tomato purple leaves

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, I planted tomatoes and used Lilly Millers Tomato & Vegetable fertiliser, 1/4 cup for each plant, as box says. After about 3 weeks I found out my tomato plants developed purpulish, shor

brown spots on my green peppers

QuestionI first started my plants in pots. I have good new potting soil, good leaves and lots of pepper starts. The ones that I have growing have soft, brown spots on the bottom of the pepper. My tomatoes have smal

pruning tomatos

QuestionThis year is my first seriously trying to grow tomatos. Last year my plants grew very, very tall and had tons of flowers but no tomatoes. Help!! This years plants are beautiful. Very full and they are beginn

vegtable plant compatibility and proximity

QuestionIs it possible to plant straightneck yellow squash or zucchini in the same bed as cucumber? If not, how far apart should they be? Can you plant squash and pumpkin or cucumber and pumpkin in the same bed? Let

container tomatoes

QuestionIm growing bush variety tomatoes in a container. I just transplanted to the container and. the plants look dry and the leaves are curled.I watered heavily and added a organic liquid fish and seaweed fertiliz

Fertalizing my Tomatoes

QuestionHi, i have bought some fertilizer from a hardware store and its 20-20-20. i was wondering before using it if this would benefit me any. I currently have a rain barrel and find that it works great instead of

Conditions for growing dill weed?

QuestionQUESTION: When I try it, I get small, stingy plants. What does it take to get the abundant kind one sees at the grocery store? ANSWER: Dick: Warm weather and regular watering should do it. There are

Organic/non-hybrid seeds

QuestionAre all Organic labeled seeds non-hybrid? I am looking for non-hybrid seeds locally and I only find Organic as a choice. They say nothing about whether they are non-hybrid. AnswerBen, organic seeds can be p

Squash are Dying

QuestionI live in Austin, TX and have planted some squash (specifically Pumpkin, Butternut, and Delicata). They grow really quite well...for a bit. And then seem to start dying off. The dying seems to start at th

starting tomato plants

QuestionThis year I started some of my own plants in order to get some varieties available only by seed. I have some really nice looking plants, aout 12-15inches high and am close to transplanting them into the gard

growing tomatoes in 5 gal. buckets

Questionim getting end rot on all of my tomatoes after they reach golf ball size. ive read that i should add lime to the soil. my question is, how much lime in a 5 gal. bucket? also will lime fix my problem even tho

Canning Dill Pickles

QuestionI canned dill pickles last year. They tasted great. Except, they were not crispy when I opened the jars over the winter months. All that hard work! I was so proud of myself. I would like to have Crispy Pickl

Pumpkin

Question I have a pumpkin seedling that was about 5 tall. By accident, I broke the stem, about 1/4 up the stem. Can I just remove the stem from there and will it grow again? Thanks AnswerOh, I hate it when t

pepper plants

Questioni got pepper plants and they looked so healthy until i planted them. the leaves are turned upside down and the leaves have dirk green on them. what can i do? tx AnswerBob: Can you give me more to go on? How

Vegetable fungus

QuestionThe leaves on my tomatoes, cucumbers, and beans are turning Yellow wight brown spots on them and some are turning gray and ashy looking. What can I do for this? AnswerGena: It sounds like you could have a n

When to pick Acorn Squash

QuestionGrowing acorn squash for the first time in LA. The fruit is large on the vine, hard skinned, but not a dark green color. Will the skin get darker if I pick and store outside for a few days? AnswerHi P

Cucumbers; Growing Methods

QuestionHi Mike: I live in Nova Scotia , canada. I am trying square foot gardening, well 5 by 5 square gardening. SHould cucumbers be put in mounds instead? But the question i would like answered is should cucumbers

slugs

QuestionHi Elyse: I am growing a garden for the first time in a few years. I forget what plants are food for slugs I am growing stuff like cucumbers, pumpkins, tomatoes in mounds. also i am growing carrots, onions,

Twisted and purplish tomato leaves

QuestionHi, my parents planted healthy tomatoes and suddenly they started to look weird. The leaves started to twist and curl and have purplish color, especially the new ones. We spotted some flea beetle

twisted tomato leaves

QuestionHi, my parents planted healthy tomato plants, but after few weeks they started to look weird. The leaves started to twist and curl and have purplish color. We spotted some flea beetles on the pla