Butternut Squash; Blossom Drop

QuestionHi Mike Have grown my squash from seed and they have done very well. My problem is that when the squashes get to about 3 - 4 they drop off. Please tell me what I am doing wrong. Thanks A

MY PUMKINS ARE DYING

QuestionHI- SO IM A FIRST TIME PUMKIN GROWER AND IM HAVING A BIT OF A PROBLEM WITH THEM-- THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING TO A SIZE OF A NICKLE AND OR A QUARTER AND THEN THEY TURN YELLOW AND DIE OFF BEFOR THE CAN OP

scallions, chives, green onions

Questionwhat is the difference between scallions, chives and green onions? AnswerDear Lindsey, Chives and green onions are different plants. Chives grow in a clump and the flavor is in the greenery above the

Winter Gardening

QuestionHello. We started a garden this summer and we want to know what we can plant at this time. Wea re keeping our tomatoes, string beans, and bell peppers. What else can we add? We are in San Jose, CA and the we

my butternut squash are dropping off !!

QuestionI HAVE GROWN BUTTERNUT SQUASH THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I HAVE ONE PLANT IN THE GREENHOUSE. IT HAS GROWN VERY LARGE ALMOST FILLING THE WHOLE GREENHOUSE WITH LOTS OF FRUIT BUT WHEN THE FRUIT GROW TO AB

rotting on the vine cantolopes

QuestionI garden in north Texas where we had abnormally high rain in April and May which I think caused splitting of most of my cantalopes. However after the rain stopped the cantalopes grew like wild. Unfortunatel

Tomato flowers

QuestionI have a healthy tomato plant making lots of flowers. Some of the flower buds appear to be snipped off. I assume its some kind of bug or worm but I cant find anything. AnswerDear John, I have two thou

Habaneros - Flower Drop-off

QuestionI have a beautiful habanero plant that is growing very well it keeps putting out loads of flowers but has only produced 2 whole peppers which by the way (muy caliente). I live in Austin Texas so the weather

Light Schedule for habaneros

QuestionI am doing some Habaneros in containers this winter and am need of a light schedule for them. Do you have any info on this? Thanks a bunch AnswerDave, habaneros need a minimum of 8 hours of light per day. M

Tomatoes; Leaves Brown

QuestionI live in SW Pennsylvania and my soil is fairly good, although a bit clayish. My tomatoes this year started turning brown from the base up. Nothing seemed to stop it from happening. Did I miss something in t

Growing an Onion Plant Indoors

QuestionI found an onion that had begun to sprout quite vigorously. Just for fun, I planted it in a pot and have been watering it regularly like a houseplant. I have no intention of growing onions, but was wondering

Cantalope; Sour and Rotting

QuestionI have planted cantaloupe this year in my garden. They are the right size to be picked, they smell good, but the problem is that they are rotting on the ends. When I cut them open, they are sour. I even have

Beds Near Cement

QuestionI started a vegetable garden this past summer in my backyard right next to the house foundation. Someone mentioned to me that there may be some health related concerns since I am planting so close to the pou

Replanting Tomato Plant

QuestionQUESTION: I have a few Better Boy Tomato Plants that have been producing in upstate S.C. all season (and due unusually warm Sept and Oct. are still producing some.) I am headed to Boca Raton, Florida i

Blossom-End Rot

QuestionI live on a ranch in northeastern Wyoming, USA. I have had trouble with blossom end rot on my tomatoes since we put in a new water well several years ago. I have moved the tomato area, and used differe

Raised bed vegetable garden

QuestionMy cucumbers, zucchini squash, bell peppers, cantaloupe, watermelon, tomatoes, and eggplant all grew very well with plush greenery, blooms going everywhere. Then right from where the vine/plant grew ou

growing sweet potates

Questioncan you grow sweet potates in southern Minnesota AnswerDear Beth, You could try it, but sweet potatoes need a longer growing season than white potatoes. Sweet potatoes thrive quite well in the souther

Safety of eating tomatoes after falling from vine

QuestionMy dad (82) insists on going to the garden where the plants have been removed for some 2-3 weeks and bringing in the tomatoes left behind. I have heard that tomatoes begin to deteriorate once falling f

Sweet Potatos - Camote

QuestionQUESTION: I am going to live in Ecuador next year but on recent visits I found out they are having trouble getting the yellow sweet potato known as Camote. We have plenty of it here in Australia and wonder

Growing okra

QuestionHi, When I was a child, our elementary school teacher gave us a homework about growing green beans from dried beans by putting them in cotton, watering the cotton and putting it in a dark, warm place. (Then