Bean Plants

QuestionLarry, 牋?Many of my bush beans are turning yellow. Do you think this could be from over-watering, under watering, or a problem with the soil? 牋?Most of my pole bean plants were devoured by a pocket gopher th

Disease attacking cucumbers

QuestionHi,I live in the Washington DC area,I planted several Straight8 variety cucumbers from seed.They have so far produced abundantly but in the last few weeks the leaves ,mostly lower are getting yellow spots wh

Dying Tomatoe Plants

Question My tomatoe plants did very well early. They got to be very big with lots of tomatoes. About a month ago,the leaves started to turn brown on the bottom of the plants. Now the leaves o

mould on my crops

Questionin my green house i have many fruit and vegitables that have encounted mould on the surfaces of the crops such as grapes,spinach and marrows. i have tried triming away the moulded grapes but they continue to

pepper

QuestionI live in Nine Mile,Wa. I am trying to grow a Anaheim Pepper in a container,I have lots of blooms,but no peppers. HELP AnswerElla, when pepper plants fail to fruit or when blossoms or young frui

Growing Venus Flytraps

QuestionWhat kind of conditions do I need for growing a healthy Venus Fly Trap. Would a Terrainium (spelling) be helpful? Just curious. AnswerHi Herb, the Venus flytrap is actually native to the bogs of North Carol

mystery volunteer plant

Question------------------------- Thank you for such prompt response to my question. The plant looks so lovely, its too bad its no good. I have another question regarding my strawberry plants, last year I put in new

cucumber

QuestionFrom Northern Ontario along the North shore of Lake Superior: I have started growing veggies in a greenhouse this year. My Cucumbers began to get a fuzzy fungus on them a couple of weeks ago. It

growing stages of the tomatoes

Questionhi, i live in Lawton OKLAHOMA and im growing tomatoes i have some that are in the growing stagesbut how can i save them from spliting from the stem and how do i keep birds away.When it rains how can protect

Weeds!

QuestionI am very reluctant to use any weedkiller on my garden and vegetables throughout the year, but am increasingly fed up with the proliferation of weeds I get in the soil, the sooner I weed them out back they c

Small Tomatoes

QuestionMike, My Garden is located in Golden, CO and is in the sun filled south side of my property. In past years, I have had excellent tomatoe crops, with enough to share with friends and fill all of my canning j

Strating out

QuestionHi Mike, First off i would like to say thanks for your time. My first question is what defines a vegetable and a fruit? Also i live in Pennsylvania and was wondering if it possible to grow cucumbers a

Getting started

QuestionHi Bill, My garden is an overgrown wilderness. I would like to grow vegetables but I dont know where to begin. I live in England, can you please give me instructions on useful steps I can take at this time o

Piri Piri Peppers

QuestionHow do I grow Piri piri plants from some peppers taken off another plant? Piri Piri peppers are used to make a hot chilli sauce here in the Algarve and I would like to make my own AnswerKate, propagation fr

Patio Tomatoes in Texas

QuestionHi, Bill! I am new to growing vegetables and a few months ago started some tomatoes from seed in my apartment, in front of a west facing window. They are now about 12-18 high, in seperate pots, and ha

Growing avocados

QuestionHi,its been about a year that Ive been trying to grow an avocado tree and have had no luck at all. Once when I thought the core/seed was growing a root it turned out to be some white little bugs or something

starting vegetable patch

QuestionI work in an organisation that caters for youth in crisis. As a project to encourage clients to be active and learn living skills I would like to start a vege patch from scratch.What sort of vegetables would

Growing of Melons

QuestionHi Mike, I am new at vegetable gardening. I have just began some home vegetable gardening. I have planted melons. They have already sprouted. The leaves are broad, however, they tend to curl form the outer,

indoor tomato

QuestionHi, Were growing a tomato in the window and it is doing pretty good. Im wondering about the light though. We have a grow lite on it, that comes on in the morning around 5am and then its timed to go off wh

Root Rot?

QuestionHi Mike, Hopefully youre able to assist me, or direct me to where I will find assistance. Im very new to gardening, this began as a hobby, but slowly started to turn into a position where I am able to sell o