Tag Archives: houseplant care

Spring Plant Care

Hi there, I went to a talk by one of your members last year and loved it :) They had mentioned you could email in questions so I was hoping to get your guidance on caring for some of my…

Palm tree questions

Hi Toronto Master Gardeners, Thank you for looking at my inquiry. Can someone identify what kind of palm tree this is? Also, can someone help assist me with how to care for it? (like how often to water the palm,…

Sooty Mould on Ponytail palm

Hi- Have has this plant for over 30 years- put it out on the patio in the summer and winter it inside. Great a lot this summer, has been in this container for 1.5 years. Lower leaves are yellowing- at…

overwinter houseplant

I have a few tropicals I grow outside in containers during the season but I don’t have a suitable space to overwinter them (wish I did though!). The cold would otherwise kill them in a few days, but it’s shame…

Taking My Coleus Outdoors

We’ve been growing this coleus inside since last fall. It was a seedling growing on our terrace from a large potted coleus we had 2 years ago. We have not fertilized it at all. We have 2 questions. 1) The…

general houseplant care

I love plants and gardening, but I have the “blackest” thumb there ever was! I cannot even keep my Christmas poinsettia alive. I have tried numerous tips to monitor waterng, sun, dryness, and so much more. I have tried the…