turnips

Questionsowed turnip seeds straight into grown in early April. came back from holiday last week and the tops have started flowering and the turnip hasnt grown. whats wrong AnswerDear Val, Some seeds only produce th

Leggy Yellow Pepper Plants

QuestionGood Afternoon. I have a garden that is connected to my neighbors garden. It is separated by only a fence. We bought the same plants together from Burpee. His plants are dark green wi

Tomato and Watermelon Questions

QuestionHello Mike!! thank you for taking time to respond!! im in ocala florida, i am a novice gardener. we planted some beef master tomato plants from seed. they are now about 4.5 feet tall. they flower, then the f

PH Adjustment; Sulfur

QuestionMy vege garden reads #8 on ph tests. I sprinkled garden sulfur on the surface; about 1tsp per 10 square. Most plants look fine; peppers look wilted. Other plants the winter squash around them seem fine...fo

Zucchini; Root Damage

QuestionWhat kind of pest destroyed my zucchini plants?? It appears that they ate thru the root system! I see millipede like bugs in the soil. They had lots of flowers and mini zucchini, and I am s

JALAPENO FLOWERS ONLY

QuestionHi we Have a Jalapeno plant growing indoors. It grew fast and is now about 2-1/2 feet tall. We get flowers but the flowers fade with no Jalapenos to follow. I was thinking about cutting the plant back, will

Carrots; Seed Propagation

Questionis it possible to get seeds from cut carrot tops that you grow in water? AnswerJoshua, yes it is; but it takes a very long time. Once the carrot has exceeded maturation, it will begin to form a seed pod at

Pumpkins and watermellons

QuestionHi..I have never had good results growing pumpkins and watermelons in my garden. This year for the fun of it I put two plants together in a large pot. one pumpkin and one watermelon. I like

cucumbers and tomatoes

QuestionHi, I planted some tomatoes and cucumbers in late april. The cucumbers are florishing but I wanted to know how you know they are ready to pick? Also, the tomatoes are growing as well, but they are very awkwa

Watering & Compost

QuestionQUESTION: You mentioned on one of your answers about vegetable gardening to let the soil dry out between waterings and then water deeply. Since Im new to this, what or how much is watering deeply. &n

freezing green beans

Questioncan you freeze green beans out of the guarden if u blanch them first AnswerDear Shannon, Absolutely! And they taste almost fresh when they are cooked. Most cookbooks give a reference for the len

Squash; Overtaking Garden

QuestionMethuen, MA. I am relatively new to gardening. Last year I attempted to trim my squash plants when they took over the garden and they did not survive. Despite leaving them much more room th

Sweet Yellow Pepper plant (Bonnie Plants Variety)

QuestionI have recently decided to try out my thumb and see if I can grow something without killing it. I picked up a couple of pots (plastic pots -- the water from below type), miracle grow potting soil, and two pe

how do i care for an indoor jalepano pepper plant?

QuestionThis is the first time that I am trying to grow a jalepano pepper plant. Since I live in a condo, it is being grown indoors. The instructions-tab that came with the plant (10-12 tall) says it requires

Growing Zuchini

QuestionOur plants are out of control, we pick every other day when they reach about 8 or 9 inches. The leaves are so large they are about to grow over the fence. I keep telling my husband to clip the leaves but he

soil preperation

QuestionI want to do square foot gardening. What kind of soil mixture do you advocate. Per the author of Square Foot Gardening, I tried to use equal portions of peat, organic manure and vermiculite

white larvae

Questionthis is my first year growing watermelons and cantaloupes and i have a white larvae problem on the bottom of a few melons. i have sprayed serving concentrate on them even rolled the melons and sprayed the ba

Summer Crops

QuestionIm looking for good vegetables to plant in my garden in central ohio during the month of July. I currently have cabbage and would like to grow more, but am unsure if it is too late in the season.  

vegetable growing problems

QuestionMY TOMATOES AND ZUCHINNI PLANTS HAVE GROWN INTO HEALTHY PLANTS BUT ONCE THE FRUIT FORMING PHASE STARTS , AND AFTER, THE FOLLOWING HAPPENS: THE TOMATOE LEAVES TURN YELLOW AND DRY UP; THE TOMATOES

yellow peppers

QuestionI planted a number of yellow peppers - bell and Hungarian supposedly sweet. My bell peppers formed very nicely and then turned purple. And the supposed sweet Hungarian is hot. Theres nothin