Garden 2024, September

Yucca palm: sticky leaves? Causes and solutions

Yucca palm: sticky leaves? Causes and solutions

If the yucca palm has sticky leaves, there are plant lice behind them. How to recognize scale insects, mealybugs or aphids and combat them effectively

Illuminate the Yucca palm properly: Tips & tricks for the location

Illuminate the Yucca palm properly: Tips & tricks for the location

The yucca, or incorrectly called yucca palm, requires a lot of light. Artificial lamps help in winter

Yucca Palm Pests: How to Get Rid of Lice and Mites

Yucca Palm Pests: How to Get Rid of Lice and Mites

A weakened yucca palm is a common “food” for many pests. Which ones are particularly common and how you can combat them

Mildew on Yucca Palm: What to do and how to prevent it?

Mildew on Yucca Palm: What to do and how to prevent it?

A white, mealy coating on the leaves of the yucca palm indicates not only powdery mildew, but also gall mites

Yucca palm infested with lice? Here's how to get rid of them

Yucca palm infested with lice? Here's how to get rid of them

There are a number of lice that prefer to settle on a Yucca palm that has been weakened by incorrect care or an unsuitable location

Revitalize potting soil: Here's how to do it step by step

Revitalize potting soil: Here's how to do it step by step

It's worth preparing potting soil. Read here what is important and how you can best provide your potting and garden soil with nutrients

Yucca palm: leaves are hanging, what now? Rescue measures

Yucca palm: leaves are hanging, what now? Rescue measures

If your yucca palm droops its leaves, you've probably watered it too often. Yuccas are desert plants and require very little water

Yucca palm: What to do if there are brown spots on the leaves?

Yucca palm: What to do if there are brown spots on the leaves?

The typical diseases of the yucca palm include fungal diseases that manifest themselves as brown spots on the leaves. Causes and countermeasures

Yucca palm: detect and successfully treat fungal infestation

Yucca palm: detect and successfully treat fungal infestation

The yucca palm can be attacked by a fungus, particularly as a result of improper care. How to prevent or fight an infection

Yucca palm: price and quality explained in context

Yucca palm: price and quality explained in context

A large yucca palm can be had at a very reasonable price. However, cheap is not always good! What else you need to pay attention to when buying

Yucca palm dying? Here's how you can save them

Yucca palm dying? Here's how you can save them

Saving a dying or broken yucca palm is not difficult: he althy parts of the plant can be cut off and re-rooted

Yucca Palm: Black Tips – Causes & Solutions

Yucca Palm: Black Tips – Causes & Solutions

If the leaves of the yucca palm get black tips, there can be various reasons behind it. Drought is rather unlikely

Yucca palm: what temperature is ideal for its growth?

Yucca palm: what temperature is ideal for its growth?

The right temperature for the yucca palm depends on the species. Some yuccas are hardy, others are not. However, they all like warmth in summer

Autumn perennials in the garden - a firework of autumnal colors

Autumn perennials in the garden - a firework of autumnal colors

Autumn perennials bring color to the autumn garden. Here you will find a selection of decorative and edible autumn perennials as well as tips on care

Yucca palm: How do I prevent sunburn?

Yucca palm: How do I prevent sunburn?

If the yucca palm is moved too quickly to a sunnier location, it will quickly suffer from sunburn. Get them used to the new place slowly

Yucca palm: location tips for he althy growth

Yucca palm: location tips for he althy growth

The yucca palm or palm lily prefers a bright, dry and protected location. The plant originally comes from the desert

Fighting thrips: Effective home and professional methods

Fighting thrips: Effective home and professional methods

Have you discovered pests on your plants? We'll tell you how you can fight thrips and prevent an infestation

Dragon tree: How big can it really get?

Dragon tree: How big can it really get?

The size of the dragon tree can be controlled relatively easily by either varying the incidence of light or making a radical cut

Dragon tree and cats: How poisonous is the plant really?

Dragon tree and cats: How poisonous is the plant really?

