| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Peppers | 7/4/2009 | Don Battales |
Q: I'm kind of a novice to veggies, so any tips would be great. My peppers seem to be growing well, I ...
A: Tomy: This is a commom problem with peppers and it is caused by some kind of fungus. Use a good ...
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| Yellow tomato leaves | 7/4/2009 | Mike Mascio |
Q: We have several tomato plants (different varieties), lots of blossoms and already some small ...
A: Jennifer, both of the possibilities you mentioned are the primary reason for yellow leaves on ...
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| spiders/mospquitos | 7/4/2009 | Don Battales |
Q: What's the best thing to use to repel spiders and mosquitos in the garage?
A: Kris: The best way to repel these critters is to buy yourself a fogger that if fired by bottled ...
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| squash problem | 7/4/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: My yellow summer squash plant leaves are all whitish/gray. Should I worry? This happened last yr. ...
A: Kris. You've got powdery mildew, the scourge of curcubits everywhere. It sounds like it is probably ...
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| Cucumbers | 7/2/2009 | Kindred Beisinger penname K D Elizabeth Beisinger |
Q: I have 2 cucumber plants (I think English variety) in an Ehrarthkind pot. I'm having great ...
A: I'm not familiar with the term you use to describe the pot, but by the term pot, I'm sure these ...
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| Squash; Blossom-end Rot | 7/2/2009 | Mike Mascio |
Q: my yellow squash is getting rotten a the blossom end,the squash is only 3-4in. long. i'm i supposed ...
A: When young fruit of squash plants develop soft black spots on the bottom, or shrivel and fall off ...
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| Bell Pepper | 7/1/2009 | Kindred Beisinger penname K D Elizabeth Beisinger |
Q: My pepper plants have grown pretty well and have bloomed a bit but have not yet set fruit although ...
A: May be a pollination issue. Try pollination by hand. I just gentle touch a cotton swab to the ...
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| growing spaghetti squash | 7/1/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: I planted some spaghett squash plants and I get nice flowers but then they die off. What am I doing ...
A: Cathy: I'm sure you are not doing anything wrong. It is still early in the season, at least in some ...
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| Cayenne Peppers | 6/30/2009 | Don Battales |
Q: I live in Arkansas and I have a question regarding my cayenne peppers. I have some beautiful plants ...
A: Kiimberly: There could be some mix up in your seeds. They should be hot. Let them grow a little ...
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| tomatoe problem | 6/30/2009 | Kindred Beisinger penname K D Elizabeth Beisinger |
Q: something is eating the fruit on the vine. A friend gave me several tomatoe plants and I couldn't ...
A: Definitely too much watering. If they start to look wilted between rains, is the only time you need ...
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| tomatoes | 6/27/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: I have 3 tomato plants and 2 of them are droopy. They are in 12" pots. I feed them a tablespoon of ...
A: Nina: Sounds like they might not be getting enough sun, which is making them "leggy". Can you move ...
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| Jalapeno pepper plant | 6/26/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: I have a question. I have had the same jalapeno plant for 3 seasons now. I just bring it inside ...
A: Jeremy: Plants are living things, and like people don't always look alike. Sometimes one gets odd ...
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| Veggies not growing, turning yellow | 6/26/2009 | Don Battales |
Q: My veggies ate not growing and are turning yellow. They are trying to produce fruit, tom. ...
A: Kim: Typically the yellow leaf is a result of a shortage of nitrogen. Apply a good fertilizer and ...
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| Starting seeds | 6/25/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: Kinda new on gardening. for the last 5 years though i have been buying 18 corn plants, 18 tomato, ...
A: Jim: I know what you mean - the cost of both seed and plants has skyrocketed, like everything else. ...
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| ONE OF FIFTEEN TOMATO PLANTS DRYING UP | 6/25/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: I have 15 tomatoes plants growing in topsey turvee planters and one of the plants is drying up it ...
A: Rod: Are they all in separate planters? Check the top of the planter and see if the roots are ...
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| green bell peppers | 6/25/2009 | Don Battales |
Q: I'm growing a bell pepper all looks good except it has developed a dark area where the leaves ...
A: David: I have had the same experience. I do not know what causes this but do not think that it is a ...
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| Yellow squash dying on the vine | 6/25/2009 | Don Battales |
Q: I was away for three days and when I came back, my yellow summer squash is in very badshape. The ...
A: Joanne: Normally the spots represent a fungus. It seems like it has also spread to your cucumbers. ...
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| tomatoes | 6/25/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: I have 3 tomato plants and 2 of them are droopy. They are in 12" pots. I feed them a tablespoon of ...
A: Nina: Are the plants in the sun? what kind of food are you giving them? Is there a lot of stem ...
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| Miracle Gro | 6/24/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: A friend of mine gave me some Miracle Gro for my flowers and vegetables. How often do I use the ...
A: Jen: What are the numbers on the Miracle Gro? Does it say for vegetables? Are you needing to feed ...
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| Cauliflower | 6/23/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: This is my first year trying to grow veg, my cauliflower have been doing really well, in pots as i ...
