spider plant leaves are shriveling

Questioni brought a spider plant right after christmas.this is not a big plant but not small. the leaves are about 8 inches long and i know its root bound because i snipped small roots off the drainage holes and the

My miniature orange tree

QuestionQUESTION: It is me again. I am really concerned with my tree. Now, even healthy leaves are falling off. If I just touch one of the leaves, it will fall off. I called the people I boug

foxtale ferns

QuestionI would like to know how far north in the US can a foxtail fern remain planted outside. Also how do you propagate this fern. Thank you for any help you can give. Fran AnswerHi Fran, foxtails are

Foxtail Palm FL Freeze

QuestionI planted three Foxtail palms this summer and got caught in a freeze where I was unable to protect them. They have been bit by low temps; all fronds are brown including the center spike. What, if anything, c

Dead Palm Tree

QuestionWe have about 12 20-30 foot palm trees in our back yard. One of them started leaning over about a month ago. Within the last week it worsened. Finally, yesterday it broke in half just above the root. The tre

Foxtails

QuestionWe planted foxtail palms in the panhandle of Florida in April. They did very well, but for the past few months we have had very cold weather. All of the fawns have turned brown and look horrible. If a freeze

Pony Tale Palm

Question I have had my pony tale palm for 2 years now. It doesnt look like the ones I see on the internet. On mine the leaves are extremely curly. I have never really had a problem with it until 3-4 mont

pygmy plant

QuestionI added a pygmy tree. The tree was glowing fine until in Florida we had a freeze. I cut the damage brown ends but i notice lately it getting worse. Is there anything else I can do? This tre

spider plant

QuestionIs it common to have a varigated spider plant with solid green pups? &nbs

Young Queen Palms

QuestionLate summer or early last fall I planted 3 small Queen Palms (6-8) tall. Are doing ok , but during one extremely cold night the taller fronds suffered some freeze/frost burns that now have turned these lacy

help with my baby banana plants

QuestionQUESTION: i bought some baby banana plants from a nursery that cami in a box the roots was wrapped in plastic. i put them in some miracle grow soil, however the plants had terrible black spots on stem

palm tree browning

Questionhi i bought a palm tree 5 or 6 feet tall from home depot which started browning in 3rd day and now its half burnt i need to know what could be wrong. i kept it under a solarium which has indirect bright ligh

organic solution for pests on my night blooming jasmine

QuestionHello One of the great joys of living in south Florida is the profusion of fragrant flowers - one of the best is undoubtedly the night blooming jasmine. However, something is eating all my plants like crazy,

Ginger plants

QuestionOver a year ago i got 3 beautiful ginger plants, and was told they did not like sun ... so i immediately planted them in the shade. They were fine for almost 8 months, but throughout the winter (I am i

musa banana plant

Questioncould you tell me why the leaves retain beads of water? on them.and should i water them from the top or bottom,many thanks AnswerHi Bob, Bananas are 70 per cent water, and its natural for the water to manif

how to take care of my plant

QuestionI have a TROPICAL BROMELIAD PLANT how do i water it and how much. I have heard to put warm water on the top and not the bottom of the plant or the roots will rot.. Is that true AnswerHi Kasi, the top of th

ailing potted palm

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, My smallish potted palm is dying and I dont know what to do. The top leaves are just all dried out and the stalks are yellow. At the base there is some whitish growth with black spots. Please s

sago palm is turning brown

Questionmy sago palms are planted in large pots, they are turning brown and look unhealthy, my neighbor has hers in the ground and hers is nice and green what do i need to do? AnswerHi Ginger, it sounds like they h

kentia palm

QuestionHi I recieved two beautiful kentias from cal palm growers in january and have placed them in a semi sunny area, I was careful not to over water , but I noticed the tips of some of the leaves were brown so I

Australian tree fern

QuestionMy two trees have gotten too big. The winter killed off the fronds and the center part, but there are new shoots that will come out from that center. Can you cut the tree off mid trunk and will n