Robellini palm fungus

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I have several palms that I believe are Robellini palms. They are doing fine. But the trunks are getting covered with a greenish almost powdery looking substance (fungus? Mold?). It doesnt come

Ganoderma Butt rot

QuestionHi Nick, I had asked you some questions last week about my Queen palms and you had said it was probably Ganoderma Butt Rot. Today I saw the conch growth at the base of one of my Queen palms. So my questions

passionfruit and bananas

QuestionHi Nick, we planted passionfruit about 12months ago ,they had a huge amount of flowers on them after about 7months and they opened and then closed and then dryed up and droppped of, my husband tried self pol

Needle palm

QuestionHello Nick Can you tell me what the water requirements are for this palm? Iam just not sure how much water it can take, before It gives me problems. I have sabals, meds., filiferas, butias, but not sure abo

Bougenvilla Plants

QuestionI have heard these plants try to take over other plants in the same area or vicinity of themselves. Is this true? AnswerHi Annette, they are aggressive growers,,and if you mean that they tend to envel

Pentas

QuestionHi Nick, I have lots of different colored pentas and all flourish except for the white ones. I care for them the same way - keep them watered regularly, snip off the dead buds and keep them trimm

Tropical houseplants

QuestionHi. I live in zone 7b-8a (depending who you ask) in Central Alabama. I have a few tropical plants that Im growing in pots. 2 Avocado 1 Papaya 1 Bougainvillea The past 2 weeks and probably til about Octobe

Sickly papaya

QuestionHi I live in zone 7b in central AL I have a papaya tree that I germinated from seed. it is living in a 5 gallon pot. It is over 2 feet tall. Gradually over the past month or so, all the leaves are turnin

BANANA PLANTS

QuestionI RECEIVED SOME BANANA PLANTS FROM A FRIEND THAT HAVE BEEN CUT FOR THE WINTER.I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO STORE THEM.THANKS AnswerCut the crown back to about 2 feet , clean all the soil off the Corm (root b

Bouganvilla

QuestionWe live in the Caribbean and recently our bouganvilla started dropping all its flowers and looks like it may be dieing. we fertilized it about a week ago and it was beautiful and now it looks sick. &n

perennials for zone 10

QuestionIm an avid perennial gardener in zone 5 (WV). My husband and I purchased a house in SW FL where I was born and raised. Unfortunately, I am unfamiliar with zone 10 perennials. Could you plea

tropical suggestion

Question a Dear expert, I have a commercial greenhouse in a tropical region. it is a 3000 square meter greenhouse which I use it to grow tomato in autumn and winter which the weather is ok for this type of p

A massangeanas needs your advice to stay alive

QuestionI have a massangeanas. I have had it for over 5 years it came in a basket with 7 other plants. They were all just babies. I replanted it seveal times. The last being late summer 2011, it was leaning over. It

shaping Dracena Margenata

QuestionI have a 26yr. old Dracena Margenata that has relocated with me from the east to west coast and back again and considered part of my family. It has three main trunks with a total of 12 tall canes emanatting

Queen Palm Seed Pod

QuestionHow often does the Queen Palm form the large seed pod. Last spring in Florida was the first time I saw it on my tree. It was so beautiful. Do the pods form every year? AnswerHi Pat, yes on

Super Dwarf Banana

QuestionQUESTION: Hello! I just received a super dwarf banana in the mail today. The plant looks very healthy with about 5 leaves and is 3-4 inches tall. Its still young (I received it planted in a 4inch pot and the

Pomelo or Pummelo fruit tree - no fruit

Question Pomelo Pummelo tree, 12yrs old, GROW FROM SEED, 12ft, healthy, never flower or fruit. This is what I randomly tried during the last 5yrs when I am running out patient: Put fruit tree fertilizer spi

Crotons

QuestionHi Nick, I noticed that a couple of the crotons I have in my yard were covered with a black sticky substance (it was all over the fence behind them as well.) I cut them all back and scrubbed the fence. &nbs

Pony Tail Palm. . . .

QuestionHello. i have a mini pony tail palm and one about 5 times larger, recently the little on started getting white sort of residue or what looks like mushed up paper and water dried on the leaves, but has recent

foxtail palms

QuestionHi Nick, I was wondering if you take the seed out of the orange fruit of the foxtail palm to germinate it, or do you just put the whole fruit in the mix to germinate? And how long after the fruit has droppe