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Anyone know anything about houseplants?

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I have 4 GIGANTIC houseplants (2 rubber trees, 1 croton, and 1 dieffenbachia), and I need to do some serious pruning but am not exactly sure what is "safe" to do. The internet tells me a variety of things, ranging from "just do a bit" to "only leave 4 inches"!!

I totally mutilated the dieffenbachia today, and I've got some of the cuttings so they can root and I can stick them back into the pot to make it a little fuller. It was collapsing on itself, and just not looking too happy. I just hope I didn't chop off too much!

Anyone with good plant experience? I need all the help I can get! hahaha
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Surely SOMEONE knows about houseplants!! LOL
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Sorry, meg ! I have a green thumb for outdoor flowers and veggies. Houseplants are not my specialty. Hugs! Sherry
ddeadred
ddeadred
Oh, my. I just took my houseplants outside like I usually do, but I'm nursing my aloe at this point... She looks very unhappy... xo Cj
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2 suggestions: a) Check to see if you have a county extension office. They are usually part of a land grant university, and they will usually have a Master Gardener Program. These people know their stuff. You might check online to see if your county has an extension office, and if you can email the Master Gardeners (in case it would be long distance to telephone them). The program usually has times during the week when people can clal in with questions. If they do not have the answer, they can usually find the answer. B) Look to see if there is a nursery in your town that sells these plants. Not a section of Wally-world or similar store, but some place that entirely dedicates themselves to caring for and selling plants. Give them a call, and see if they can tell you. Check the yellow pages of your phone book and clal around to a couple places, and take the advice of the one who sounds to be the best. Best of luck. Leanna
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Oh Megs, I wish I could help. I have a lot of houseplants but none like that. I always refer to the internet also. It may help to repot and resoil them and juice them up with some fertilizer. My aloe is not looking to hot itself and mine need to go outside as soon as possible but leaves on the trees are not out far enough.
XOXO
Dee
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MEG
SORRY BUT I EVEN KILL PLASTIC FLOWERS,
GOODLUCK
JAV
GrammieP
GrammieP
Ask Feisty. She's knows lots about plants. No sure if she does indoor ones though.
Marti
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I HAVE A HOUSE PLANT BOOK CALLED "THE PURPLE THUMB" MAYB U COULD BUY IT AND IT WOULD HELP. I OVERWATER EVERYTHING......OR NOT
feisty
feisty
They'll be fine.

The Diffenbachia will root better if you keep it humid. The Ficus (rubber tree) won't root, it needs to be air layered, too hard to explain. With the croton, you usually just pull off the dead leaves.

If you trim them, make sure you leave some of the brown area on them.

Now, give them a nice drink, and some VF-11. It's a foliar feed you can find anywhere. Mix a little in with your water bottle and mist on the leaves. It won't burn them. Do it once a week.

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