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| Burpless cukes | 8/27/2008 | Kindred Beisinger |
Q: This is the first year I tried growing burpless cucumbers They are growing fat and round like a ...
A: Burpless cucumbers are hybrids. This is one of the "side-effects" or negative results of ...
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| Jalapeno Pepper Problems | 8/27/2008 | Don Battales |
Q: When I cut my peppers open the membrane and seeds have a brownish color and apperar to be rotted. ...
A: Bruce: The issue of how to keep fruit flies away is a big one and almost impossible. What you can ...
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| canning hot peppers | 8/26/2008 | Kindred Beisinger |
Q: i hope you can help this is my first time canning,,,i love hot peppers,,i have habanero,banana etc, ...
A: I have a similar method, but there is more heat involved that what you have described here. I ...
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| When to pick eggplant and butternut. | 8/26/2008 | Kindred Beisinger |
Q: This is my first year growing eggplant and butternut squash, and I don't know how big one should be ...
A: They sound about ready to me. If the eggplant is the proper color, I'd say it's ready at that size. ...
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| Jalapeno Pepper Problems | 8/26/2008 | Don Battales |
Q: When I cut my peppers open the membrane and seeds have a brownish color and apperar to be rotted. ...
A: Bruce: This might be a result of leaving the pepper on the plant to long provided that it is very ...
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| Squash/Pumpkin? | 8/26/2008 | Kindred Beisinger |
Q: I recently noticed a plant growing in my flower bed that I thought looked like yellow squash. Now ...
A: It could be a pumpkin, a squash, or even a gourd. If you've tossed seeds from a pumpkin or squash, ...
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| Jalapeno Peppers When Ready to Pick | 8/25/2008 | Don Battales |
Q: I am new to growing Jalapeno Peppers and I have a lot of peppers on my plant, I need to know the ...
A: Jalapenos are better consumed when they are green. You will notice some small stripes on the green ...
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| gourds | 8/25/2008 | Kindred Beisinger |
Q: I have searched high and low and cant get a straight answer;Is the gourd edible
A: In a word: NO, the gourd is not edible. I'm sure somebody has some exceptions to the rules or ...
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| gworing cantelope | 8/24/2008 | Kindred Beisinger |
Q: How do I know when a cantalope is ripe?
A: There is a certain sound when you thump it that changes when it is ripe, and the end away from the ...
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| growing veggies | 8/22/2008 | Kindred Beisinger |
Q: I am starting a vegetable garden and wanted to know what vegetables I could grow at this time of ...
A: Charlie, I could give you a few ideas about length of time from planting seed until maturity, but I ...
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| tomatoes | 8/22/2008 | Kindred Beisinger |
Q: the seeds are black and the skin is hard and textured. what can we do to fix this? thank you for ...
A: I believe this has to do with water at the wrong time of development. It's one of those things that ...
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| tomatoes rotten at the seed pod inside | 8/22/2008 | Don Battales |
Q: my father-in-law has tomatoes that or rotten inside at the seed pods. What is the reason for this ...
A: If I understand correctly, the seeds are rotting as they are germinating. If this is the case you ...
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| Pole beans and cucumbers | 8/21/2008 | Kindred Beisinger |
Q: This year I planted pole beans and cucumbers. The beans grew like heck with plenty of flowers but no ...
A: This has been a tough year for gardeners, all the way around. I don't know if this is the year we ...
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| tomato plants dying from bottom up | 8/21/2008 | Kindred Beisinger |
Q: early girl plants tops look great.now bottom half of plants are dried up dead leaves
A: I spoke with a friend of mine that has an orchard and fruit market. She said this is the worse year ...
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| Tomatoes; Blossom Drop | 8/21/2008 | Mike Mascio |
Q: i have problem with my tomatoes. Every time the flower bloom, immediately starts drying and falling ...
A: Petra, this condition is called blossom drop. When blossoms or young fruit fall off prematurely, it ...
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| Spaghetti Squash | 8/20/2008 | Kindred Beisinger |
Q: This is the first time I have grown spaghetti squash. The plants have lots of flowers but they seem ...
A: I don't think you've necessarily done anything wrong. This has not been a good year for the larger ...
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| growing veggies | 8/20/2008 | Kindred Beisinger |
Q: I am starting a vegetable garden and wanted to know what vegetables I could grow at this time of ...
A: I have no idea where you are, so I can't give you any idea regarding a growing season. I can tell ...
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| Question about My Bell Peppers | 8/20/2008 | Mike Mascio |
Q: I have Planted 3 Bell Pepper plants. One Red, One Green and the other yellow. They are all ...
A: Emily, when you plant "colored" peppers, the color listed on the package is the color they will turn ...
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| vegtables | 8/19/2008 | Don Battales |
Q: I had a great garden growing and all of a sudden, my tomatoes and peas starting dying. They had a ...
A: Nancy: I think that your plants have white fly. These are the eggs that are sticky and stick to the ...
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| tomato plant growth | 8/19/2008 | Kindred Beisinger |
Q: what is my soil missing? tomato plants grew quickly to probably 5 feet. leaves spaced 3 to 5 ...
A: It sounds like a water issue to me. Like maybe rain at not quite the right time. I recommend ...
