New Raised Bed Drowned Out

QuestionWe live in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and have been having a cold spring. The last frost is finally past us, I hope. Over the weekend I put in a 5 raised bed in the backyard and planted several vege

Vegetable seed starting

QuestionHi, I started tomato, cukes and peppers from seed last month. I am using a T5 light.Some plants look pretty good some are still small. I am getting some yellowing of the leaves on the tomatos and cukes. Pep

zucchini plant

Questionwhy do the leaves on my zucchini plant turning brown. It has a bug on it which looks like it is eating the chlorophyll. AnswerDear JOE, Zucchini plants do get a type of boring parasite that kills them from

Peppers

QuestionIs the Marconi Pepper the variety that you suggest when wanting to make Perroncini? Im having difficulty locating this particular variety of pepper. Thanks AnswerYes it is. Any elongated roasted pepper can

Growing in Las Vegas

QuestionI live in Las Vegas, Nevada and have a garden, I plant twice of year due to our weather here. I have a hard time growing things like cucumbers and beans, they seem to get to a certain point then stop. I have

Cantaloupe plants

Question my cantelope, pic is 2 I have read and appreciated your answers to others questions on various vegetables, and profited by it. My question is, I am a very newly established vegetable gardner, and am loving

Habanero peppers - Fungus

QuestionHabanero fruit QUESTION: I am trying to grow Habanero peppers and one of my plants has fruit that seems to be turning brown and the leaves are curling up. I have not seen any bugs, the soil is n

tomato

QuestionI started my tomato plants in March, and they are now outside and about 16 - 18 inches tall. Shouldnt they have blooms by now? AnswerDear Richard, If you started your plants from seed in March, I woul

Seeds

Questionhow do seeds that grow vegetables get put on the shelves of stores. because i know that before there were stores, they grew vegetables... but how did they get the seeds? AnswerThe production of seeds is the

Cantaloupe; Leaf Curl and Blossom Drop

QuestionWhy are the leaves starting t curl and foowers falling off. This the first time i tried to grow this plant. Please help. Thanks!! AnswerWhen blossoms or young fruit fall off prematurely, it is u

Bell Pepper Plants

QuestionI am growing bell peppers and they are only a few inches tall. I live in Galveston so its HOT and we have not had rain in a long time but this morning I had mushrooms in two of my pots! They were a grey colo

Vegetable garden in Mongolia

QuestionI have friends in U.B. Mongolia. What would be the easiest vegetables to grow there for their orphanage and feeding center? Thanks a ton! AnswerBased on the soil condition and rain fall your friend sh

whats eating my corn plants

QuestionI live in new port richey, fl. Every morning when I go out I find that something is eating the leaves of my corn plants. I dont know what to do about this. I planted a cantaloupe plant and marigo

Bell Peppers & Tomatoes

QuestionI have started to see brown spots on my bell pepper plants. They are not fully grown yet so, I hope I can do something to save them. I am starting to get some bottom rot on my tomatoes. I was told that put

cantalopes

QuestionWhen do you know the right time to pick your melens AnswerDear Wayne, This isnt going to sound very scientific, but its my method. Once the color and size look about right, while they are still on the

vegetable garden

QuestionMike, I built a raised garden bed and started my first-ever vegetable garden. I live in Birmingham, AL, so its hot, hot, hot. Things seem to be going well. At first, I made the mistake of over-watering. A po

Growing strawberries at home in a pot

QuestionStrawberry seedlings QUESTION: Hi I have grown some strawberry plants from seeds I got from regular strawberries from the grocery store. I am growing them in the same pot I planted them in and have us

flowers falling off

QuestionHow can I tell which flowers are male or female on the spaghetti squash plant? The flowers keep falling off. AnswerNot sure how to check the gender. You may have a common problem called blossom drop w

Squash plant

QuestionThis is my first year attempting a garden. I planted what I thought was a zucchini plant in mid May. Now the leaves are turning a speckled green and white. Also most of my squash is yellow. Some are starting

zuchni

QuestionI grow in a green house in containers. My zucchini plants are real big and look very happy and healthy. The zucchini seems to grow to about four inchs long and then turns yellow and then brown at the tips. W