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| AVOCADO STARTED FROM A PIT | 11/14/2008 |
Q: I took a rather large sized avocado from a tree grown in my friend's yard in 2004 and started a ...
A: Marin: It will take about 7 years before your tree starts to yeild fruit, maybe 6. In the meantime ...
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| cauliflowers | 10/8/2008 |
Q: Why has my latest crop of cauliflowers produced fantastic foliage but no heads? ANSWER: Coral: My ...
A: Coral: I am sorry that I could not be of better service. However, I appreciate your disagreeing ...
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| cauliflowers | 10/7/2008 |
Q: Why has my latest crop of cauliflowers produced fantastic foliage but no heads?
A: Coral: My first thought was cross pollination but then I think that the reason could be defficiency ...
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| Growing Tomato's | 9/27/2008 |
Q: I have grown tomato's in the past and always had great plants. But, this year, my plants started out ...
A: Tammy: Look very closly on the back of the leaves for mites. I think that your plants have a ...
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| peppers and kiwi | 9/26/2008 |
Q: my jalapeno peppers are turning black,and they're pretty small. any ideas on what would cause this? ...
A: Cindy: I have had the same experience with the jalapeno peppers. This is a fungus and you need to ...
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| Collard Greens | 9/25/2008 |
Q: This my first year growing collard greens (or anything for that matter.) They were doing fine until ...
A: Jocelyne: I think you may have two problems with your collard greens, night cut worms and possibly ...
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| Tall Bellpepper plants | 9/24/2008 |
Q: I live in southwest Alabama and I was just wondering what was the tallest Bellpepper plant known ...
A: Brian: Don't know how tall the peppers grow. When I lived in Boaz on top of Sand Mountain we grew ...
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| Melons | 9/22/2008 |
Q: I have Cantaloupe, Honey Dew and Watermelon. We leave in Utah. My Question is how can you tell when ...
A: Rosie: You have asked an age old question. Thumping the mellons is a way of telling if there is a ...
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| cantaloupe | 9/21/2008 |
Q: I live in Oregon about 20 minutes east of Salem. As the fruits are beginning to ripen the non-stem ...
A: Dave: This called fruit end rot and comes from a fungus. This late in the growing season you may ...
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| Ripening Tomatos | 9/17/2008 |
Q: Does with holding water from a tomato plant help it ripen quicker on the vine ?
A: Jennifer: It is better not to withhold water from you plants as they will die. Hot weather and ...
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| Canning sweet peppers | 9/16/2008 |
Q: What is the procedure for canning sweet peppers?
A: Paul: For canning peppers you need to use a vinegar and salt water mixture in hot boiling water. ...
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| Soil preperation for 2009 | 9/14/2008 |
Q: I have nematodes and molds in our soil, 2008 was not a good year for our garden is there a way to ...
A: Randall: The best answer for this problem to to till the soil and not plant anything in it for one ...
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| Ants in my container garden | 9/13/2008 |
Q: I was just wondering what I can do about ants migrating to my planters. My garden consists of ...
A: Arturo: With regards to ants they are difficult to deal with and are attracted by many things. At ...
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| tomato | 9/9/2008 |
Q: I live in Hawaii and the temperature here runs between mid 60's to mid 90's all year long, my ...
A: Harry: You can plant the seeds directly in the ground but I strongly recommend that you put them in ...
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| jalepenos and anaheim peppers | 9/9/2008 |
Q: I received two of those toppsy turvey things were you grow vegetables up-side down, in one i put the ...
A: Ian: I am not familiar with growing upside down. Try growing up right. Make sure that you don't ...
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| Jalapeno Pepper Problems | 9/4/2008 |
Q: When I cut my peppers open the membrane and seeds have a brownish color and apperar to be rotted. ...
A: Bruce: About 1/4 of a tea spoon of soap in each gallon mixture. Here mites are our largest problem ...
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| Jalapeno Pepper Problems | 8/27/2008 |
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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| Jalapeno Pepper Problems | 8/26/2008 |
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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| Jalapeno Peppers When Ready to Pick | 8/25/2008 |
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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| tomatoes rotten at the seed pod inside | 8/22/2008 |
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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| vegtables | 8/19/2008 |
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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| Jalapeno plants | 8/18/2008 |
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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| Jalepeno Peppers | 8/14/2008 |
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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| Jalapenos | 8/12/2008 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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| banana peppers and chilis | 8/4/2008 |
Q: I have a banana pepper plant and a chili pepper plant in a container I keep in my house. They get ...
