Question from Lorraine: What is the best variety of rhubarb to plant in the San Diego area? I read somewhere that there is one type that grows well here. Thanks. Answer from Pat: I do not believe in growing rhubarb in San Diego. (See pages 73 and 74 of my organic book and other pages […]
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Vegetables & Fruits – Page 9
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Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Sarah: Is there any way I can grow peppers in the fall/winter season in california? I live in the bay area Answer from Pat: Peppers are a summer vegetable, which means we plant them in spring and we harvest them in summer. One always has more luck going with the correct planting dates […]
Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
Vegetable Plants Not Growing in South Florida
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Tuesday,
January
1st,
2013
at 03:50 AM
Question from Lori: I’m new to growing vegies so I bought some zuchini, yellow squash, cucumber, tomato & 2 hot pepper plants and from seed I planted pole beans, sugar snap peas, & yellow beans. The plants from seed came up several inches and the plants grew a few inches and now for weeks absolutely […]
Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
Squash leaves, cucumber leaves drying out
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Wednesday,
December
26th,
2012
at 03:49 AM
Question from Laurie: I heard you speak at the Bernardo Gardeners club this afternoon and wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your presentation. I’m not a member, but a friend of mine invited me to come. My question to you is this: What would make our cucumber and squash leaves shrivel and dry […]
Categories : Garden Q & A, Vegetables & Fruits
California Pepper Tree or Mexican Pepper tree
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Monday,
December
24th,
2012
at 03:50 AM
Question from Spencer: I had lunch today with a lady who mentioned she had a Mexican Pepper tree dropping pepper all other her front yard. Suppose that might be the same tree as a California Pepper Tree? Answer from Pat: Peppers are love/hate trees—gardeners love them or hate them and for good reason both ways. […]
Categories : Trees, Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Monty: Blueberries I’ve had for many years in pots have now developed rust, and one with leaf curl. It appears that a branch on one is dead – all brown. I have three total. Soil remains well drained. Perhaps even dry right now. What can you suggest I might try to control and […]
Categories : Gardening Tip, Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Susan: I am a beginning gardener in a community garden There is a very big artichoke plant in the garden but no sign of any buds… will they ever come? Answer from Pat: Yes the plant will bear buds in spring and will bear fruit again next year if given appropriate care, including […]
Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Deedee: I live in Palos Verdes where I haunt our local farmers’ market and wish I could grow my own organic crops. My dog seems to have shooed off the ground squirrels but can’t control raccoons which are not afraid of anything. They eat a wide range of vegetables, pull up drip lines, […]
Categories : Pests, Vegetables & Fruits
What’s Wrong with Vegetable Garden Soil
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Wednesday,
November
14th,
2012
at 03:52 AM
Question from Pat: I have had alot of disease in the veg garden this year- the tomatoes plants turned brown before hey set fruit- the corn had aphids and ants. I have been doing 3 crops a year for 10 yrs- what can I do to restore the health of the soil. Answer from Pat: […]
Categories : Soils, Vegetables & Fruits
Yellow Leaves Falling off Honeysuckle, Citrus, and Other Plants
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Sunday,
November
4th,
2012
at 03:50 AM
Question from Joan: Every year my honeysuckle grows full with lots of blooms but after that most of the leaves turn yellow and fall off. Why Answer from Pat: Let’s begin with a blanket answer: The first thing that comes to mind with any plant, not just honeysuckle, having yellow leaves that drop off and […]
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