Two months ago my house plants were attacked by aphids or some similar bug. I sprayed them heavily and religiously with Safer’s Soap, four treatments in 28 days. Now some plants have dead leaves and others have leaves with these…
Hi, I am new to growing plants; having never done it before, I have a few questions. Is it possible to grow a bleeding-heart glory bower (Clerodendrum thomsoniae) and a Dragon Flower in Toronto living in an apartment with decent…
My cattleyas are growing so well that they have now outgrown the pots.
1. Should I use a bigger pot or should I divide them? What is best time to do this?
2. Where can I buy soil for this…
I have 2 tropical hibiscus plants that I put outside in the summer and bring in the house for the winter. This summer they have been very happy and have more than doubled in size. They are each about 3…
Is it possible to bring Boston Ferns Indoors and keep as a houseplant over winter? I have 4 magnificent plants on my deck and would love to keep them. What is required for care indoors?
Thank you!…
My plumeria is in it’s 1st year and I kept indoors from March through May. It had started to put out leaves and did well. I put it outdoors in the full sun and watered and fertilized. It grew and…
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I have written to you a few times about my Pandanus Veitchii Plant. I placed it outside in June for 4 weeks but when the nights and a few days were colder, I brought it back in. I am…
Howdy, I recently cut some branches of my crown of thorns plant and I’d like the cuttings to grow roots…previously I’ve done this just by sticking the cutting in a cup with water, but this time I don’t know if…
I recently installed heat-reducing semitranslucent blinds in my apartment and had to move the several plants which had long been on the windowsills to tables about 6 inches back from their previous location to accommodate the new blinds. I am…
Hello. I am propagating a snake plant in water. I have 6 long leaves in water, which are starting to form roots. When I pot these leaves, can I pot them all in the same pot, as if it was…