A: Kyle: If your plants are inside and only get light from through a window this filters out the photo ...
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| squash problems | 8/2/2008 |
Q: My daughter and I planted a small garden. We have four kinds of squash, zuccini, yellow neck, acorn ...
A: Sorry to hear about your bad look with the 4 kinds of squash. The heavy rain contributes to fungus ...
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| tomatoes | 8/1/2008 |
Q: I have my tomatoes growing in 12" pots on my deck. They have grown about three feet high and have ...
A: Maegan: As you know, pots are not the best way to grow tomatoes as the roots are restricted. ...
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| watermelons | 8/1/2008 |
Q: I live in Jacksonville, Fl. and wrote before with a question about my bell peppers. Thanks for your ...
A: Zita: There is magic involved in determining when the fruit is ripe. Thumping the watermelon until ...
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| Tomato plant problem | 7/31/2008 |
Q: The leaves on some of my tomato plants are curling. I don't see any bug on them. Is this harmful? ...
A: Maura: Look very close at the bottom half of the leaf and see it you can find any mites at all. ...
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| PUMPKINS | 7/31/2008 |
Q: I don't know what kind of pumpkin I am growing. Last year I had a long neck pumpkin that I wanted to ...
A: Lisa: You will have to wait as no one can tell you what type you have. For future planting try to ...
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| butternut squash | 7/31/2008 |
Q: this is my first year with a garden... I planted butternut squash and the vines are healthy and full ...
A: Denise: This fruit drop most likely is caused by a fungus. Go to your local nursery and purchase a ...
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| brocolli | 7/31/2008 |
Q: I planted brocolli this year for the first time, and was wondering if a new head would grow after I ...
A: Steve: After picking the heads there is a possibility that brocolli will start to grow new heads ...
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| Growing Peppers | 7/30/2008 |
Q: I am trying to grow red peppers. The plant has flowered and the peppers are starting to form. They ...
A: Alan: I have had the same experience with the peppers growing and turning black. This is a fungus ...
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| spaghetti squash | 7/29/2008 |
Q: We have a small garden in seacoast New Hampshire with many spaghetti squash plants(6-8). There are ...
A: George: I recommend that you let nature take it's course and you will continue to produce squash. ...
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| Collard Green Fungus | 7/29/2008 |
Q: We have an organic garden in New Mexico that is kept fairly moist with a drip system. In the last ...
A: Jason: There are organic fungicides but I don't have a lot of faith in them as they have to cover a ...
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| Zucchini and beets | 7/29/2008 |
Q: I have two problems that may or may not have the same solution (probably not; that would be too ...
A: Theresa: The fruit rot and blossom drop are usually caused by a fungus. I recommend that you use a ...
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| Sweet Pepper Plants | 7/28/2008 |
Q: I am in NC. I planted several varieties of sweet peppers, however, they are very slow to grow ...
A: Laura: It seems like you have two problems. Check the underside of the leaves for aphids. Spray ...
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| Gardens in Hawaii | 7/27/2008 |
Q: Aloha, this is my first time growing a garden in Hawaii. I have here many years, just didn't have ...
A: Constance: Growing gardens depend on sun light, quality soil, temperature and loving care of the ...
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| my cucumber and tomatoe plants | 7/27/2008 |
Q: Is it a good idea to add Epson salts, egg shells and coffee grinds to my cuke and tomato plants. How ...
A: Roberta: Non of the ingredients that you have mentioned have plant food value. Give you plants some ...
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| cantaloupe | 7/26/2008 |
Q: I have grown cantalopes for the past three years. The first year they were great, but last two years ...
A: Donnie: Not sure that you are doing anything wrong. Let the fruit mature a little longer and if the ...
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| tomato help! | 7/26/2008 |
Q: I have 2 large (3 ft tall), beautiful tomato plants in my square foot garden. The only problem is ...
