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Expert Profile: Tracy

Expertise: 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 you send a picture of the plant with your question. Please feel free to visit my Myspace at http://www.myspace.com/experthouseplants for information and tips on plant care.

Experience in the area
For the past 15 years I have always had at least 70 houseplants in my house at all times. I also have spent a great deal of time helping friends, family and neighbors with their houseplants.

Education/Credentials
I have done extensive research on the care of houseplants, the different kinds of houseplants, pests and diseases common to houseplants and artificial lighting for houseplants. I also have done some volunteer work assisting a master gardener for 5 years.

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Something controversial or provocative about this subject There is a debate on the effectiveness of misting plants. It has been my experience that misting DOES in fact help. I have had plants that were dying turn around and become healthy plants after I started misting them. I firmly believe that misting is the key to keeping high humidity plants like Prayer plants, Stromanthe and Ivy healthy and beautiful in an indoor environment.

What do you like about this subject? I love houseplants! I love to see them doing well and looking beautiful. That is the best result for all my time and hard work. I also have to admit to a modest amount of pride ( Or maybe a bit more ;) ) when a guest comments on how beautiful my plants are.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? I have plans to have my own greenhouse soon. I also want to expand my business selling houseplants and foliage gardens. I currently only sell on e-Bay but would like to start on own website and open a nursery in my area.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 2140
Knowledge	9.90 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	10.0 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.93 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		2
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		354

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	10/05/08
10	10	10	10	10/04/08
10	10	10	10	10/01/08
10	10	10	10	10/02/08
10	10	10	10	04/30/08

User Comments

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT RESPONCE! I WILL GO WITH YOUR ADVISE AND REPOT! BLESSINGS,,,,,,BRENDA M
(Brenda on 10/05/08)

thank you so much yes it was helpful
(frances on 10/04/08)

Thank you Tracy it was very helpful
(Tim on 10/01/08)

Thanks for getting back to me so fast I will get another one and keep this one and try to bring it back to life. Catherine
(catherine moll on 10/02/08)

Tracy was wonderful and went above and beyond the call of duty answering my question---she was polite, friendly and highly knowledgeable--a five star
(Karen on 04/30/08)

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Recent Answers from Tracy

2008-10-09 I don't know what kind of plant I have: Hi Julia, The plant you have is a type of variegated Hoya, also commonly called a wax plant. Unless you live in an area where it never gets below 45 degrees in the winter it would probably not be...

2008-10-04 Indoor Fig Tree: Hi Brenda, As a general rule you should always allow the top 1-2 inches of soil to dry between watering. Then water the plant until a small amount of water drains from the drainage holes in the bottom...

2008-10-02 prayer plant: Hi Frances, It is perfectly normal. When a Prayer plant is getting proper care and is healthy, it will flower. Most of the time when a Prayer plant doesn't flower it is because it is not getting enough...

2008-10-01 Ants in Christmas cactus: Hi Pamela, Changing the soil should work. Make sure that you remove as much of the old soil as possible before repotting the plant in fresh soil. If you want you can wait about 5-7 days then drench...

2008-10-01 Scheflerra: Hi Steven. Yes. After cutting off the top, dip the stem in rooting hormone to help promote rooting. Several new shoots will grow from where the top was cut off so it will be fuller than it was before...