Kentia - spike/spear growing sideways

QuestionQUESTION: I have multiple kentias growing around my yard in coastal San Diego and the majority of them are very healthy. However, on 2 of the kentias (been planted in the ground for 12 years) the new s

Majesty Palms / white worms

QuestionI read this page and I too am having trouble with these worms destroying my plants and am looking for answer. Have any of you been able to find out what this is and what we can do about them. I did find out

sick avocado

QuestionQUESTION: What is wrong with my avocado seed? This avocado seed is 5 months old. It has split and as you can see, it is growing a twig out the top of it. But it has no root!!! It does have lumpy things aroun

Bromeliads, Yucca

QuestionQUESTION: Several weeks ago, I bought 3 Bromeliads, & 1 Yucca. I repotted them in plastic pots with rocks in bottom for drainage. I used a combination of Potting soil, some dirt from the yard (Titusville, Fl

transplanting pygmy plams

Question distressed pygmy palm I have recently transplanted a pygmy palm from the ground into a pot. My palm has been healthy before I took it from the ground but it is now dying. How do I keep it from dying? Answ

ponytail palm

QuestionQUESTION: My ponytail palms also froze this winter when Tucson temps dropped to a rare 15 degrees. The trunk of one rotted and I now have a crown of 26 new shoots. I have absolutely no experience

damaged fox tail palms

Question palm trees Looking down into the top of the tree(s) where the fronds initiate, all you see is brown brush. However, the upper portion of one trunk is green half way uup and the other even has green in

Spots on my Brugmansia

QuestionSick Brug QUESTION: Hi Nick, My brug is gowing nicely (no flowers yet)but the bottom leaves develop this light brown stuff all over. I have no idea what it is. I live in Tampa and as it gets wa

removal of foxtail palm seed pods

QuestionQUESTION: I have several large foxtail palms. Should the seed pods be removed from the palms? I have a neighbor who says they sap the strength of the tree and should be removed. ANSWER: Hi Sue, You should r

identify a plant

Question what is this? Im trying to identify a plant. It was my grandads who died last week. We know he grew it from seed over many years but we dont know what it is or how to take care of it. It looks a little like

adonidia palm

Question adonidia palm Nick. I have an adonidia palm tree that for the most part is doing really well. It is indoor, in 20 self hydrating planter. It is constantly sending up new shoots but recently I have noticed 1

Saga Palms

QuestionI live in Central Texas we have had our saga palms for 6 years. We had a very cold winter this year and my Sagas are not blooming. I have two that leaves are coming from the center but are coming out v

Sick Brug

QuestionHi Nick, I used the horticultural oil and the copper fungicide one week later. It was looking better and now the bottom leaves are getting those silvery colored sports along with tiny brown spots all o

Tibouchina compacta leaf drop

Question4+ weeks ago planted 3 Tibouchina compacta, all in partial sun. Am not familiar with this particular species, having grown T. granulosa, T. urvilleana. Planting was before summer rains began and

Passion fruit

QuestionHello Last month I purchased two passion vines, one edulis flavicarpa and a hybrid edulis, and planted them in full sun in a mixture of potting soil, ironite and 20-20-20 osmacote as recommended by the sell

is this a baby papaya?

QuestionQUESTION: I have an avocado growing in a pot on my porch. The avocado is 6 months old and 12 inches tall. About a month ago, this little plant started growing in the pot with the avocado. I left it alone b

plumeria

QuestionI live in Jamul Ca annd have over 100 plumeria plants some are sooo huge i put stakes to hold them up should I cut them AnswerYes, but be aesthetic about it, wherever you cut, is where new growth will emerg

Dwarf Cavendish Banana Tree leaf curling and turning yellow

Question Dwarf Cavendish Banana I just received my tree at the beging of July, and already my poor little tree is not doing well the one leaf has started to curl and turn yellow, Ive been keeping the soil moist and

Dog ate roots of Mandevilla Plan...

QuestionIs this poisonous or toxic? the plan seemed to be dead or on its way... so I dumped soil and all in garden...not thinking the dog would even be interested...roots seem to be mushy. Can this hurt

Please help with my olive tree

Question olives Hello, Ive recently bought a potted olive tree, which is about 30 centimeter tall (I keep it potted, its too cold in winter here for it to be growing in the garden), and I just cant seem to find out