Beginner Gardening: House plant problems, 1 by GumbootGal

GumbootGal wrote:
Thanks for the tip on my Janet Craig. I have just repotted it. There was some mold in the bottom..maybe it WAS to moist near the bottom. I will see what happens. I cut all the brown tips off, unsure if this will do anyhting to help though.Time will tell I guess. I do have another plant that is doing okay now, but it was not. I am thinking it is a 'corn plant' common name.( it looked just like a corn plant in a field) It was about 5 feet tall and I had to move and it was too big, so I just cut it straight across on the stem and stuck it a new pot. It was about 3.5 feet now. Well over the next few months the bottom leaves ALL died(of course) Now I am left with a half bald plant. It looks pretty funny. People ask it is a Yucca, but it is not. It used to be full of leaves right to the bottom. So now what I need to know, is there a proper way I can cut it or whatever, below the green leaves that are healthy again, and repot , so it will not look so silly? Here is picture. Do not laugh too hard.