Description : I inherited a small indoor palm tree from a family member. Most of the ends are brown and crispy. What can I do to nurse it back to health?
Last Answer : Just trim off the dead end of the leaves. And I’d try to place it in a high light high humidity area. (Maybe a bathroom?)
Description : How can I get my cactus to flower?
Last Answer : answer: The Cleistocactus winteri has salmon-pink flowers in spring and summer, 1.6 to 2.4 inches (4 to 6 cm) in length, 2 inches (5 cm) in diameter. Mature plants bloom repetitively. The flowers ... not yet mature. One reference i found said that a women had hers for two years before it bloomed.
Description : Are cactus plants supposed to wiggle and vibrate all by themselves?
Last Answer : Need more information.
Description : What kind of plant is this and how I take care of it?
Last Answer : It’s a Peace Lily. The link is to a site that has care instructions.
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 : I'll be attending a funeral on Saturday and according to the family, the deceased didn't care for flowers, what else could I bring for the family? Perhaps, a plant?
Last Answer : In the Russian community it’s pretty customary to bring an envelope with money so I’d do that but I know that’s considered impersonal here so I’d probably bring a poem in a frame or a star named after the person certificate.
Description : How many living things do you take care of?
Last Answer : 2 dogs, 3 cats, 1 bird, and a whole lot of plants.
Description : Any tips on how to take care of a Rosemary Christmas tree (bush)
Last Answer : answer:Are you trying to keep it as a house plant, or planting it outside? The type of rosemary plants that are used for those min-Christmas trees are chosen specifically for that purpose only (for fast ... survive best in your area. As far as keeping it alive indoors, I've never had any luck.
Description : How to Take Care of Indoor Plants
Last Answer : How to Take Care of Indoor Plants Indoor plants are a lovely way to liven and warm up a room. Plants also produce oxygen, which will provide cleaner air indoors! Here's how to keep indoor plants ... take it. Some plants like African Violets do not like their leaves getting wet and may cause damage.
Description : Any advice for taking care of my new poinsettia?
Last Answer : Don’t let the cat eat it! I learned today that it’s poisonous to cats. And probably people. So don’t you eat it either.
Description : Any tips on taking care of a Flowering Maple Abutilon (Abutilon hybrid)
Last Answer : Here is a link with a lot of good, solid information.
Description : How do you care for mint and basil?
Last Answer : Maybe not water them everyday. I had Basil but it was kept outside and I covered it for a little while, until it grew.
Description : How to care for water-rooted bamboo?
Last Answer : Don’t they eat pandas?
Description : How do you care for succulent plants?
Last Answer : I hear those Aqua Globes do wonders for a variety of houseplants. I gave a pair to my mother for Christmas.
Description : Is there anything special I should do to care for a Ficus?
Last Answer : The only problem I've ever had with an indoor Ficus was putting it too close to an open window in the late fall - the cool breezes caused it to drop all of its leaves. I've heard Ficuses (Ficii?) ... mine, the leaves eventually grew back but it took a long time and it looked pretty sad for a while.
Description : How to care for an indoor, potted Japanese Maple Tree?
Last Answer : answer:Can you give me more detailed information, so I can better understand what you are asking? September 1, 2008, 7:39 PM EDT
Description : Can I take an african daisy plant on the plane from florida to wisconsin?
Last Answer : There’s usually a 1–800 number to call the airline and ask what’s allowed.
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 : 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.