Crown of Thorns cuttings, dropped leaves *

From sunny St Petersburg, Florida warm day, I took cuttings from 10 crown of thorns. dipped cuttings in warm water to stop the sap. allowed the cuttings to callus for 30 hours in a cool dry and dark place. I…

Pandanus veitchii – watering*

Hi. Thank you for responding to my e-mail. I was just wondering with the problem of the yellowing and brown leaves, can I take the plants from the West Side window and put them at my desk for the winter…

Lack of Hoya Blooms*

  Hi, I’ve had a Hoya plant in the family for decades. My mother used to have it loaded with blooms at various times of year. Now, it hasn’t bloomed in years, save for one single bloom this past summer.…

House Plant Sanctuary*

I’d like to know if there is a place where you can bring house plants when they are too big for your place or you can not take a good care of them any more. I’ve had plants which were…

Orchid Bark Mix for Repotting*

Hello TMG, I’m so glad this site exists. I am having some trouble finding orchid bark mix to repot two of my phalaenopsis orchids. All of the major stores I go to (Canadian Tire, Home Depot) seem to have the…

Pilea Help*

  Pilea Peperomioides. Mother plant is very well and very fertile. But, cuttings started showing strange marks on leaves. Some of them bear white patches – distance between all of them is the same. More, the youngest leaf shows brown…

Strange growth on plant in same pot as my orchid *

The Cattleya orchid plant I purchased a number of years ago came with a small plant that that strings along with semi-circle leaves. This small plant kept on growing without any problems. But today, to my surprise, I noticed that…

Coffee Arabica plant turning brown *

I am in Zone 5a. I bought a plant that was labeled Tropical Foliage a while ago and have recently found out it is a Coffee Arabica plant. I am keeping it as an indoor plant. My plant has been…

Growing Avocado From Pit*

What is the best way to grow an avocado from a pit? I have it on toothpicks resting in water.  Should it be in soil instead?    …