I agree w/Mr. Sub..the two plants need different requirements..Though Ficus/Rubber tree soil should dry between waterings, Aloes need even less moisture. I think Mr. Sub's idea about hanging the Aloe is fantastic..in the meantime, perhaps you have another plant that can be potted w/the rubber tree.. A hanging semi-succulent plant grown around the edge of pot? I don't know what two upright plants potted together would look like, unless the container was square or rectangular..For the record, don't feel bad that you have plants sitting on the floor..I think most of us who have over 100 plants do..LOL..Toni

Hey Kim. sorry about not sending you info on planting the Amaryllis. I took it out of the box because I needed the room for all the other stuff. LOL Lucy is correct about the planting. The scape's would have been straight and tall. Also the name was suppose to been "Christmas Story" but I think its wrong because of you pink. But I like the color very much. Glad you like it, Enjoy! Hugs Dorothy

I think your tree will be fine during your absence; maybe lower the temp a little, but not more than 5 degrees. The misting is not so important except for controlling dust which mites love. I can't tell the size of your dead branch; but it looks pretty small. Branches that size most often die back from getting too dry, or too hot (from sun, lights, etc); if you pruned it back to the nearest leaf node that is green, you have done what you can. If you want to worry some about your plant while you are gone, I guess it won't hurt anything; but it won't help either. Enjoy your trip

"ya i got a freakin skunk and babies trying to make home under my deck. and the lady that runs the nusery here had a grizzly bear and 2 cubs beat the ?hit out of her scarecrow." Terrybull, Get a bottle of Lysol Liquid Concentrate--it should say 'concentrate' on the bottle. Take the bottle and pour it onto the ground under the deck, if you can see a burrough entrance then spill some into the borrough too. The skunks should take off and not return, they don't like that scent. I had a problem with a BIG skunk living under our back bungalo when we lived upstate, he hibernated under the bungalo each winter and in the spring the bungalo would reek. One of our neighbors suggested we try the lysol concentrate and it worked like a charm, he left and he didn't come back. T this is from a post rhat i had earlier. if you can spray or pour it around your plants or property.