Hey man, is this plant what I think it is? [more inside]
posted on Jul 4, 2008 - 16 answers

I'm growing a butternut squash plant for the first time. The plant has gotten rather huge and I need to knock it back a bit or give it somewhere else to grow, but I'm not sure how. The most I've raised before is tomatoes or peppers. [more inside]
posted on Jul 3, 2008 - 7 answers

I am going on holiday for 14 days, leaving behind several plants on the window seals in a small flat. There is no neighbor / friend to look after them in our absence. How can I make sure that the plants will not die? I have 2 tomato plants in pots, climbing tomatoes in a hanging basket and few pots with chillies. [more inside]
posted on Jun 25, 2008 - 11 answers

Growing a few green chile plants in the hot desert. Any tips or tricks? [more inside]
posted on May 20, 2008 - 10 answers

Help me identify this live-forever lookalike (sort of) [more inside]
posted on May 17, 2008 - 5 answers

I would like to plant some native plants/shrubs to adorn the front of our Chicago Bungalow. Problem is I don't know which plants are native to the area and i dont knwo where to get them. [more inside]
posted on Apr 25, 2008 - 12 answers

What kind of flowering indoor plants will keep flowering? [more inside]
posted on Apr 15, 2008 - 12 answers

What are some great botanical gardens in the US? [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2008 - 37 answers

What should I do with this giant brick planter box that fronts my house? [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2008 - 13 answers

Basil, parsley, mint, sage, rosemary: which combinations will work best when potted together in a balcony herb garden? [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2008 - 12 answers

Old sneakers as planters. Has anyone done this? I'd like some advice on what kinds of plants work best. Other than one article stating to use hearty plants, the tubes have not provuded much. I'm going to talk to the the person at the garden shop as well but figured I'd try here first. Oh, and I live in Centralish Florida, if that helps narrow the choices. Thank you!
posted on Mar 29, 2008 - 11 answers

I'd like to grow bamboo in a container indoors (I have a sunny south-facing window that it can live in front of). Any advice about the best varieties, how to get it to grow tall, and where to get a plant (I'm in NYC) would be much appreciated. (NB: I am NOT looking for info on "lucky bamboo" plants, I want the real thing)
posted on Mar 21, 2008 - 11 answers

How do I get started with germinating cactus seeds? [more inside]
posted on Mar 7, 2008 - 7 answers

What kind of plant is this? [more inside]
posted on Feb 29, 2008 - 3 answers

How can I revive my favorite mystery plant? [more inside]
posted on Feb 25, 2008 - 6 answers

Does there exist a database for plants grown in the US similar to the USDA's nutrition database? If yes, can I download it? [more inside]
posted on Jan 26, 2008 - 1 answers

Last summer, I was walking through Boy's Town here in Chicago when some guys handed me a mint plant to advertise some new plant delivery service in the area, focusing on plants for cooking. I did not want to raise fresh herbs last summer, but now I do and, although the mint is thriving in my mom's garden, I have lost the business card that came with it! My websearch skills are not helping me find them; anyone know the company? [more inside]
posted on Jan 7, 2008 - 3 answers

Where can I buy carnivorous plants in/near Vancouver, BC? Google has failed me.
posted on Dec 10, 2007 - 6 answers

Do you have a happy Ficus tree? Can you help me water mine? [more inside]
posted on Dec 5, 2007 - 12 answers

Identify this strange plant found in the middle east. [more inside]
posted on Nov 23, 2007 - 3 answers

Is there any way at all to revive my poor plant? [more inside]
posted on Nov 22, 2007 - 10 answers

Fake and edible indoor plants? For my Kittys... Does anyone even make such a thing? If not, what could I make it out of?? Or if anyone knows of any tough non-toxic indoor plants that will cope with feasting, possibly air con and shitty light but definitely the feasting! What would you recommend? (A roster/tag team basis would be perfectly understandable and acceptable...)
posted on Nov 12, 2007 - 10 answers

I am looking for gardening experiments [more inside]
posted on Oct 21, 2007 - 9 answers

WTF is this plant that apparently we are growing very successfully? [more inside]
posted on Sep 4, 2007 - 18 answers

Looking for a good nursery in the Austin, TX area. [more inside]
posted on Aug 20, 2007 - 5 answers

