For future reference: Baking soda mixed with water is an organic method of dealing with powdery mildew. Also, anything with sulphur will work....
I've found the same thing as Phil and that some kinds of my winter squash wilted during the day whether I watered them or not. This can also...
Melissa1982, If the bottom leaves turned yellow and then moved up the plant then it is very likely that your plant has a magnesium deficiency....
This was discussed on another forum and Carolyn Male (100 tomatoes for the American Garden) and several other breeders stated that the only...
Before I retired I worked retail and I constantly was dealing with people who couldn't do any kind of math without a calculator. COLLEGE students...
If you don't want to go the trouble of building a table, a wooden potting table ($39) at a hardware store works. They are usually about 4 ft wide...
Bountiful Gardens has something nice. They have packs of different kinds of seeds in the same packs. There is 30 tomato seeds in one pack but...
There is company I've used called Le Jardin du Gourmet (Artistic Gardens). They offer 35 cent packets of seed. The packets are really small. I...
Thank you for those quick responses. You have been very helpful. I guess I'll go out and plant the rest of it. Also it is sprouting and I was...
Hi, I garden at a community garden so I have never planted garlic before. Another gardener gave me some garlic and I planted it in containers...
Hi This is the first year that I did a lot of melons. They are all doing great and I'm getting lots of melons. I know how to judge when...
Years ago, I saw on TV a chef who cooked radishes in butter and I tried it and it was so good that my brother-in-law insisted that I grow an...
Hi SallyJ and WELCOME to the Stew. You have my sympathy about the rain. Last year, Chicago had the worst drought in 130 years so I can feel...
Welcome a great forum. Everybody is very friendly here. LoreD
You could get one of those weed torches. I saw one in the Lee Valley catalog for about $40. It has a little propane tank and a little torch on...
I'm new here too and I would like to welcome you and wish you a HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. This is a nice place to be. LoreD
Have you tried to grow British melons. Hero of Lockinge melon is suited to cooler weather. Maybe the melons you are trying to grow are only...
Sometimes certain veggies and fruits just won't grow for certain people. I met an elderly man who was a retired farmer who after 50 years of...
There are multiple organic methods of getting rid of ants that are eating your plants. 1. Dust area around plants with baking soda (poisonous...
Hi Snookie, I'm new here too. I'm a veggie person (flowers don't like me)but I'm always happy to meet other gardeners. LoreD
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