Roach Problem in Our Garden

QuestionCharlotte, They used organic manure when they installed our grass, now we have a roach problem in our grass and garden. Do you have an organic solution for getting rid of them without harming our plan

Pillbug (aka Roly Poly)

QuestionVeggie-garden newbie here. I see the occasional pillbug in my raised-bed garden. No infestation problem yet and doubt there will be. Anyway, Ive read where these can eat seedlings, but also where they are be

Miracle Grow on Vegetables and Tomatoes

QuestionHi, Im a fairly new, uninformed gardener and I was stunned to see something today that said miracle gro was something that shouldnt be eaten or used on plants. Whats the story? I live in Albuquerque where

animal out of garden

Question hi..i have a garden here in miss., and am having probs with something eating seeds in it. when i planted peas and squash, that night, something ate all the pea and squash buds. i hav

yellow sqash

Questionmy squash are all blooming and i have several small ones, but they dont seem to get any bigger and have been on the plant for about 2 week.....though not real hot yet, lots of days of 70s and 80s temps.....A

Beans and Corn?

QuestionIve planted 10 corn stalks about mid February in a 4 x 8 foot (approx) area. Is it too late to try this pole bean idea, and if not, what type of beans do I plant, and how is it done? The sweet co

Asparagus,squash and strawberries

QuestionI have an asparagus bed at my new house, its no more than 5 years old. I am getting a fair amount but Im unsure how to care for it. I have lots of weeds in it and try to pull them without damaging the

salt, slug pelets

Question1) what is the word in the organic movement with regards to those blue slug pellets that everyone are so fond of using? 2) I have been using salt to kill of the weeds in the area where I park my car, basical

Organic treatment of yellow leaf on tomato plant

QuestionI checked out some comments on this sight about yellowing leaves on tomato plants, but heres the thing... I live in Seville, Spain. The tomatoes are happily growing on the roof in an extremely large po

lawn fungus

QuestionI noticed another question from someone who thinks they have a lawn fungus and I was hoping you could shed some light on the answer, which frankly I thought sounded ridiculous. The person laid down sod

strawberry plants

QuestionI live in southwest Missouri. Last summer I purchased 2 strawberry starter plants. I know very little about gardening, but thought since they were already started it wouldnt take much work. They

blossom end rot on tomatoes

QuestionHi Frank and Vicky, I live in Illinois.Last year I lost all my tomatoes with blossom end rot.I planted in a completely different spot this year and it looks like we have it again. Im so frustrated with this.

seeds

QuestionHi - I have a very simple question....does some part of the plant, or seed HAVE TO/BY NECESSITY die in order for the seed to grow into a new plant. thanks Pete AnswerHi Pete; I have never heard that or read

ants in container plants

QuestionHi. I have some plants out on the patio that will need to come in for the winter. Some small brown ants seem to have taken up residence in the pots. I dont want to kill them, but Id like them

type of plant

QuestionI planted my first garden this year and was rewarded with chemical free vegetables. I planted four cucumber plants and all produced well and then died as summer set in here in Texas. However, another (

bitter cucumbers

QuestionI wanted to follow-up on Annes question. Is there anything that can be done in preparing bitter cucumbers to eat that will lessen or get rid of the bitterness. Isnt there a thing about salting eg

winterizing

QuestionI have started rhubarb from seed indoors. The plants are about 4 months old. They are quite hardy. I have them in a large containers on my patio. I was wondering - How to keep them

aspargus

QuestionGood Morning Mack, I want to know if the orange berries on my aspargus plants are the seeds? If so, when can they be planted? Thanks Wendy I live in Art,Texas.. AnswerHi Wendy, Those are seeds on your asp

mulching

QuestionIs it okay to mulch bare veg garden over winter with wood chips? I have a pile of them, mostly cedar and balsam, chipped from downed branches that have been sitting in a pile since mid-summer so are starting

pesty green worms

Questionmaybe cabbage worms? but is there something i can spray on my plants to make them undesireble? ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up to ... -----Question----- these littl