Vegetable squash

QuestionWe love spaghetti squash and are growing some this year. How much squash does one plant yield. I want to plant enough to last at least through part of the winter. Ive started seeds indoors

Tomato replanting

QuestionWe put 3 tomato plants in a 22 pot in early March. All 3 are thriving well and are about 1 to 1 1/2 feet tall. I am afraid they might choke eachother off. Can they pe replanted in the own i

beet seedlings

Questionhi kindred, i am trying to find out a reason for my beet seedlings which are now about 1 1/2 weeks old why are the leaves curling inward they almost look like they are bowing inward they dont open up the wa

Jalapeno Seed Starting

QuestionA Military Officer friend of my has a brother that tests plants/seeds for commercial growers or something like that. Anyway she has been transfered and I have lost communication with her brother. He ga

sweetcorn

Questioncan i grow onions,cabbages,radishes and beetroot alongside seetcorn or will it restrict the light too much AnswerDear Martin, Radishes should be mature before the corn gets very tall, as well as green onion

Can all seeds be started indoors?

QuestionHi Kindred. My name is Marie and I live in Northeast PA. I recently was shopping and picked up about 11 different kind of vegetable seeds. Some are to be planted inside and others outside.

Bugs

QuestionQUESTION: In my vegetables gardan something is eating all the leaves off my plants ANSWER: Sounds like you have worms. Some of these only come out at night. I recommend a good spraying of Sevin at night and

Tomato growth on young plants

QuestionI have potted tomato plants and the plants are still young but beginning to produce fruit. I have a plant that is 6-7 in height with 6 tomatoes growing and 10 additional blooms. Is it a good idea to le

Heatwave tomatoes

QuestionI recently planted a heatwave tomatoes(2 wks). living in Arizona thought this would be a good plant. I am finding my plant droops everyday. Appears to need a great deal of water, more than other

Type of Tomato Plant-

QuestionI live in GA and was wondering what determinant tomato plant you would recommend be grown in a container? Thanks! AnswerI recommend that you grow the cherry tomato in pots. The look good, produce well and

potatos

QuestionHave you ever heard of the tire trick where you put potatoes in the first tire,and then put dirt over them then when the vine comes through you put another tire on and put more straw and dirt together and re

Brown spots on leaves and blossoms turning brown on peppers

QuestionI am in Phoenix, AZ....I planted 8 pepper plants in containers about a month ago. They did great for a couple of weeks and then half of them seemed to be wilting and leaves has a large number of brown

Black on stem and branch joints of pepper plants

QuestionI live in San Diego, CA and Im growing two jalapeno and two red bell pepper plants in separate containers on my patio. After a recent cold and somewhat rainy spell the stems of all four of my pepper plants b

bell peppers not growing

QuestionIn SW Ohio, weve had extra hot then rather chilly weather this APril. I planted my peppers at the usual time. They are starting to turn yellow and not growing...can it be the weather or is it a s

Tomato cutworms

QuestionHow big should a tomato plant be when it is safe from cutworms? We put cans around our seedlings and were wondering when it would be safe to remove them? AnswerDear Frances, I am not sure when it is s

Black-eyed Susans; Holes in Blooms

QuestionOnce my flowers bloon the petals are full of tiny holes like something is eating them - do you know why and what Ican do to prevent it? Thank you. Marilyn AnswerMarilyn, it could be one of many pests. The m

Pickling Burpless Cucumbers

QuestionI am growing two Burpless Cucumbers (Sweet Success Hybrid and Sweeter Yet Hybrid). I was wanting to can some pickles this summer, but have recently read that you should only pickle the pickling type cu

Growing Asparagus

QuestionI sprouted asparagus seeds and planted them in plastic pots. There are growing up to 6 inches and started to grow ferns on the top part. Do I need to cut the fern when they grow to a certain height. What is

shriveling baby yellow squash on the vine

QuestionMy husband and I seem to have a problem with our yellow squash plants. We live in North Central Florida and have grown our plants from seed. They have the most beautiful green leaves and yellow b

Vegetable blooms falling off

Questionmy first garden - transplants blooms falling off and the plants just not growing, most of the buds seem stalled. i have 2 gardens, one raised bed 12 with a load of sand from local company and added organic