Tomato growing

QuestionI started growing my tomato plants(6) inside in January in seperate containers. I moved them outside in April so they would polinate. I have about 75- to 100 tomatoes that are green but will not turn r

Tomato plant disease

QuestionI am getting black spots on my leaves. What causes it and what do I need to cure it? AnswerRichard, black spots on the leaves are usually an indication of a fungus disease. I have found that copper i

Squash vine borers

QuestionMy yellow squash has sucumbed to vine borers for a second year. I plan to re-plant, but am wondering if there is something I can do to the soil at the time of planting (or before) to deter these pests.

Anaheim Pepper

QuestionMy anaheim pepper plants flower turns yellowish brown then a pepper comes out why? AnswerEric: My best guess is that your fertilizer my be improper or not enough. Peppers do not like a lot of nitrogen. Try

hand pollination needed?

QuestionI need to know if I should hand pollinate my cantaloupe in a garden that already has several other plants producing fruits such as tomatoes, green squash, and green beans. How would I go about hand pollinati

Cucumbers and Cantaloupes

Questionhi mike i have emailed before but my question is now i just bought cucumber plants and what i hope is cantaloupes but my question is how can you tell the two plants apart looking at pictures on line they loo

growing cherry trees

Questioncan you start cherry trees from the seeds of cherries, and how do you start? AnswerMartha: Yes you can start trees from seeds. Carefully make sure the seed is free of meat. Then let it sun dry for several

green peppers drooping

QuestionI live in cent. florida. I planted my green peppers in my full sun garden area. They were doing fine. Recently its been really hot and now all the leaves have severely wilted. I have flower

Raised Bed in Cor-ten Steel

QuestionHi, We are planning on building a raised bed for a vegetable garden in the backyard and want to use Cor-ten steel (designed to rust and applicable for roofing and siding). We have a modern house and w

tomates

QuestionWe have 15 plants and so far we have lost 3 of them because the leaves wither and the plant dies. someone told me that it was cut worms or mole crickets. We put some poison in the soil, which, by the way is

Lime

QuestionMore rookie mistakes. I put 2-3 tablespoons of lime in each of my container plants that are filled with potting soil. Then I put 2-3 tablespoons of lime around each of plants in my vegetable gard

growing yellow squash

QuestionIm trying to grow in a grow box, the young plants start, then drop off. They seem not to like their roots wet all the time. Tell me what you think. AnswerTamara: You are correct the roots of squash d

Tomato Plant and White Flies

QuestionI have a Beef Steak Tomato that was attacked by white flies, I used insecticidal soap which got rid of them, It formed some fruit, but all the limbs are yellowing and dying off so I have pruned them and I am

red pepper plants

QuestionThe leaves on my pepper plants have pretty big holes in them. I cant see any bugs on them but something is eating them. What can I do. AnswerGlorea: Most likely you plants are being eaten by night worms th

Crooked hot pepper plants

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, I am new to gardening and began to grow hot peppers this year. The seedlings are about 6 inches high now and still in small individual pots. Recently, the plants have been

Squash rot

QuestionWhat would cause my squash to just go mushy at the bloom end? AnswerMeloni, when young fruit shrivel or rot and fall off prematurely, it is usually an indication of one of two problems. Either your plants a

growing scotch bonnets

QuestionHi, Im in a competition at school. There is three of us and we have to grow the biggest individual chilli, and i was wondering if you had any tips on growing scotch bonnets. Thanks Andrew Goodman AnswerAndr

Tomato Plant Wilt post transplant

QuestionI planted my tomato plants a bit too close to each other, and they grew towards each other. So I dug one of them out (with minimal root destruction) and replanted it a foot or two away at 3 PM on a hot

bugs eating my tomatoes

QuestionHello, I started growing some tomatoes this spring for the first time. I was very exited yesterday to see that we would be eating the first one soon when I noticed that the bottom of it had been eaten by a b

Yellow leaves on fruit & veggie plants

QuestionI have my tomato and string beans growing in containters. Last year, I used organic potting soil and chicken manuer and I coverd them with fine wood chips. They grew great. This year I added worm compost.