Question: Can a floresent light be used in an indoor plant room in place of a grow light? Earl Tradup Answer: Hello Earl, Yes they can. It could be as simple as a shop light with one warm white and one cool white 48″ 40 watt fluorescent tubes (cheaper and in my opinion as effective…
Ficus outdoors in Texas
Question: I live in Corpus Christi, tx (zone 9a, i believe), my boss has a beautiful 20+ ft ficus tree in his backyard (he said he had two but one died). I have a really nice outdoor potted ficus that has been outdoors for about two years but I have always brought it in indoors…
Mystery Plant – Elephant Ears
Question: Can you identify this clearanced plant? It has a spent spathe and spadix with a large pod at the base of the spathe. The leaves are ridged, and the veins quite prominent. The new leaves tend to drip water for days as they slowly unfurl. Thanks, Rebecca Answer: Hello Rebecca – the large plant…
Links to my Facebook Page
I have been busy adding Facebook integration to the Horticulture Guy Website so that people can log in using their facebook acount – like posts – and post links on Facebook whenever a new post is made on the Horticulture Guy Website.
Rubber versus wood mulch
Question: What is the difference between wood mulch & rubber mulch. Have no luck with the wood mulch as it gets full of mold. What about the rubber mulch. What can you suggest? Bonnie – Somewhere in the U.S. Answer: Hello Bonnie, The main difference is that the wood mulch is organic and if the…