protecting the plants in winter

Questioni am new to gardening and this year iam growing a few plants. i am growing them in pots.can i protect my plants in winter.if so how should i protect these plants in winter. AnswerDear Varu, They just need t

rhubarb problems

QuestionHello:Two years ago I transplanted two rhubarb plants and, even now, they dont seem to be making much progress. THey are located in a sunny area,I fertilized them but the stalks are still pencil thin. What c

beans/rhubarb

Question1) We live in n.w. Mt. When my beans come up something chews off the leaves with just a 2 stem left. Some have leaves with chewed portions. Would this be cut worms...tho I can find none in the soil. Some yo

Beans

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Elyse, I live in S. New Hampshire. Something is eating the leaves on my young yellow & green beans. (About 6 with 2-4 leaves). I see a few slugs and pick them off but the carnage continues. Oth

Cool weather= small tomato plants

QuestionOur tomato plants are not very big right now and I am thinking its because of the cool summer days (60s) and cold nights. Last week we had our first couple of consectutive days of being in the 70s and

bell peppers shriveling

QuestionI have three nice and healthy bell pepper plants-Yellow,orange,&red.The yellow&orange peppers have nice size & the red ones have not matured.Only problem is that the peppers are shrived looking-like they hav

green pepper problem

QuestionI have a couple green pepper plants in my garden and recently have been watching one of them produce a small fruit about the size of a silver dollar. I went out one morning to check on things (as I do

Cauliflower

QuestionQUESTION: This is my first year trying to grow veg, my cauliflower have been doing really well, in pots as i have a very small paved garden, the white heads have started to grow but i have now noticed that t

Miracle Gro

QuestionA friend of mine gave me some Miracle Gro for my flowers and vegetables. How often do I use the Miracle Gro? Do I use it everytime I water my plants? My plants arent doing to well right now and I need them t

Yellow squash dying on the vine

QuestionI was away for three days and when I came back, my yellow summer squash is in very badshape. The leaves are turning brown (spotted) and withering. The young suuash have brown spots on them (getti

ONE OF FIFTEEN TOMATO PLANTS DRYING UP

QuestionI have 15 tomatoes plants growing in topsey turvee planters and one of the plants is drying up it has about 10 green tomatoes on it and was very healthy up too 5 days ago now it looks like it is dyeing and t

Starting seeds

QuestionKinda new on gardening. for the last 5 years though i have been buying 18 corn plants, 18 tomato, 12 bell peppers, 9 hot peppers, 9 Cucumbers, and 3 packs of seeds each radish, carrots, and green onion

Veggies not growing, turning yellow

QuestionHi Don, My veggies ate not growing and are turning yellow. They are trying to produce fruit, tom. peppers,etc. But no foliage. What do I give them to encourage new leaf production? Thanks, Kim AnswerKim:

Jalapeno pepper plant

QuestionI have a question. I have had the same jalapeno plant for 3 seasons now. I just bring it inside during the winter and put it outside in the spring. This spring, I noticed many more flowers

tomatoe problem

Questionsomething is eating the fruit on the vine. A friend gave me several tomatoe plants and I couldnt pot them so I made a raised bed and planted them all. (1st time veggie gardner). It started out ok

Cayenne Peppers

QuestionI live in Arkansas and I have a question regarding my cayenne peppers. I have some beautiful plants and they are putting off peppers like crazy, but the peppers arent hot. Yes, they are the kind that is supp

growing spaghetti squash

QuestionI planted some spaghett squash plants and I get nice flowers but then they die off. What am I doing wrong??? AnswerCathy: Im sure you are not doing anything wrong. It is still early in the season, at

Squash; Blossom-end Rot

Questionmy yellow squash is getting rotten a the blossom end,the squash is only 3-4in. long. im i supposed to remove the bloosom or what? AnswerWhen young fruit of squash plants develop soft black spots on the bott

zcchhini

QuestionCan you eat the leaves of Zucchini? If so how would you fix them? AnswerDear Ricky, I know pumpkin leaves are edible and all squash blossoms are. Ive read that all squash leaves are also edible.

squash problem

QuestionMy yellow summer squash plant leaves are all whitish/gray. Should I worry? This happened last yr. to my zuch. and I never got a single squash. THanks! AnswerKris. Youve got powdery m