A: Kasa: First you have to have blossoms before you can have tomatoes. If no blossoms have arrived I ...
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| Cantalope | 7/26/2008 |
Q: How con i tell when a cantaloupe is ripe?
A: Becky: Not so easy to tell when a cantalope is ripe like it is for a watermellon. Look at the ...
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| Vegtable Gardening in Shady Area | 7/25/2008 |
Q: I have a garden area that a portion of it is shaded approximatly four hours per day. Need to know ...
A: Debra: If you get the afternoon sun you should be able to grow some vegetables. Egg plants, beans ...
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| Tomatoes | 7/24/2008 |
Q: I live in Southern California. I grow tomatoes every year. At this time, I have 5 tomatoe plants ...
A: It could be that the turning brown of some of the leaves is natural and further compounded by the ...
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| bell green peppers | 7/24/2008 |
Q: I live in Jacksonville Fl. My pepper plants keep shedding their leaves and produce very few peppers ...
A: Zita: I suspect that your peppers may have a fungus or they are not getting enough fertilizer and ...
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| Mushrooms/toadstools | 7/22/2008 |
Q: Although we are in the desert (S. NM) we have had a fair amount of rain and I find ...
A: Sandy: I don't believe that the mushrooms represent a treat to your other plants. However, this ...
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| Zucchini | 7/20/2008 |
Q: My zucchini plants keep dying off every year after about 30 days of growth. The stem just above ...
A: Rick: Seems like your soil has either a fungus or bacteria in it. After this season till the soil ...
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| butternut squash | 7/20/2008 |
Q: one year, we had amazing butternuts, without really tending the garden at all.since then it ...
A: Miriam: You have a case of blossom drop. Normally this is caused by a fungus or bacteria. I ...
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| Pepper plant not producing | 7/19/2008 |
Q: I have planted a single green pepper plant in a large planter with fertized soil in May. So far it ...
A: Joan: These plants are self pollinating. Shake the plant a bit and let the pollen fall. The bees ...
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| spagettisquash | 7/18/2008 |
Q: what color is it suppose to be when i pick it they are getting huge but still green are they suppose ...
A: Chris: The spaghetti squash most likely will be orange however there is a variety that is a ...
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| zucchini | 7/18/2008 |
Q: my zucchini plants seem to die at the base of the plant, and the blossoms fall off any ideas??
A: Rich: Without a personal look I would think that you have a fungus around the roots of the plants. ...
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| peppers not blooming or producing | 7/17/2008 |
Q: I live in northern Alabama,I have pepper that don't seem to be blooming but still seem to grow.The ...
A: Mike: I wish I were in northern Alabama where I grew up in Gadsden and Boaz. 1. Check the leaves ...
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| GROWING | 7/16/2008 |
Q: I HAVE TWO JALAPENO PLANTS IN A POT . I BEEN TRYING TO GROW THEM FOR ABOUT 7 WEEKS NOW AND THEY ARE ...
A: David: The soil in your pots has to be very loose and not compacted. Try a good grade of organic ...
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| growing better veg's | 7/14/2008 |
Q: growing healthy,eggplants,tomato plants?good fertilizer's? veg's ingeneral
A: Steve: It is best to plan your garden and plant in the spring. Now we are getting into the hot ...
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| watermelon | 7/14/2008 |
Q: I have a small garden in PA with one watermelon plant. It is growing like crazy and I am giving it ...
A: Lisa: There several different fungi that are usually soil born. Without labratory analysis it is ...
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| anaheim | 7/13/2008 |
Q: my plants are about 6 to 8" tall and are turning yellow and are droupy what am i doing wrong and ...
A: Dawn: It may be to hot in your green house. Peppers grow better around 70-80 degrees F with low ...
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| cucumbers | 7/13/2008 |
Q: I recently started growing vegetables for the first time so it's all very new to me.My tomatoes are ...
A: David: Cucumbers are funny creatures. They grow fast and produce rapidly. I recommend that you pull ...
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| Butternut Squash | 7/12/2008 |
Q: When to harvest ..? Size? Color? Storage?
A: Donna: I think that you should harvest the squash when you think that they have reached middle ...
