tomato plants dying from bottom up

Questionearly girl plants tops look great.now bottom half of plants are dried up dead leaves AnswerDear Dennis, I spoke with a friend of mine that has an orchard and fruit market. She said this is the worse y

Pole beans and cucumbers

QuestionThis year I planted pole beans and cucumbers. The beans grew like heck with plenty of flowers but no beans. The cucumbers hardly grew at all and the 2 cukes that I got turned yellow right away.Any idea why?

tomatoes rotten at the seed pod inside

Questionmy father-in-law has tomatoes that or rotten inside at the seed pods. What is the reason for this and how can he fix it? AnswerIf I understand correctly, the seeds are rotting as they are germinating. If th

gworing cantelope

QuestionHow do I know when a cantalope is ripe? AnswerDear Gene, There is a certain sound when you thump it that changes when it is ripe, and the end away from the vine gets just a little bit soft or almost spongy

gourds

QuestionI have searched high and low and cant get a straight answer;Is the gourd edible AnswerDear Danielle, In a word: NO, the gourd is not edible. Im sure somebody has some exceptions to the rules or

Jalapeno Peppers When Ready to Pick

QuestionI am new to growing Jalapeno Peppers and I have a lot of peppers on my plant, I need to know the following. 1) Why are some red and some turning red and why are some green? 2) How will I know when they are r

Squash/Pumpkin?

QuestionI recently noticed a plant growing in my flower bed that I thought looked like yellow squash. Now the vine has started to grow up the porch and is producing what looks like little yellow pumpkins. &nbs

Jalapeno Pepper Problems

QuestionQUESTION: When I cut my peppers open the membrane and seeds have a brownish color and apperar to be rotted. What can be causing this. They also seem to have very little heat. ANSWER: Bruce: This might be a

When to pick eggplant and butternut.

QuestionThis is my first year growing eggplant and butternut squash, and I dont know how big one should be before picking. I have one eggplant close to 6 long, another closer to 5. I also have one squash

canning hot peppers

Questioni hope you can help this is my first time canning,,,i love hot peppers,,i have habanero,banana etc, my sister can her peppers in what she calls cold packing all she does is slice peppers add the vinegar, wat

Burpless cukes

QuestionQUESTION: This is the first year I tried growing burpless cucumbers They are growing fat and round like a melon whats going on? ANSWER: Dear Debbie, Burpless cucumbers are hybrids.

healthy pepper plants, no fuit

QuestionI have large healthy pepper plants, but they do not produce any peppers. They are in a full sun area and the soil seems to grow everything else ok. Is there something that I should do to get them

Tomatoes; not turning red

Questionat the moment the weather here in the uk is terrible, rain all the time, i have severel tomatoe plants which all the fruits are still green but i have grown them all outside, will they still turn red even th

Butternut and Acorn Squash

QuestionThis is the first time I have ever tried to grow squash and what a harvest I will have. Way too much to eat right away. I have read that storing them in a cool dry place they will last for 3 mont

Pumkins

QuestionQUESTION: we have a few pumpkins growing one is VERY BIG there are about 4 more big ones some are being to turn we have some thing that is eating away at them and be for we lose them all can we pick them and

freezing hot peppers

QuestionQUESTION: hi there, i am wondering if you have ever frozen hot peppers? this is my first year using our garden plot and although we have some peppers im not sure if canning them would be worth it. i live in

jalepenos and anaheim peppers

QuestionI received two of those toppsy turvey things were you grow vegetables up-side down, in one i put the jalapenos and the other the Anaheim. The soil I used is Miracle-Gro Plant and Vegetable Soil with co

Vegtable Storage

QuestionOur garden has produced more than we can eat or give away. We do have an underground fruit cellar on our property and wanted to know if certain garden vegetables could be stored in it for future use. &

Splitting tomatoes

QuestionI live in South Dakota and I am growing some tomatoes. Some of my tomatoes have been splitting on top of the tomato. Can you tell me why this is and how to correct it? AnswerDear Justin, It has to do with e

sugar baby watermelons

QuestionThis is the 2nd year we have grown sugar babies. Last year they were beautiful, sweet and red inside. This year we planted in a new area of our property near pumpkins just like last year. T