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| Peppers not producing | 8/19/2008 | Kindred Beisinger |
Q: I'm a first time gardener. I started 3 types of peppers (jalapeno, red bell and green bell) from ...
A: I've had a terrible problem with rabbits this year. I don't know if that could be an issue for you ...
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| tomato plants - science fair project | 8/19/2008 | Kindred Beisinger |
Q: I am doing a science fair project and would like to compare the effectiveness of a homemade ...
A: Kim, I'm totally organic. I use manure, chicken litter, and old hay. No specific proportion to ...
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| Black spots on bottom of tomato | 8/19/2008 | Mike Mascio |
Q: How can I prevent this from happing? I live in Forest Lake, Minnesota. The plants are in larger ...
A: Ronald, when peppers or tomatoes rot prematurely on the bottom of the fruit, it is usually an ...
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| Jalapeno plants | 8/18/2008 | Don Battales |
Q: My jalapeno plants leaves are turning brown and I can't figure out why? I water about every other ...
A: James: 1. Do not water but about every 3-4 days. To much water depletes the fertilizer. 2. I think ...
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| Tomato plants | 8/18/2008 | Mike Mascio |
Q: hello can you help my tomato plants took a turn the plants are turning yellow and the tomatoes are ...
A: Dave, it sounds like you are missing key minerals in your soil. Vegetables like a soil rich in ...
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| Eggplant | 8/17/2008 | Kindred Beisinger |
Q: Is it possible to freeze eggplant and if so, are there specific steps in doing so?
A: As an eggplant lover, I do freeze it, but it loses some of it's integrity, for lack of a better ...
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| Spaghetti Squash | 8/17/2008 | Kindred Beisinger |
Q: I have spaghetti squash with powdery mold/ mildew and its has turned the leaves yellow. The squash ...
A: The rain will wash it off, every time. I can't tell you whether or not the vine can be saved, but ...
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| Turnips! | 8/17/2008 | Mike Mascio |
Q: I have a problem with bugs eating the turnips. Not the plants but the actually turnips...who do i ...
A: Caitlyn, your turnips are most likely being infested by the vegetable weevil. They look much like a ...
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| CANTALOPE RIPENING | 8/17/2008 | Kindred Beisinger |
Q: HOW DO I TELL WHEN MY CANTALOPE ARE READY FOR PICKING,THE RACOONS SEEM TO KNOW BEFORE I DO,THANKS ...
A: I live in the country and every wild critter knows better than I, when something is ripe! My best ...
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| tomatoe gqarden problem | 8/16/2008 | Kindred Beisinger |
Q: An animal ( do not know what kind) gets into my tomato garden at night and takes a bite out of ...
A: I'm guessing a squirrel of some sort, or something in that family. Try placing some ground cayenne ...
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| Tomato plants; bottoms rotting | 8/15/2008 | Mike Mascio |
Q: Up until this past week, my tomato plant has been doing great. Its about 5 feet tall and 2-3 feet ...
A: Alexandra, the fruit on the plants are experiencing a non-fatal disease called blossom-end rot. This ...
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| Acorn Squash | 8/14/2008 | Mike Mascio |
Q: My leaves are turning white and feel gritty What causes this? We have had a lot of rain. Also I ...
A: Toni, if the leaves still are supple, the plant has the first stages of powdery mildew. This is a ...
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| Jalepeno Peppers | 8/14/2008 | Don Battales |
Q: I am growing jalepenos in my back yard. The plants seem healthy and are producing, but the peppers ...
A: Charmange: The black that you see on your jalapenos is not a result of the sun but either a virus ...
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| Tomatoes | 8/13/2008 | Mike Mascio |
Q: Why are my large tomatoes getting ripe only on the bottom 80% . The top 20% is staying yellow or ...
A: Jim, variety and weather conditions are the two primary factors in the ripening process. When the ...
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| Jalapenos | 8/12/2008 | Don Battales |
Q: I am living in Africa and growing a few Jalapenos indoors. I finally got some after I polinated them ...
A: Nick: Try putting your pots outside where they can get direct sun light. They need sun. Old plants ...
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| tomatoes | 8/10/2008 | Don Battales |
Q: I am a first year tomatoe grower and I was told to prune my tomatoe plants. Do I need to do this and ...
A: Justin: I have never heard of a story like this before. It seems like an old wives tale. Only time ...
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| Tomato Horn worms | 8/9/2008 | Don Battales |
Q: I just moved to Missouri and experienced my first attack of tomato hornworms. Being quite disgusted ...
A: Patty: These worms are hard to deal with. They usually come out at night. Your idea of covering the ...
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| tomatoes | 8/9/2008 | Don Battales |
Q: we've started cantalope from a store bought cantalope (seeds). it seems to be putting out fruit. ...
A: Steve and Debbie: I also am from Atlanta. I have grown tomatoes in Atlanta using chicken manure ...
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| Jalapeno peppers | 8/9/2008 | Don Battales |
Q: My jalapenos were doing well up to now but suddenly I'm seeing peppers with a crackled look to their ...
A: Maria: The cracked look to the skin is natural. It means that the peppers should be picked and ...
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| tomatoes | 8/9/2008 | Don Battales |
Q: I have been trying to get my tomato plants healthy, I live in Sothern California were its HOT, in ...
A: Rachel: Please let me know how your tomatoes are doing and what the solution was. Tomatoes are ...
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