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| cucumbers | 7/11/2008 |
Q: i grow cucumbers on a trellis in my garden it has great soil proper drainage, the works but all of ...
A: Joshua: I think that your cucumbers are probably OK. Cucumbers are ground huggers and the soil ...
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| Jalapeno Peppers | 7/11/2008 |
Q: I have several jalapeno pepper plants. They look great and have produced many peppers. However, in ...
A: Tammy: Jalapenos are funny critters. I grow them commercially and they never cease to amaze me. ...
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| spaghetti squash | 7/10/2008 |
Q: My spaghetti squash plants have plenty of blossoms--both male and female; my problem is that the ...
A: Lynn: Again it is most unusual that flowers have no pollen. At this point I would suggest that you ...
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| zucchini disease | 7/9/2008 |
Q: Each year my zucchini develop end rot (end turns yellow and fruit does not grow beyond a hew inches.
A: Mary: This is most likely caused by a fungus that is in the soil. You can go to your local nursery ...
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| Pepper plant leaves and stems black spots | 7/8/2008 |
Q: leaves with black spots and some yellow, then drop off plant. Is this a fungus, if so, what should ...
A: Darcie: I believe that your plants are infected with a fungus. It could be soil born or it could be ...
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| WATERMELONS | 7/7/2008 |
Q: I HAVE 4 WATERMELON VINES AND NO FRUIT. I THINK IT IS DUE TO LACK OF POLLINATION. I READ YOUR ...
A: Elizabeth: Normally in the fields, pollination takes place naturally. I does not hurt to use what ...
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| wilting tomato plants, bell pepper plant leaves deformed. Strawberry plant leaves turning colors | 7/6/2008 |
Q: I live in oceanside, ca. and I bought a bonnie big boy hybrid indeterminate tomato plant on 6/18 and ...
A: Recommend that you spray pepper and tomatoes for mites. You have to spray the bottom part of the ...
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| tomato (blight) disease | 7/5/2008 |
Q: I finally have my going greatguns this year and now i have that fungus (AGAIN)I believe its a ...
A: Will: The blight condition that you have described is hard to deal with. It is a fungus that is ...
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| tomatoes | 7/5/2008 |
Q: I am growing tomatoes in a pot for the first time and they are not doing well. They are tall and ...
A: Joan: Blossom drop is caused by several things such as no polination, hot wendy weather or too much ...
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| Buds of bell peppers dropping off | 7/4/2008 |
Q: I live in north-central Alberta. I have bell pepper plants in a very sunny location but it was ...
A: Lisa: Peppers do not like a lot of water. I think that you are correct that the poor drainage is ...
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| vegetable plants- with fluid filled balls in soil???? | 7/3/2008 |
Q: I planted tomato, bell pepper and basil seeds for the 1st time this year. They are now young ...
A: Tristina: These balls sound to me like the growth of bacteria that is soil born. I recommend that ...
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| gardening/tomatoes & bell peppers | 7/3/2008 |
Q: One of our eight tomatoes (this one in a water-controller container) has yellow on the leaves and ...
A: Judi: The yellow coloring of leaves usually is a result of poor nutrition. This can be caused by ...
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| Tomato growing in a container | 7/1/2008 |
Q: Growth is good except fruit shows rot at bottom of the tomato only. Rest of tomato is OK?? Help I ...
A: Mike: Fruit rot like this generally is a fungus or bacteria. I recommend that you spray with a ...
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| jalepeno | 7/1/2008 |
Q: i am growong jalepeno, cayenne chillies and peppers from seeds. I keep them in the green house as we ...
A: Chris: Pleased to hear that there is beginning to be some results. Besides growing jalapenos in ...
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| Growing Eggplant | 7/1/2008 |
Q: This is my first attempt at growing eggplant and it seems to be healthy. My problem is it is bearing ...
A: Kathy: Putting straw around the base of the plant works well. It retains the moisture and helps ...
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| jalepeno | 6/30/2008 |
Q: i am growong jalepeno, cayenne chillies and peppers from seeds. I keep them in the green house as we ...
A: Chris: Vegatble plants tend to run their course over a short period of time. Growing peppers in a ...
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| Carrot | 6/30/2008 |
Q: Why did only the carrot greens grow they came up nice but NO carrot?
