Tomato plants; limited sun

QuestionHi Mike; I live in CA and would like to grow local hybrid tomatoes in a couple of the commercial green boxes available at our nursery. Ive had success with them in our former home in NC. My problem is that I

cucumbers, cantaloupe, zuccini

Questionwill these guys cross pollinate if in the same area of the garden???????????? AnswerCheryl, If you are planning to save your own seed, the cucumber and zucchini could cross pollinate as they are both in th

Newly planted vegetables dying

QuestionI have two new raised beds for vegetables. I have tomatoes, lettuce, peas green beans and sweet peppers. Last week I started seeing little white spots on the lower leaves of the tomatoes and then

Raised Beds for Disabled Wife

QuestionHi, My wife is disabled and wants to grow vegetables/fruits. I am thinking of building raised beds of about two to three foot high so as she does not have to bend down at all. Can you tell me what is the min

Veggies; Thinning

QuestionHey Mike, Pretty general question here, but Im a newbie to much of this. I have some raised garden beds, and last week, I planted some head lettuce seeds and some okra seeds directly into the soil. Within

clear plastic in the Garden

QuestionHello, I went out today and planted part of my garden. While I was out, I began setting up my plan for my watermelons, canteloupes, and cucumbers. Im 23 and this is only my second

Keeping Raccoons out of corn

QuestionIm thinking about planting some corn this year in my garden and the Raccoons got into my corn last year. How do I keep them away from the corn? Answer chicken wire as vegeta Hi Prince, I had the sam

Carrots

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Mike, I have a question about garlic and how it would affect bees if i were to plant garlic around my squash plants would the bees still come around and pollinate the squash? if not is the

Expert Gardener Indoor & Outdoor Plant food

QuestionQUESTION: I bought some Expert Gardener Indoor and Outdoor Plant food and the Nitrogen level is 19 on it. Will I get any vegetables from it or just leaves and steams and how will I add the other stuff my pla

Zucchini dying off

QuestionHi, I think that i have a soil problem...for the last 2 or 3 years my zuccinni have been growing really nice to start the season out. They flower and get some fruit, but then they rot from the inside and t

Beets

QuestionHi Mike, I hope you had a great weekend. and i have a few more questions for you. I have tried to grow beets in the past and have had not much luck with them what would you siggest to get them t

when can i start growing (out doors)

QuestionHi, im jaycee, and i love gardening, i live in edmonton, and i was wondering when i can plant outoutdoo, its may,2,2012 Thanx alot AnswerWhen to start planting a garden in northern Alberta depends on the w

rubarb

QuestionWe have a small rubarb plant that had one seed stalk which I cut off. We have been told that once a plant goes to seed the rest of the stalks are no good. Is that true? We have not gotten anything from

White Spots on Plants

QuestionHi i live in staugustine florida I have white splotches all over the leaves on my yellow squash plants 1 plant produce two squash and the other ones bloom they dont produce Im trying to figure out what is th

leaf curl on young tomato plants.

QuestionWill the plant recover from tight leaf curl, or whats the best solution for it?eta4h AnswerJean, excess fertilizing, especially with a high nitrogen fertilizer such as standard Miracle-Gro, can cause the ty

tomato growung

QuestionQUESTION: I seem to have an annual issue with my tomatoes.The dreaded blight seems to hit every year and the growth seems to hit a wall after about 60 days.I have resoiled my entire garden last year ,boxed a

Wilted squash

QuestionI have a vibrant and healthy row of squash and zucchini that has done well each year. This year, all were strong and healthy, then the other night, one squash an one zucchini plant just withered to not

SQFT Garden Late Start

QuestionHi there! I started a sqft garden last year (4 actually) and I have a couple of questions I hope you can help me with. First, I have not planted anything yet and I know it is late in the season, but I was ho

Wilty leaves if I dont water daily

QuestionThis is my first year gardening and I started out small and simple. I have a container garden due to a sloping landscape and limited flat space. I am starting to have multiple problems and have found some an

Sand for soil prep.

QuestionHi Catherine- Moved to a new house last year and started a garden this year. The soil when it dries out has a rock hard crust. Plan on adding compost and sand before tilling in the fall to try to improve th