The dragon tree is poisonous to cats in large quantities, but occasional nibbling on the leaves does not harm most cats

Dragon tree in hydroponics: benefits and care instructions

Dragon tree in hydroponics: benefits and care instructions

A dragon tree also thrives in hydroculture if it receives liquid fertilizer for nutrient supply along with the irrigation water

Yucca palm loses leaves: causes & solutions

Yucca palm loses leaves: causes & solutions

If the yucca palm loses its leaves, there can be various reasons behind it. Mostly these are care errors

Watering cacti successfully: When, how and how often?

Watering cacti successfully: When, how and how often?

How often should cacti really be watered? Read here what to pay attention to when supplying succulents with water

Cacti in top shape: instructions for optimal care

Cacti in top shape: instructions for optimal care

What do cacti really care about? - Read here how to properly water, fertilize, cut and overwinter your cactus

Repotting cacti: When is the best time to do it?

Repotting cacti: When is the best time to do it?

How to repot cacti correctly. - This guide gives tips on timing, soil and pot. - A step-by-step guide

Planting cactus offshoots: step by step to success

Planting cactus offshoots: step by step to success

How to properly cut offshoots from your cacti. - Read here when and how to plant cuttings and children correctly

Cut cacti correctly: This is how you promote growth

Cut cacti correctly: This is how you promote growth

How to prune cacti with expertise. - Tips for the correct incision, the best timing and the correct wound treatment

Yucca palm: Grow and care for shoots successfully

Yucca palm: Grow and care for shoots successfully

To grow shoots on a bare yucca palm, you should divide the entire plant into shoot and trunk cuttings and plant them individually

Prickly beauties: How do I plant cacti correctly?

Prickly beauties: How do I plant cacti correctly?

Planting cacti correctly is not difficult. - These instructions explain how to skillfully pot a cactus and give tips for the perfect soil

Fertilize cacti: When and how to ensure optimal growth?

Fertilize cacti: When and how to ensure optimal growth?

Cacti don't like flower fertilizer. - Read here when and with which fertilizer you should properly supply the defensive desert plants

Yucca Palm: Causes & Solutions for a Hollow Trunk

Yucca Palm: Causes & Solutions for a Hollow Trunk

If the trunk of the yucca palm is hollow, the rot caused by waterlogging has already progressed too far. However, you can take cuttings

Trunk carving of yucca palms: makes sense or not?

Trunk carving of yucca palms: makes sense or not?

Is it useful to score the trunk of the yucca palm to grow new shoots? How to encourage your houseplant to grow new shoots

Yucca palm: Treat dry leaves properly

Yucca palm: Treat dry leaves properly

If the yucca palm gets dry leaves, then you have either watered it too much or it is in the wrong location

Rejuvenate Yucca Palm: This is how it shines in new splendor

Rejuvenate Yucca Palm: This is how it shines in new splendor

Sometimes you need to rejuvenate a yucca palm. To do this, cut up the plant and plant the pieces as cuttings

Soft trunk on Yucca palm: Causes & Solutions

Soft trunk on Yucca palm: Causes & Solutions

If the trunk of the yucca palm becomes soft, the cause is usually in the roots: These rot due to too much water

Dragon tree: Successfully promote new shoots

Dragon tree: Successfully promote new shoots

New shoots form in the dragon tree on an otherwise bare trunk when the upper part of the plant including the leaves has been cut off

Dragon tree and sun: tips for the right location

Dragon tree and sun: tips for the right location

Depending on the subspecies, the dragon tree likes bright to semi-shady locations, but it does not tolerate direct sunlight well

Dragon tree & light: What should you pay attention to?

Dragon tree & light: What should you pay attention to?

The dragon tree requires slightly less light than many other houseplants and should not be placed in direct sunlight

Types of cacti for every room: which ones are right for you?

Types of cacti for every room: which ones are right for you?

These cacti give beds and windowsills that certain something. - Get to know 20 recommended cactus species here

Dragon tree in distress: rescue measures for the houseplant

Dragon tree in distress: rescue measures for the houseplant

You can save a dragon tree with massive growth problems through care measures such as pruning or quick repotting

Pulling a dragon tree cutting: instructions and tips for care

Pulling a dragon tree cutting: instructions and tips for care

A dragon tree cutting can be cut and rooted relatively easily, as long as the light, water and nutrient supply is right