A: Mike: The only reason that I can think of your carrot not developing is lack of high nitrogen ...
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| rotten watermellons | 6/30/2008 |
Q: all of my watermellons are rotting before they get bigger than a golf ball and my Zuchini is too... ...
A: Channa: This sounds like a soil bacteria problem to me. Fruit rot like this can also be caused by a ...
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| Diatomaceous Earth | 6/29/2008 |
Q: A previous expert told me to use diatomaceous earth to control cucumber beatles and squash bugs on ...
A: Julie: It is definately worth a try. Below is a description. Put the diatomaceuous earth on the ...
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| Homemade fungicide solution for tomatos | 6/29/2008 |
Q: I read an on line article by Mike Mascio dated 7/3/2006 in which he gave the ingredients for a home ...
A: Jerry: Application of this mixture will depend on whether the fungas is on the roots or on the ...
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| Cucumbers Part 2 | 6/28/2008 |
Q: I am growing cucumbers, they were growing well in a pot but has suddenly wilted also the cucumber ...
A: Carole: It could very well be that the pot has restricted the growing process and there simply is ...
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| vegetable yield | 6/28/2008 |
Q: On the off chance if you would happen to know what the yield of one tomatoe plant, one zuchini ...
A: Louise: This is a difficult question because of the different conditions and types of seeds used. ...
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| Tomatos | 6/28/2008 |
Q: My brother is growing tomatos in five gallon buckets on his deck. His plants are taller than mine, I ...
A: Andrew: They may be two different varieties of tomatoes. If your brother's plants do not have ...
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| Cucumbers/Tomatoes | 6/27/2008 |
Q: My cucumbers are curling. What is this due to? Lack of water? Also, I've got a ton of green ...
A: Noel: Glad that you got rid of the excess lime. Look at the back side of the cucumber leaves and ...
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| what to grow | 6/26/2008 |
Q: WE are wandering if you can help us make a list of types of vegetables will grow in Gulfport,MS this ...
A: Perry: I wish I was in Gulport. I used to stay there at the Broadwater Beach Hotel when we were ...
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| Container Gardening - no vegis & too many bugs, Help! | 6/26/2008 |
Q: we are container gardening in a greenhouse, and having problems getting vegis, the plants grow ...
A: Tammy: Your green house is infested with worms. Some of these worms do not come out until night ...
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| Bell Peppers | 6/25/2008 |
Q: This is my first time growing a pepper plant, and I was told that it was a bell pepper plant. I ...
A: Erik: The growth of your plant will now slow as I believe that this is a fungus of some kind. It ...
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| vegetables dying? | 6/25/2008 |
Q: S)and i recently planted cucumbers,watermelon,corn,tomatoes,canteloup,pumpkin,and carrots in small ...
A: Jimmie: Tender seedling plants like this can not handle hot weather. Most likely this is the cause ...
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| gardens & Deer | 6/24/2008 |
Q: I have a 50'x150' garden. How do I keep Deer out?
A: Derrick: Short of a tall fence there is not much you can do to keep the deer out. The tenderness of ...
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| Wilting tomatos and pepper plants | 6/24/2008 |
Q: Novice gardener...I live in hawaii and have been trying to start a garden with tomatos and peppers a ...
A: Natalie: Wilting can be a major problem. There are many kinds of wilting. Some are caused by fungus ...
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| Tomato Plants Recently re planted | 6/22/2008 |
Q: I recently re-plated about 10 tomato plants because they were originally planted too close together. ...
A: Jeremiah: Tomatos have fragile and sensitive roots. Thus the reason for wilting. Continue to keep ...
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| turnips & peas | 6/19/2008 |
Q: How can I keep my turnips from getting wormy and what type of nutrients do peas need after planting ...
A: Jeff: Peas are reasonably easy to grow. Just use a good grade of organic fertilizer and keep them ...
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| cabbage | 6/18/2008 |
Q: Another question about cabbage. What can you use to keep the bugs down, without ruining the cabbage ...
A: Ricky: Cabbage are highly subject to worms entering the head. You can spray the surface and around ...
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| Jalepeno Pepper plants | 6/18/2008 |
Q: I bought some pepper plants and they seem to be doing well - one even has a pepper on it about 1 1/2 ...
