banana pups

QuestionI put two banana trees next to my pond last year that look great. The problem, as expected, is that I have two more sprouting up this year. The question is how can I remove them and keep all four alive? I li

moving a bouganvilla

QuestionI dug up a bougainvillea that was growing on the city easement and I want to move it somewhere else. But I think we put in shock. the leaves are wilting and falling off. Should I cut it bac

trimming banana plants

QuestionNick, what is the best way to trim the lower dead leaves off of a banana plant? Do I cut it close to the trunk or can I pull it down all the way to the soil level so that not much of it is left at all

bougonvilla not blooming.

QuestionI planted my bougonvilla in a coastal town where Isee beautiful blooming plants that are planted in the ground. Mine has not yet bloomed and I planted it in April. Could I be overwatering it AnswerHi

Dracaena

QuestionI have what I believe is a Dracaena. At first I thought it was a palm but the leaves are live the Dracaena leaves. It is about 10 to 12 feet tall. It fell out of its pot and the top broke off. It had one sid

sick sago palm

QuestionQUESTION: we bought 6 sago palms about 5 weeks ago. they are in 18 wooden pots outside. 1 of the palms leaves have gone flat like a pancake. the rest are starting to yellow. i gave them a big drink when we b

Spidermites and worms

QuestionQUESTION: I have an indoor tropical plant (not actually sure of the name of it-kind of looks like a palm tree) and Im devastated that it has spider mites and these weird very small white worms (only found in

aloe plant turning yellow/brown

QuestionQUESTION: Ive had an aloe plant that was thriving for years. Recently, I transplanted it into a larger pot. It started to turn yellow/brown within days. I started to do research and reali

White sticky substance on pigmy date palm

QuestionThere is a lot of sticky white stuff on the new leaves of my pigmy date palm. I was told it is spittle bug and to use any insect spray, which I did, but the white stuff is still there. What can I use to wash

pots

QuestionQUESTION: hi can i grow a loquat in a large pot and a lychee in a pot thanks dave ANSWER: Dave, you can, but each year you need to remove it and trim the roots to fit; otherwise your tree will suffer from

Sago Palm - New Prawns Turning Brown

QuestionI live in Hernando County, Florida. For the second straight year, my six year old sago palm has sent up new prawns that look healthy when they first open, but have now turned brown. I would appreciate

Sickly bougainvillea

QuestionI have a bougainvillea that is in a 5 gallon pot. She is a rescue plant and never very healthy. I live in Ventura, Calif. and bougainvillea THRIVES out here. Mine is sickly, blooms about once a year and has

Palm Tree Disease

QuestionI have a palm tree...dont know the variety...that we acquired in southern New Mexico about 5 years ago. It is about 1 foot in diameter at its base and 7 feet tall. Because of the harsh winter cli

sound barrier that looks good

Questioni manage a small apartment complex with a center courtyard and water feature. my boss wants to plant bamboo around the spa and use it for sound proofing. ugh! i want some color and something that looks nice-

new stems

QuestionIm growing golden pothos cuttings in water and they are starting to new grow leaf buds.How long do they take to form. please help,Jared AnswerYou have to wait for roots to develop, ideally you should have

mealy bugs

QuestionQUESTION: I have pigmy date palms and they are loaded with mealy bugs from new to old stage. i have tried hort oil and it seems to kill them but they keep coming back. the head of the palm is loa

windmill palm seeds

QuestionWe live in Northwest Louisiana. Out Windmill Plams have seeds. When and how does one plant these seeds to propagate these? Any other advice on planting these windmill Palms is sought. Answ

Eating my bougainvillea

QuestionI live in St. Petersburg, Florida. I have a large white bougainvillea on a trellis on a southeast-facing wall that is about 5 years old. It has normally been healthy and prolific. It gets lots of good care.

hubiscus

QuestionHi! I own a 5 year old tropical hibiscus plant (Hibiscus rosa sinensis) . It is an indoor plant (we live in MA) & against my wishes my wife puts it outside in the summer (not this year, thou). &n

fruit flies

QuestionHi, Im a very amateur gardener. Over the last year I have periodically bought plants from IKEA. I have noticed that three out of five plants have fruit flies all over them. I have an aloe p