Why Are My Bell Peppers So Small?
I have tried to grow green peppers, even though I get a lot of peppers on the plant, they only get less than 3 inches in diameter. My garden has full sun and the soil is great, why is this?
Can I Leave Wild Strawberry Plants in Vegetable Garden?
I have just raked my veggie garden out so that I can start planting soon. I discovered that under all those leaves and pine needles I have lots of wild strawberries growing. If I leave them and plant my veggies, will they bother the veggies at all?
Creative Vegetable Stake Ideas
Does anyone have photos of creative ways to stake tomatoes, green peppers, etc.? Thanks.
When is Cross Pollination Between Vegetables a Problem?
I am planting vegetables in 5 gallon plastic containers, I do not want to have problems with cross pollination. I have tomatoes next to bell peppers, then chili peppers close by. Is there a problem?
Growing Root Crops on the New Jersey Coast
Actually I'm not sure if I'm in zone 7a or 7b. I live along the coast in Wildwood, NJ. I wanted to try carrots, radishes, and other root plants this season. I would appreciate any help. Also, how soon can I plant?
How Do I Start Vegetable Seeds Indoors?
Once again this year I purchased my vegetable seed packets to start inside. Other years I started them with special starting soil, placed them in a sunny window and kept them watered. I always end up with spindly plants with weak stems. How do I get stronger plants?
Baby or miniature vegetables have been always been a staple in Asian cooking, and popular in restaurants and kitchens across most of Europe for decades. Fortunately, gardeners without a lot of space can enjoy miniature vegetables more economically, by simply by growing their own at home.
Soil Suggestions for a Balcony Vegetable Garden
What type of soil do you suggest for a large fifth floor patio garden in a high rise? It is a vegetable garden.
Corn Is Tasseling But Has No Ears
My corn plants are very healthy, over 6 ft now in tassel, but no ears. Also, my beets are not developing.
Tiny White Worms Inside Cherry Tomatoes
I have found tiny white worms living inside my cherry tomatoes. The tomato looks perfect from the outside, but when you cut it in half you can see it moving around in all of my tomatoes.
Why is my yellow squash rotting on the vine when it is halfway to maturity? It is shaded by the corn growing next to it and watered every other day. The summers are hot, always sunny and dry here, (avg. 28 C), so it seems unlikely it could be too much water.
Bell Peppers Have a Brown Film on Them
I planted bell peppers and they are producing with a brown film on them. Are they diseased or are they safe to use?
My zucchini has produced only one 6 in. zucchini in the last month. The plant seems to produce flowers and I have tried to pollinate them myself for lack of bees in our area. However, the fruit that comes onto the plant starts getting soft at the tip once they are about 2 in. long.
Zucchini Plant Not Producing Fruit
I have a few zucchini plants that are not producing fruit. They all look very healthy, big, tall, and keep extending their territories. All have lots of flowers, but the female flowers wilted before they bloom.
Tomato Leaves Turning Yellow and Fruit Rotting on Bottom
Can you plant too many tomato plants in a given area? If so, how should they be spaced? Our plants are turning yellow from the ground up and the tomatoes are rotting on the undersides. Please can you help?
Growing Beets When Rabbits Eat the Leaves
Rabbits have eaten the majority of the leaves on my beets. I am wondering if I should pull them and dispose of them, or will they grow new leaves?
Courgette (Zucchini) Flowers Are All Male
Why are all the flowers on my 4 courgette (zucchini) plants all male?
Tomato Plants Dry Up After Blooming
My tomato plants get blooms and then dry up in the middle. Any solutions?
Blossoms Falling Off Tomato Plants
I have purchased three tomato plants. They have grown in the past 3 weeks and gotten several yellow blooms on them, but then they fall off. I have grown tomatoes before and this has not happened. What is the problem?
Black Spots on Tomato Plant Leaves
I have a tomato planted in a pot and now it has black spots all over it. What can I do? Is it a bug?
I was talking with a fellow shopper in the supermarket today and she mentioned something about sticking the end of a celery bunch in water to sprout it. I was wondering which veggies you can do this with and how and when to plant them in soil.