A: Nancy: Jalapenos are funny creatures. I grow them by the tons commercially and it never ceases to ...
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| Bell peppers | 6/18/2008 |
Q: From NC Sweet red peppers. Just as the fruit sets it drops not the blossoms. I have one pepper that ...
A: Vince: Fruit drop is often caused by a root disease and is hard to control. This could also come ...
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| Gardening for the first time | 6/16/2008 |
Q: I live in the desert south west (New Mexico) and the ground is very sandy and very hard for plants ...
A: Jim: The best advice I can give you for this type of soil is to mix a lot of mulch and peat moss to ...
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| Yellow leaves on fruit & veggie plants | 6/16/2008 |
Q: I have my tomato and string beans growing in containters. Last year, I used organic potting soil ...
A: Collen: It sounds like your tomatoes are suffering from the lack of fertilizer and perhaps water. ...
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| cabbage | 6/16/2008 |
Q: Never have tried to grow cabbage before. When can you use and eat the heads that have formed?
A: Richard: Generally you eat the heads when they have matured. You will notice that further growth ...
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| bugs eating my tomatoes | 6/16/2008 |
Q: I started growing some tomatoes this spring for the first time. I was very exited yesterday to see ...
A: Arianne: I would be disappointed alson. Please look to insure that there are no vermins or birds ...
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| Tomato plants | 6/14/2008 |
Q: Why am I getting white squiggly lines through the leaves on my tomatoes plants. It does not seem to ...
A: Merilyn: I don't think that this is a problem and is natural for tomatoes. But to be on the safe ...
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| Crooked hot pepper plants | 6/14/2008 |
Q: I am new to gardening and began to grow hot peppers this year. The seedlings are about 6 inches ...
A: If the peppers are just getting started use some chemical 15-15-15 until they are growing well. ...
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| growing scotch bonnets | 6/13/2008 |
Q: I'm in a competition at school. There is three of us and we have to grow the biggest individual ...
A: Andrew: I have never grown scoth bonnets but the needs of most peppers are the same, hot climate, ...
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| Yellow Squash | 6/13/2008 |
Q: My plant is gorgeous & full but the squash itself grows to be a couple inches long & then turns ...
A: Penny: I suspect that you do not have the proper fertilizer to allow the squash to fully develop. ...
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| Fertilizer | 6/13/2008 |
Q: Don, thanks for your quick responses. I had the earlier question about too much lime. You ...
A: Noel: Try a little of the 12-4-8 and it should do the trick. After you think that the plants have ...
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| Crooked hot pepper plants | 6/12/2008 |
Q: I am new to gardening and began to grow hot peppers this year. The seedlings are about 6 inches ...
A: If they are already this high I recommend that you transplant to your garden. In the garden you ...
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| red pepper plants | 6/12/2008 |
Q: The leaves on my pepper plants have pretty big holes in them. I can't see any bugs on them but ...
A: Glorea: Most likely you plants are being eaten by night worms that you can not see during the ...
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| growing yellow squash | 6/11/2008 |
Q: I'm trying to grow in a grow box, the young plants start, then drop off. They seem not to like ...
A: Tamara: You are correct the roots of squash do not like to be wet all the time. Make sure you have ...
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| Lime | 6/9/2008 |
Q: More rookie mistakes. I put 2-3 tablespoons of lime in each of my container plants that are filled ...
A: Noel: Time will tell if you have damaged the plants. Normally a Ph of about 6 is good for the ...
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| tomates | 6/9/2008 |
Q: We have 15 plants and so far we have lost 3 of them because the leaves wither and the plant dies. ...
A: Henry: I suspect that you have nematodes around your roots. Does not sound like worms or you would ...
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| Raised Bed in Cor-ten Steel | 6/9/2008 |
Q: We are planning on building a raised bed for a vegetable garden in the backyard and want to use ...
A: Joo: I believe that cortin steel is made from using acid to etch the beautiful color into the ...
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| green peppers drooping | 6/8/2008 |
Q: I live in cent. florida. I planted my green peppers in my full sun garden area. They were doing ...
A: Reese: Leaf wilt can be caused by several things. Not enough water, to much sun and disease. Try ...
