Tomato seeds

QuestionI accidentally ripped out my whole tomato plant (acid free tomato) The plant itself has since been discarded. I am wondering if I can cut open a few of the tomatoes that I harvested from the original plant,

Multigenerational family garden

QuestionHello, This past year I shared a garden with my grandfather-in-law who is an amazing man. The problem is that he is addicted to his rototiller and would not let me mulch between rows becaus

Tomatoes in Ireland

QuestionI grow tomatoes every year. However I use Tomorite a fertilizer that includes seaweed. I dont know if the fertiliser is the culprit or whether it is the type of seed, but my tomatoes always have a tough skin

New york Tri state Science project:

QuestionI am working on a project with my class. We are going to be growing string beans indoors, in small pots and they will be kept in the school kitchen area where they will receive plenty of light and is warm. T

Raspberry Plants

Questionmike, i live in riverton wy. i put in some raspberry plants about 5 years ago yhey were givin to me by a neighbor, they have not given any fruit and only a few blossoms.the ground is kind of gravely, but may

Black spores on tomato vines and leaves

QuestionMy husband and I are attempting to get a second, winter crop from Celebrity tomato plants planted in home-composted soil in a greenhouse in Chandler,Arizona. The plastic covering holds in heat and mois

Bell Pepper Main Stem

QuestionHello, Ive searched the net for a couple days now and can not find an answer for my problem, so I decided to try here. I am growing Bell Peppers indoors. About 2 weeks ago I transplanted the se

Ornamental peppers; Seed starting

QuestionHi Mike, My question is about my ornamental pepper plant which died couple of weeks ago. I didnt cut the stems and left a couple of peppers on it to be able to get dried pepper. Since once I read that its t

Zucchini worm

QuestionWell, we had beautiful plants with zucchinis set, and then the leaves started looking plastic-like and the zucchinis stopped growing. We were watering overhead and wetting the leaves until we found out

Square foot gardening?

QuestionHi Mike,After lots of reading I like the idea of square foot gardening. I have several hundred cement couplings that are 12 to 18 inches round and 8 to 12 inches deep.My question is,could I take several of t

Peppers.. Jalepeno and Serrano

QuestionHi Don, I have to pepper plants that are potted on my patio. Both get plenty of South Florida sun and water and are in plenty large vessels to grow. Initially both grew up quite rapidly and the jalepeno pro

Bugs on Lettuces

QuestionWe have a vegetable garden where we go various produce for our restaurant in Australia. We are currently experiencing a problem with little green bugs on our lettuces. We would prefer not to use

Growing Pimento Bell Peppers

QuestionI have a bell pepper plant that is producing only one pepper. It produces flowers that start the earliest stages of a pepper, but then break off without being touched. The plant is very green, full, and bush

Tomatoes; Determinant vs. Indeterminant

Question What is determinant and indeterminant? AnswerDeterminant and indeterminate are terms related to the growh habits of tomatoes. Indeterminants are plants that have a vining habit and produce a m

Red Peppers (sweet, not hot)

QuestionSeveral years ago I grew red peppers which started out sweet, but halfway thru the summer became EXTREMELY hot. I havent grown peppers since, but plan to this year. What variety of red pepper see

Raw Land

QuestionI am stating a massive garden in 2 acres. The land has not been worked for 12 years. The pH is 6.0 zero N zero K and great on P. I want to work/till the land as little as possible. Can I just till down

Seed Starting

QuestionHi! I am working on my first garden and started tomatoes, cucumber, squash and peppers from seeds inside a few weeks ago. I have a lot of sprouts, especially the tomatoes. I have one of tho

What can veg dont wild rabbits eat?!

QuestionI have just moved to an unfenced, semi-rural location, and I am getting a nice greenhouse and veg patch built. However, I have now noticed the huge abundance of rabbit droppings in the garden, and had

Gourds; No-Weed Gardening

QuestionDear MIKE: is there any way to grow gourds without weeds or a lot of work. Pre-emergent like Round- up ?????? second step???? herbicide ??????? at this point you probably think Im Crazy &nb

Club Root in Brassicas

QuestionHow deed do the club root spores go in the soil? Whdn solarizing the soil, how high does the temperature need to reach to be effective in killing the spores? How do you disinfect tools to prevent spreading t