Succulent plants care
Hi there, we just purchased a succulent plant and received conflicting information on how and when to water it. I attached a picture below and if you can please provide advice on how to water and care for this plant,…
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Houseplant Health and Care – Dracaena deremensis ‘Warneckei’
Hi,
I am responsible for caring/maintaining these plants pictured (attached). I noticed watering alone has not been helpful and the ends of the plants leaves are brown and dry. Do I perhaps need fertilizer? If you could help, that would…
Lucky Bamboo
I have two Lucky Bamboos growing in a soil mix in our bathroom. They are doing so well, that they are huge – I do have to try to avoid overwatering, since the glass containers don’t have drainage.
They are…
Dwarf Egyptian Papyrus
I bought this at a church bazaar in Toronto about 10 days ago. It is about 2.5 feet tall. I am not sure of the soil type.
The 5 fronds/umbrellas were green when I bought the plant but now 3…
Norfolk Island pine stem damage
I cut down the lower brown branch of my Norfolk Island pine tree about 6-8 months ago. I think it didn’t heal properly. Now there is a lot of greeze rubber like liquid coming out from that point and when…
These 45 year old plants
I do not know what these are called. Also I Want to repot them and I need advice regarding the container size…
Propagation of plants in water
Dear Master Gardeners,
I would like to teach elementary school students how to start their own houseplants by taking cuttings. In the past I have used tradescantia zebrina (aka wandering jew) and baby spider plants, with very good results. I’ve…
Cactus Support!
Hi,
I purchased this cactus recently and he is starting to turn brown. I’ve been told that this might be due to too much water or not enough sunlight. Additionally, I’ve been told that my pot should be draining. I…
White flies invading house plants
Can you recommend an address of a reputable company who can identify some indoor pests? They
are moths, and I wonder if they’re the LDD moths, which have been increasing recently.…
Plant storage over winter
I live in Markham, need to find a place/greenhouse that can store plants over the winter. There was a place that we sent plants for years is no longer doing so. No luck finding anything in Google. Could you help?…