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| growing cherry trees | 6/5/2008 |
Q: can you start cherry trees from the seeds of cherries, and how do you start?
A: Martha: Yes you can start trees from seeds. Carefully make sure the seed is free of meat. Then let ...
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| Anaheim Pepper | 6/1/2008 |
Q: My anaheim pepper plant's flower turns yellowish brown then a pepper comes out why?
A: Eric: My best guess is that your fertilizer my be improper or not enough. Peppers do not like a lot ...
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| green pepper plants | 5/31/2008 |
Q: why do my pepper plants flowers fall off and what can I do to fix it? ANSWER: Joy: Your problem is ...
A: Joy: Side dressing means to apply the fertilizer in such a manner that when it is wet it will ...
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| green pepper plants | 5/30/2008 |
Q: why do my pepper plants flowers fall off and what can I do to fix it?
A: Joy: Your problem is called blossom drop. There are a number of reasons for this and it is caused ...
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| scotch bonnet peppers | 5/23/2008 |
Q: why is my scotch bonnet peppers falling off the trees when they are young and not fully ready. what ...
A: Lenny: I am not sure that I can help you with this one. Please insure that they receive sun light ...
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| tomato root problems | 5/14/2008 |
Q: How do I check the root system of a tomato plant? When something goes wrong, advise givers say ...
A: Carrie: It is difficult to check the roots for nemitodes without damage. If you have a plant that ...
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| ripen a cantalope | 5/12/2008 |
Q: I was wondering how to ripen a cantlope after it is off the vine? Do I put it in a brown paper bag?
A: Joan: You are correct. Any fruit pit in a bag will accelerate ripening as it retains the heat. Most ...
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| early girl tomatos | 5/11/2008 |
Q: My garden has been in since 1st week in April. I live in Cental California (1 hour south of ...
A: Carrie: I know how disappointing it is when you do everything right and then something happens to ...
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| Peppers | 5/10/2008 |
Q: I have grown peppers for years, some years with great success. This year we are in east Texas and ...
A: Laura: Peppers do not like a lot of water. Also, water tends to depelete the fertilizer. The wood ...
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| shriveling baby yellow squash on the vine | 5/6/2008 |
Q: My husband and I seem to have a problem with our yellow squash plants. We live in North Central ...
A: Denise: I am not sure what your problem is. However, fruit flies will lay their eggs on squash ...
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| TOMATOS | 5/6/2008 |
Q: TOMATO PLANTS ARE DEVELOPING WHITE-BEIGE SPOTS WITHIN THE LEAVES,APPEARS TO BE IN AND NOT ON THE ...
A: Bev: This is an experience that I have not had. However, tomatos like sun, fertilizer and water. ...
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| growing asparagus | 5/4/2008 |
Q: I sprouted the asparagus seeds and had them planted in small plastic containers. There are growing ...
A: Jasper: I think that you can cut the ferns when the top of the stock looks like it is reaching or ...
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| growing asparagus | 4/29/2008 |
Q: I sprouted the asparagus seeds and had them planted in small plastic containers. There are growing ...
A: Jasper: Typically asparagus grow well in raised beds. If you can hold off a little longer and ...
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| bell peppers not growing | 4/28/2008 |
Q: In SW Ohio, we've had extra hot then rather chilly weather this APril. I planted my peppers at the ...
A: Valerie: The yellow leaf sounds like they need fertilizer. Peppers require a lot of nitrogen and ...
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| Black on stem and branch joints of pepper plants | 4/25/2008 |
Q: I live in San Diego, CA and I'm growing two jalapeno and two red bell pepper plants in separate ...
A: Liz: First you need to take care of the worms and aphids. Spray about every 7 days with Sevin. Try ...
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| Brown spots on leaves and blossoms turning brown on peppers | 4/23/2008 |
Q: I am in Phoenix, AZ....I planted 8 pepper plants in containers about a month ago. They did great ...
A: Your plants most likely were attacted at the roots which caused the wilting. The brown spots are ...
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| potatos | 4/18/2008 |
Q: Have you ever heard of the tire trick where you put potatoes in the first tire,and then put dirt ...
