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Darlene K. Kittle U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.94 Clarity of Response 9.95 Timeliness 9.97 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 6354	I have been a <B>Master Gardener</B> for 20 years and I raise around 300 houseplants a year including tropicals, succulents, and cacti.
Tracy U.S. Maxed Out View Profile View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.91 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 9.88 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 463	I have a great deal of experience with most tropical foliage houseplants. I am knowledgeable and experienced in the care and needs of many different kinds of houseplants as well as the pests and diseases common to houseplants. I have had experience with most propagation techniques. My specialty is Aglaonema, Ivy and the Marantaceae family, which includes prayer plants, calathea, stromanthe and ctenanthe. I am also knowledgeable and experienced with artificial lighting for plants. I can not answer questions about succulents or cacti and I have had very little experience with flowering plants. I can help identify plants ONLY if .....

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Darlene K. Kittle

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I have been a <B>Master Gardener</B> for 20 years and I raise around 300 houseplants a year including tropicals, succulents, and cacti.

Tracy

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I have a great deal of experience with most tropical foliage houseplants. I am knowledgeable and experienced in the care and needs of many different kinds of houseplants as well as the pests and diseases common to houseplants. I have had experience with most propagation techniques. My specialty is Aglaonema, Ivy and the Marantaceae family, which includes prayer plants, calathea, stromanthe and ctenanthe. I am also knowledgeable and experienced with artificial lighting for plants. I can not answer questions about succulents or cacti and I have had very little experience with flowering plants. I can help identify plants ONLY if .....

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2009-11-05 Overgrown umbrella plant:

Suzanne, You didn't say whether it has leaves growing all the way up the trunk or any side branches. I reccommend that you prune it back drastically. Pruning will cause it to branch out a lot and make

2009-11-05 How to trim a potted palm tree:

Hi Roberta, You can prune off or cut back individual palm fronds down on the body of a palm, but you cannot prune off the top growing tip on any stem. If you remove the top off of a palm stem, it will

2009-11-05 Mass Cane:

Linda, Try to figure out which end of each cane goes down and get a pot of soil then dip the bottom end in rooting hormone and insert it in the pot of soil. Then set the pot back outside in the same

2009-11-04 house plant:

Anna, I am sorry, you will have to send me a picture for me to identify it for certain. I think it may be in the philodendron family. You can go to google put philodendron in and click on images and

2009-11-04 Croton:

Hi Pam, Moderate to high intensity sunlight is what a croton plant requires. Inside in the summer time the place for a croton is within 3 feet of an east or west facing window. A southern facing window

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