Q. I live in San Diego. Last year I bought a bundle of 5 U157 asparagus crowns. Immediately afterward I moved to a new home and was not able to plant them in the ground. Instead, I planted them each in 2 gal. pots using Sunshine potting soil. They seemed to grow just fine and […]

Question from Kenny: Pat My last reply about what I know on the subject got a little long and skinny and hard to read. It’s time to let it rest a while. At least until more solid facts on wether the commercial onion industry is finding it economically practical to grow large crops of Large […]

Question from Andrea: I recently planted pole beans Kentucky Wonder and next to them I planted beets. I just read they they stunt each others growth. Should I pull out the beets? Thanks. Answer from Pat: The idea that beans and beets “stunt each other’s growth” most likely has no real basis in fact. I […]

Question from Christine: I planted this Broccoli di Cicco (heirloom) from seed in February and it’s growing in a 16″ deep planter box in south Carlsbad 5 miles from the ocean. A few weeks ago I noticed this purplish blemish on the main trunk and it grows larger as the plant grows larger. I also […]

Question from Debbie: I just bought a country home in Temecula (in Meadowview) and there were 3 rows of grapes but they let them die; there are the “t” frames and wires running to each to replant and start. I do not know what type of grapes to get and how to grow them. I […]