I have irrigation to them and use miracle grow palm fertilizer every 3-4 months. Recently t

Pot Luck

QuestionHi, Nick, We have had our Paradise Palm for many years, and found, by accident, that it doesn抰 like direct sunlight. We located it in almost every part of the house but it had a limp, lack-lustre, look