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  • How to save a houseplant in 14 days

    My friend brought this plant over to be taken care of while he and his wife are on a honeymoon in Europe for two weeks. He realized that it was on the verge of dying but wanted to see what I could do with it. Looking at it, I can't remember what type of houseplant it is, but when I first handled it, I noticed a few things: It has two healthy ...
    Posted to Patrick (Weblog) by phempton on September 15, 2007
  • A helpful tip about Dracaena

    I have a dracaena that I got in college I think and it's had yellowed leaf tips for as long as I can remember. I decided to do a little searching online recently and found out that many houseplants and dracaena in particular really don't like the chlorine and flourine in tap water.  Here's the link I ...
    Posted to Pests and disease (Forum) by cray107 on May 29, 2007
  • Re: What are these bugs on my houseplants?

    Hey Jeff, Looks like you have an aphid infestation. Those are very common and can destroy a plant fairly quickly if you don't take steps to get rid of them. You didn't say what kind of plants they are but you should probably: Wash under running water - run the foliage under water everyday and rub off as many as you can. This can ...
    Posted to Pests and disease (Forum) by LoveToGarden on May 28, 2007
  • Dieffenbachia - This was started from one leaf

    I got a one leaf starter a couple years ago and now it's up to the ceiling in my living room!Patrick
    Posted to Houseplants (Forum) by phempton on April 24, 2007