Description : What is the best place to buy tree-like house plants in San Francisco?
Last Answer : answer:I can't help you with a specific store but might suggest a medium-sized banana tree. They grow really rapidly and yet, if purchased fairly small, can be hauled up several flights of stairs ... carriers' discs. Do any of the uni's have arboretums? Often you can find unsprayed specimen there.
Description : Whare is a good place to get affordable houseplants in San Francisco?
Last Answer : Ask friends and neighbors for babies and pot them in decent soil. Spider plants, Wandering Jew, Apostle Iris, Night-blooming Cereus come to mind.
Description : What herbs do you need to leave a bit at the bottom when cutting them?
Last Answer : answer:You can pretty much hack chives (cut them like hair). I always leave some leaves on thyme and rosemary and oregano and parsley.
Description : If you grow mint next to other things (like strawberries or other herbs), will they then taste minty?
Last Answer : No. But mint is very invasive, it will grow like wildfire and suffocate everything else. It can literally grow into bushes with really woody, hard stems.
Description : I have something similar to these flower (railing) boxes, would growing herbs in there (legal variety) work?
Last Answer : Yea, just make sure that the ones you’re planting can tolerate the amount of sun they’ll get. It might also be helpful to read up quickly on companion planting, and plant things together that will cooperate and help each other. That way, they tend to require less watering and fertilizer.
Description : What are good outside plants/flowers/herbs to grow in Portland, Oregon?
Last Answer : Portland is zone 7, you lucky dog and you can grow almost everything. For the smaller plants needed for boxes and decks, check out
Description : What are some large, decorative shrubs that bear fruit or vegetables?
Last Answer : Rosemary Blueberry Lavender
Description : Are there any vegetables that grow on trees?
Last Answer : It probably depends on how you define vegetable. Biologically, anything with seeds is a fruit, while a vegetable is a traditional word meaning the edible part of a plant. It is not a ... grow on trees because trees are generally fibrous and tough, unlikely to be palatable to humans. More here
Description : The plant looked nice in the store, but now the leaves are turning brown. Help!
Last Answer : answer: Mandevilla is cold sensitive and can be taken outdoors when the danger of frost has passed and overnight temperatures reach over 50ºF. It likes full sun to part shade in the summer and a deep ... reduce flowering as it blooms on new growth. Use the cuttings to make new plants. From here
Description : What are some herbs, spices or fruits and vegetables to grow indoors or in a community garden with limited space, in Canada?
Last Answer : Like garlic or anything that tastes better fresh.
Description : This is a hoax right?
Last Answer : Ah, no. It is hard enough to grow apples on an apple tree or cherries on a cherry tree.
Description : Can I put plant vitamins "for seedlings" on adult plants?
Last Answer : They won’t do any harm, but it is not “just like regular plant food” because food/fertilizer for seedlings is less robust to keep from burning the seedlings.
Description : Will majoring in botany/plant science always be outdoors?
Last Answer : Most occupations in that field involve being outside. And despite your love of plants, you seem to be terrified of pollinators. You are a senior in high school, you don't have to make a ... and explore different things, you might find a field that fascinates you that you know nothing about.
Description : What is the name of this plant? (photos inside)
Last Answer : It looks like a type of wild radish and it fits the buggers growing conditions. Have you tried a type of Roundup product on it and it didn't work? That helps me work out what it is as well, ... . When it starts to creep up again catch it early with an application of Banvel or Weedmaster. Good luck.
Description : How do I save our spider plant from our rambunctious kitty?
Last Answer : Put toothpicks all around it. Maybe it will make your kitty uncomfortable and he’ll decide to leave it alone.
Description : What can you tell me about caring for a cyclamen plant indoors?
Last Answer : I don’t know cyclamens, but I’m guessing not. I’m pretty sure they like it really humid though.
Description : What would happen if I topped this tree-plant?
Last Answer : The tree would look like crap if you topped it. Plant it outside or sell it. Or get a great big pot to plant it in and leave it outside. But you’d be better off to replant it outside before it gets too big to transplant.
Description : Can you identify this plant?
Last Answer : answer:Isn’t this it? Yellowcress or Prostrate Spurge (Euphorbia maculata) I found it here, and this discusses it extensively.
Description : Why does grass send out runners across concrete when there is soil immediately adjacent to the plant?
Last Answer : My only guess is that it’s natures way of preventing root over crowding plus it’s easier to find patches of ground that haven’t been sapped of nutrients.
Description : Can you help with this sympathy plant delivery?
Last Answer : I have sent them to the funeral home. That or the bereaved’s house would work.
Description : What fragrant annuals should I plant in my window planter?
Last Answer : Did you mean to say “plant” or did you really mean “defend”?
Description : Why does my plant look like it's on the verge of death?
Last Answer : answer:Ornamental pepper plants are annuals that grow best in warm areas., so I would guess that your plant has borne fruit and lived it's life, or Ornamental pepper plants are susceptible to ... prevent the spread of disease. Do not replace the plant with another ornamental pepper. Same source.
Description : Can anyone suggest a plant to grow under Elephant Ears that doesn't mind having wet roots?
Last Answer : Hosta came to mind first, but snails love them and that sounds like prime snail habitat. Ferns might work.
Description : I need an outdoor flowering plant to cover a railing planter. Suggestions?
Last Answer : Phlox
Description : Will you help me cure my plant?
Last Answer : Easy, plants have been growing for a few years. What kind of plant? It sounds like powdery mildew. But that’s usually associated with higher humidity. The white stuff isn’t moving is it?
