Growing Vegetables In Las Vegas Nevada

QuestionNew to gardening, how do I find out what the levels are in the ground that I wish to grow a garden in?? Also what is good to grow in this area for the summers do get hot?? Note the area I wish to grow the ve

Habenero pepper clone problem

QuestionHi, I live in south eastern British Columbia. Last summer I grew several pepper plants of different varieties in my greenhouse. At the end of the season, before I had cleaned out the greenhouse the temperat

Groundwater

QuestionIs Long Island, NY, well water safe for growing vegetables. Until now Ive been using it for grass only. AnswerGene, I personally do not have a well, but I can tell you that many of the gardeners

Celebrities - Arizona

QuestionWe have several celebrity tomatoes growing beautifully, except something has decided we need to share with him (a rodent?) It looks like it...its not worms. Do we set traps, or do you have a bett

Flowers falling off of vegetables?

QuestionQUESTION: I live in Florida and am trying to grow vegetables in containers on my porch since growing them in the yard is not an option due to the wildlife (mainly rabbits) trying to eat them, but I seem to b

Growing Turnips in washington state

QuestionQUESTION: How can I keep worms from getting into my turnips, also bugs etc from eating up leaves, Thank you ANSWER: William: For bugs eating your leaves spray with friendly Sevin on both sides of the leave

worms in vegetables and fruit trees

QuestionI just cannot get rid of worms mainly in peppers and fruit trees. Peppers are my worst nightmare, the worm (larvae?)inside the pepper will eat most of the inside leaving a pepper crumpling apart. Even when I

Worms in peppers and fruit trees

QuestionI have been growing vegetables, flowers and fruit trees for years. I have incurred most growing problems and eventually they go away or am able to resolve the problem. I do not use much pesticides but I woul

Garden soil/bed?

QuestionI am going to make my garden bed ready for tomatoes, cucumber, green beans, bell peppers, eggplants, okras, carrots, onions, lettuce, spinach, etc. What kind of garden soil do I need to get? Since this is my

composted cow manuer

QuestionHello, my name is Joe and I would like to know if I can (just) use composted cow manure and some horse manure and nothing eles. I am using 2.5 gallon buckets and a couple raised beds. Mostly peppers and toma

Dill

QuestionMy yard grows roses, camillias and geraniums beautifully. So I assume my soil is on the acid side. I can never get yarrow to thrive or even survive for long. Now I have read that yarrow nee

Blooms Dropping Off

QuestionThe blooms on my tomatoes, squash, and cucs last year would drop off as if they were cut. It appears they were drying up just behind the blooms. This only happened last growing season (2009). &nb

Green Pepper Seedlings

Question Green Pepper Seedlings Hi, I have a question about my green pepper seedlings. They come from seeds of sweet green peppers I got at the grocery store. I took seeds from the peppers, washed them, and let th

alaskan peas in flo.

Questioni am 12 years old and have made a vegetable garden last year. I really enjoyed it so i have made one this year with basil, pepper, carrot, and cucumbers. But i also have some Alaskan peas... but theres

Spinach

QuestionI live in central Maine. This was a fairly mild winter. Most of the snow was gone by the end of February and the frost was out of the ground by mid-March. I put in a couple rows of spinach, but dont see it c

Wet Soil Conditions

QuestionQUESTION: We have a sloping backyard that levels out and then slightly raises again towards the house. In that flat area the water obviously seeps through on its way to the creek. It gets full su

Mold on top of soil

QuestionI am growing tomato plants from seed in the house and I see a white mold or fungus on top of the soil. Is this harmful to my plants? Is it due to excess moisture? Can I salvage my plants? Thank you, nellie

saving seeds

QuestionI am going to invest in some normal old fashioned seeds that can be saved year to year. How do I save them? I like in minnesota where the growing season is June to August or May to Aug at best. What do you

Growing indoors

QuestionHi, Is it possible to grow tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, green peppers, and onions year round in my bachelor apartment? I live in Canada which is very cold during the winter. I have the space, t

Potted plants

QuestionQUESTION: Hello. I bought a bunch of perennials such as Foxglove, Johnny Jump Ups, Cone Flowers, Lupine, Red Hot Pokers, Larkspurs, and Hollyhock. I planted them from seed in a greenhouse that I have i