A: I have never heard of this tecnique but it does sound OK. It should be near the same as planting ...
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| Type of Tomato Plant- | 4/17/2008 |
Q: I live in GA and was wondering what "determinant" tomato plant you would recommend be grown in a ...
A: I recommend that you grow the cherry tomato in pots. The look good, produce well and are great for ...
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| Bugs | 4/12/2008 |
Q: In my vegetables gardan something is eating all the leaves off my plants ANSWER: Sounds like you ...
A: Cathy: First try to identify the worms by looking at them. Check the color as this is important. If ...
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| Jalapeno Seed Starting | 4/11/2008 |
Q: A Military Officer friend of my has a brother that tests plants/seeds for commercial growers or ...
A: Karen: There is no way for me to know what type of plant you have. You can save seeds after the ...
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| peppers | 4/4/2008 |
Q: I was given by a friend what looks to be some kind of pepper plant. the leaves are sort of blackish ...
A: Beware: Some pepper plants are more for looks than eating. This might be dangerous so I recommend ...
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| tomatoes | 3/25/2008 |
Q: when do I start fertilizing newly planted plants and how often.We have hot dry summers here,not sure ...
A: When you plants are healthy and strong, about 6-8 inches tall you can start to side dress them with ...
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| tomato | 3/23/2008 |
Q: the tomato plant, is it a vegetable or is it a fruit plant'
A: Curtis: I think that it is safe to say that the tomato is a vegetable. It is in a family like egg ...
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| Jalapenos and bell pepper plants | 3/11/2008 |
Q: I'm starting my first vegetable garden and I just purchased jalapeno and green bell pepper starter ...
A: Once the fear of a frost is over you can put your plants in the ground. Dig a good hole and make ...
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| fruit & vegetable growth | 3/3/2008 |
Q: Do fruits & vegetables require vitamins to grow? If yes, then why and is it enough to be beneficial ...
A: Plants are some what similar to humans as they require nutrients to grow but different types. For ...
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| growing tomatoes | 3/3/2008 |
Q: I have a long narrow area on the side of my house. It is the length of the house and about 2 feet ...
A: Wendy: With the space and sun that you have you can grow tomatoes well. First dig up the soil and ...
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| Tomatoes | 2/27/2008 |
Q: It is time to prepare the soil for my tomatoe plants. I live in the Houston area. Can you give me ...
A: Michael: Try to till the soil and rake off any loose material or old roots. Mix in a good mulch ...
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| What can veg don't wild rabbits eat?! | 2/27/2008 |
Q: I have just moved to an unfenced, semi-rural location, and I am getting a nice greenhouse and veg ...
A: Rabbits will eat everything that they can reach while standing on their hind legs. I have 16 running ...
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| Peppers.. Jalepeno and Serrano | 2/18/2008 |
Q: I have to pepper plants that are potted on my patio. Both get plenty of South Florida sun and water ...
A: Mike: Jalapenos are a little fussy. The molt could come from a root disease. Please look closely at ...
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| Tomato seeds | 11/10/2007 |
Q: I accidentally ripped out my whole tomato plant (acid free tomato) The plant itself has since been ...
A: Rachelle: You can try to save some seeds. If you save the seeds make sure that they are completely ...
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| jalapeno plants | 11/3/2007 |
Q: my plant has done well this year it still looks healthy can i keep it and cut it back for next year ...
A: Vegetable plants are somewhat like people they get old and don't produce very well. No problem in ...
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| jalapenos not hot? | 9/3/2007 |
Q: but when I pick them they are not hot. What are the secrate(s) for making them hot? ANSWER: Jake: ...
A: Jake: What you see is what you get. In order to get a little more heat try cutting the tops off a ...
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| jalapenos not hot? | 9/3/2007 |
Q: but when I pick them they are not hot. What are the secrate(s) for making them hot?
A: Jake: Jalapenos are about 2500 on the Scoville scale for hotness. You might try habaneros on the ...
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| How do I care for my jalapeno pepper plant in the fall and winter? | 8/24/2007 |
Q: I have my jalapeno plants potted outside on my deck, what do I do with them in the winter months? ...
A: I grow jalapenos commercially in northern Thailand. Pepper plants like sun, warm weather, plant food ...
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