A: Well, maybe that plant was started to early and set fruit too soon to support it. They don't usually ...
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| green pepper problem | 6/23/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: I have a couple green pepper plants in my garden and recently have been watching one of them produce ...
A: Galen: The pepper probably fell from the plant either due to cold weather or incomplete ...
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| bell peppers shriveling | 6/23/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: I have three nice and healthy bell pepper plants-Yellow,orange,&red.The yellow&orange peppers have ...
A: Rick: Hmm. Sometimes it's hard to tell from a brief description. They could be dry, perhaps they are ...
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| bell peppers | 6/23/2009 | Don Battales |
Q: This is the first time I have grown bellpeppers. My plants look great and they have bloomed but ...
A: Johnny: I believe you have a fungus that causes blossom drop. You need to buy a general fungicide ...
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| Beans | 6/22/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: I live in S. New Hampshire. Something is eating the leaves on my young yellow & green beans. (About ...
A: Phil: By cultivate I mean turn it up or rake it up so you can bring overwintering insects to the ...
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| Cool weather= small tomato plants | 6/22/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: Our tomato plants are not very big right now and I am thinking it's because of the cool summer days ...
A: Tami: You don't say what the nighttime temperatures have been, that is actually more important than ...
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| Beans6wdjf | 6/22/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: I live in S. New Hampshire. Something is eating the leaves on my young yellow & green beans. (About ...
A: Phil: That is a common problem. It could be slugs, birds, wasps, cutworms, etc. You might try a hot ...
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| beans/rhubarb | 6/20/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: 1) We live in n.w. Mt. When my beans come up something chews off the leaves with just a 2" stem ...
A: C.A. that is a common problem with beans. could be cutworms, sometimes birds, even slugs. If you ...
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| Asparagus | 6/19/2009 | Kindred Beisinger penname K D Elizabeth Beisinger |
Q: "Can I Grow Asparagus In 5 Gallon Buckets And If Not What Size If Possible Does The Bucket Have To ...
A: Asparagus can be "maintained" in a bucket or large pot for a time, but it ultimately, as far as I ...
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| Asparagus | 6/19/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: "Can I Grow Asparagus In 5 Gallon Buckets And If Not What Size If Possible Does The Bucket Have To ...
A: Oscar: Asparagus will not do well in containers. It needs room for the roots to grow horizontally. ...
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| rhubarb problems | 6/19/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: Two years ago I transplanted two rhubarb plants and, even now, they don't seem to be making much ...
A: Bob: I've never grown rhubarb, so I can't speak from experience. However, it is a perennial, and a ...
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| summer squash | 6/18/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: I have planted summer crooked necked squash. I have 2 plants. The small squash (1/4 inch or less) ...
A: Jeff: Actually Jeff, it is a pollination issue, but not necessarily a problem. The squash (fruit) ...
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| protecting the plants in winter | 6/18/2009 | Kindred Beisinger penname K D Elizabeth Beisinger |
Q: i am new to gardening and this year iam growing a few plants. i am growing them in pots.can i ...
A: They just need to be some place that they will not freeze. Many people put them in their basements, ...
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| zuchini & pumpkin | 6/18/2009 | Mike Mascio |
Q: I have beautiful Zuchini plants and pumpkins, too, and the flowers just fall off and nothing ...
A: Mary, when blossoms or young fruit fall off prematurely, it is usually an indication of one of two ...
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| Cantalope | 6/18/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: My 3 Cantalope plants have gone wild, they are taking over my garden. Is there a way to trim them ...
A: Tamara: Congratulations! Hope you have lots of melons, not just vine. You can head the vines back ...
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| Sick tomato plants | 6/17/2009 | Mike Mascio |
Q: We live in northwest Mt. My tomato plants started out healthy but slowly, one by one, they are ...
A: The symptoms you described lead me to believe the problem is one of two things. The most likely is ...
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| Peas | 6/16/2009 | Mike Mascio |
Q: I live in S. New Hampshire and I planted my peas in late April. They grew nice and looked very ...
A: Phil, peas are a short season crop which thrives in cooler weather. They normally blossom in early ...
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| vegetable garden | 6/14/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: Do you leave the suckers on the tomatoes; the white blooms on the peppers. I have planted squash, ...
A: Sandra: You can leave the suckers on the tomatoes, removing them produces a stronger center stem and ...
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| Acorn Squash | 6/14/2009 | Elyse Grau |
Q: How big should a acorn squash be before picking it?
A: Carolyn: It is not a matter of size, but maturity. Acorn is a winter squash. It is usually mature ...
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| yellow squash | 6/14/2009 | Kindred Beisinger penname K D Elizabeth Beisinger |
Q: Why i don't have blossoms on my yellow squash. Also my zucchini plants??
A: I'm not sure which zone you are in. I'm in 7 and I thought my plants bloomed late this year. Mine ...
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| Tomatoe plants | 6/14/2009 | Kindred Beisinger penname K D Elizabeth Beisinger |
Q: I live in NE Texas This is my first year to garden I did square foot gardening but had no luck at ...
A: If you have nice looking plants and no tomatoes, it may be a pollination issue. Do you have blooms? ...
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