Can you help me grow garlic? [more inside]
posted on Aug 18, 2007 - 13 answers

I have dirt in my front yard! Rather not grow (Kentucky blue) grass lawn this far north in Montreal. What's a native hearty plant that will serve a soft green bed? [more inside]
posted on Aug 14, 2007 - 12 answers

What the heck kind of plant did my son get into? While on vacation in Quebec, my son started complaining that his hand was hurting. He had brushed it against some sort of plant. Within ten minutes he was screaming in pain. [more inside]
posted on Jul 30, 2007 - 9 answers

What are the ownership boundaries of plants in a rented/shared household? [more inside]
posted on Jul 20, 2007 - 14 answers

Help identify this cactus! [more inside]
posted on Jul 12, 2007 - 2 answers

What is that white foamy stuff I saw dripping off all the leaves in a forest in Northern California and then again on some of the plants around Whistler, Canada? My first thought was bird droppings, but it seems a little too insubstantial for that. A few people thought maybe it was sap or pollen. Does anybody know for sure?
posted on Jul 12, 2007 - 9 answers

It's July, I'm in central North Carolina (Zone 7 or 8 depending who you ask), and I have an unused, mostly shaded 3' x 6' dirt plot at the side of our front lawn that I'd love to put some color in to brighten the neighborhood. What can I plant there now that'll give me the most color through the fall? Annual or perennial, bonus points for drought-tolerant but that's not essential).
posted on Jul 2, 2007 - 5 answers

What's an inexpensive but durable way to label plants? [more inside]
posted on Jul 1, 2007 - 15 answers

I want to eat my chillies before the greenfly do. How do I keep them away? [more inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2007 - 6 answers

Curtain-like, wall hanging, transparent plastic, self watering planter I can no longer find on the internet. [more inside]
posted on Jun 21, 2007 - 1 answers

PlantFilter: Can someone suggest a way for me to keep the surface under my house plants dry? [more inside]
posted on Jun 20, 2007 - 7 answers

would my window sill plants benefit from enclosing them and ramping up co2 levels? [more inside]
posted on Jun 17, 2007 - 6 answers

I kill baby plants! Help me, gardeners! [more inside]
posted on May 17, 2007 - 11 answers

trying to isolate sneezing allergy source in my house, think it may be my plant. [more inside]
posted on May 17, 2007 - 10 answers

Should I purchase some "beneficial insects" for my yard? [more inside]
posted on May 3, 2007 - 26 answers

How do I learn the names of plants and animals, particularly trees and birds? [more inside]
posted on May 1, 2007 - 14 answers

I am looking for ideas for planting around grave sites. [more inside]
posted on May 1, 2007 - 8 answers

What kind of plants should I grow in my apartment? Bonus points for traditionally outdoor plants. [more inside]
posted on Apr 25, 2007 - 12 answers

After years of renting apartments, I have moved up in the world: I am now renting a house. Strangely, the house comes with small organic green things projecting from the ground. Having never been responsible for a lawn before, I don't really know what to do with it. I also have two, I don't know, shrubs (I think). One is low growing, thick, with branches that kind of double as rhizomes, and one might be a juniper. As you can see, I'm pretty clueless. What do I need to know/what must I do/what must I buy to take good care of my lawn and it's various planty inhabitants? [more inside]
posted on Mar 31, 2007 - 17 answers

I am looking for a nondestructive climbing vine that does well in shade. [more inside]
posted on Mar 28, 2007 - 12 answers

How do I make my schefflera (umbrella tree, S. actinophylla) branch out? [more inside]
posted on Mar 20, 2007 - 6 answers

I recently purchased a three- to four-foot Dracaena Massangea, or corn plant. I have a moisture meter gauge that I use to determine whether my plants need to be watered or not (it has two metal prongs that you put into the soil, and a red, yellow or green light goes on to signal whether the soil is moist or not.) The gauge works great with all my other plants, but with the corn plant, the gauge never indicates that the soil is dry. I have now gone weeks without watering the corn plant, and the gauge still says the soil is sufficiently moist near the roots. The plant looks fine, but what gives? How often should a corn plant of this size be watered?
posted on Mar 9, 2007 - 5 answers

Strelitzia reginae and other conservatory plants seem to suffer with soft scales...more inside [more inside]
posted on Feb 24, 2007 - 11 answers

Could you water plants with heavy water? What would be the effect? Would they survive/thrive?
posted on Feb 22, 2007 - 5 answers

Will my cat eat basil? What happens if she does? [more inside]
posted on Feb 21, 2007 - 12 answers