Description : If you could replace all of the grass in your lawn with some other plant, what plant would that be?
Last Answer : I love wild flower meadows.
Description : Where do I get this, "Say No to Death" plant?
Last Answer : answer:http://makeaterrarium.com/how-to-make-a-terrarium-in-a-bottle/ Here you go! I want to make one too. Haven’t gotten a round Tuit yet.
Description : Can anyone name this plant?
Last Answer : Looks like a hibiscus to me.
Description : What is this plant?
Last Answer : answer:I’m pretty sure that is a very unhappy ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia). If it is indeed a zz plant, it likes moderate/diffuse to low light, warm temperatures, and sparse watering.
Description : Would you buy a bioluminescent plant?
Last Answer : I do not think they could fully provide the same type of light that street lights do. It looks like they just kinda function like glowsticks. However, I would buy a bioluminescent plant to put in my house. In fact, I’d buy a bunch and set up a room so I’d feel like I’m in the avatar universe lol
Description : What kind of tomatoes should I plant for variety?
Last Answer : answer:Here’s the crib sheet that enables you to get your PhD in choosing suitable tomato plants. http://voices.yahoo.com/choosing-tomato-variety-garden-263606.html
Description : Ever known a plant collecter?
Last Answer : My husband is amazing with plants of all kinds, it drives me crazy because I’m terrible at it. It got to the point that my workplace sent a bunch of plants home with me for him to revive.
Description : Any idea what this plant is?
Last Answer : answer:It looks like a sedum of some sort. Sedum is a huge family of over 400 plants. The one you have looks similar to outdoor varieties that I've seen (which may be why it looks so leggy). If ... out for a day or so and then stick the end in some soil - they root quite easily for propagation.
Description : What is that narrow thin indoor bamboo like plant?
Last Answer : Might it be Lucky Bamboo?
Description : Could this be real lavender? If not, what is it? (underwater plant)
Last Answer : All those plants look artificial to me.
Description : Which came first, the plant or the seed?
Last Answer : Seeds are gametes and not organisms of their own, so seed-bearing plants probably evolved from simpler plant-like organisms. So the plant came first.
Description : What kind of plant is this?
Last Answer : Oh yeah, the pod itself is only about the size of a small marble. It’s not big, but it’s not tiny.
Description : What is your experience with the plant: morning glory?
Last Answer : answer:I've always started my morning glories and moonflowers from seed in the ground. I like to combine the two on my trellis so I have the blue flowers in the morning and big, beautiful white flowers ... need to water them when they are in the ground, unless we are having an unusually dry season.
Description : Any tips on taking care of the plant "The Wandering Jew"?
Last Answer : answer:I call it a Meandering Methodist. Water only once a week. Change the soil and repot about every year.
Description : Nerds, geeks, word nuts, and plant lovers: What's your best flower joke?
Last Answer : A woman's garden is growing beautifully but the darn tomatoes won't ripen. There's a limit to the number of uses for green tomatoes and she's getting tired of it. So she goes to her neighbor and ... So-so,'' she answers, The tomatoes are still green but the cucumbers are all four inches longer.''
Description : Can you help identify this house plant?
Last Answer : It looks like a large tropical philodendron. It might re-root. It probably should have been staked, because the stems are not very strong. In their natural habitat, they kind of climb a nearby tree to get the support they need.
Description : So. Cal. Gardeners (or others who plant in Fall for Spring bloom) what can I do about this problem. (Details inside).
Last Answer : answer:@tinyfaer: Welcome to the world of sore knees and backs and dirty hands. You can mulch the area after you have planted (with newspaper or plastic covered in dirt, with pine needles, with ... into the garden. Then you label it with a popsicle stick or $$$markers bought at the garden center.
Description : How can I boost a plant my cat urinated on?
Last Answer : You need to rinse the urine out of the plant and the pot. Water it down, replace the soil, put it in a new pot. Cut off the bits that have gone yellow or brown. Ick.
Description : What plants can I sever and plant?
Last Answer : Depending on the plant a little, you can do it with all of them. If they’re tough to propogate you can always try air layering.
Description : How could the camera on an iPhone be represented as a large vacuole in a plant cell?
Last Answer : answer:Is a vacuole round? Then the camera lense is round. Pretty straight forward. Aside from that, your screwed. You should have made a jello cell or something. If you are really desperate, and I would never do ... by pixels or something. We can't do any more for you, its up to you to figure out.
Description : How do I revive this plant?
Last Answer : Do not use dirt from the woods. If it’s in a pot you need potting soil. And don’t overwater. Worst of the seven deadly sins.
Description : Are there any flowers or plants I can plant in August, Zone 5?
Last Answer : answer:For edibles, basil grows fast. You might get a crop if the weather holds up. Also, I have noticed that any store selling young plants & seedlings has a really short prime selling season. So often they have stragglers at dirt cheap prices.
Description : I am going away for two months. Any suggestions for keeping a plant alive?
Last Answer : If you can’t have someone come to the plant, can you board the orchid with a reliable acquaintance or plant handler?
Description : How do I make a spearmint plant spread around as ground cover?
Last Answer : answer:Funny, usually questions about mint go something like: “How do I keep this #$#$! mint from taking over the entire tri-state area?!?!?!” Just plant it and let nature do the rest.
Description : Can you identify this plant (picture included)?
Last Answer : Maybe a ti plant?