1. What is the best way to amend soil that will be irrigated with well water? I live in Colorado and would like to do some gardening. Published: October 21, 2009
2. What causes my cucumbers to become bitter tasting? Published: August 06, 2009
3. What would cause our tomatoes to have a mealy, soft texture? The taste is good, but in the past they have had a firm texture. Published: July 31, 2009
4. I would like to transplant some mature asparagus roots from a nematode-infested garden into a raised bed. I'm trying not to contaminate my raised bed. Is it possible to treat the nematodes on the bare root? Published: July 31, 2009
5. Are chemicals necessary to control diseases and insects in my vegetable garden? Published: April 21, 2009
6. Can parsnips be grown in the midwest? Published: September 15, 2008
7. How do I till a raised vegetable bed? Published: September 05, 2008
8. My sweet corn is purple halfway or more up the stalk, including the forming ears. Does this indicate a nutrient deficiency? It has been this way since early in the growing season. Published: March 04, 2008
9. Some years my cantaloupes are sweet and tasty, while other years they have no flavor at all. What is wrong? Published: January 08, 2008
10. I got some free seeds that said "Wonder Egg" on them. I planted them, and they do look and feel like eggs. It is fall now and I don't know what to do with them. How do you cook them? Published: January 07, 2008
11. How do I plant cantaloupes? Published: January 07, 2008
12. Is no-till a technique that can be used in organic gardening? Published: January 07, 2008
13. Why are some types of beans able to climb and others are not? Published: December 19, 2007
14. Why do the leaves of my green beans develop a rusting or browning appearance in early summer? Published: December 19, 2007
15. The foliage on my beans has angular, dead spots - some with a yellow halo around them. The severely infected leaves fall off. What is causing this? Published: December 19, 2007
16. My mature bean pods are covered with brown rotten spots, which rapidly develop a white fungus when stored in the crisper. What is the problem? Published: December 19, 2007
17. How can you tell the difference between a slicing cucumber and a pickling cucumber? Published: December 18, 2007
18. Can seed be saved from this year's squash crop for planting in next year's garden? Published: December 18, 2007
19. Are there really low-acid tomato varieties? Published: December 18, 2007
20. What is the plant advertised as a tree tomato? Published: December 18, 2007
21. When should I start my seed indoors to produce tomato transplants for my garden? Published: December 18, 2007
22. Last spring, when I harvested my garlic, I discovered small, hard structures on the base of the normal cloves. Some of these remained in the soil when I pulled the garlic. Will these things produce garlic? Published: December 18, 2007
23. Most of the time my yellow squash is tough or has seed in the middle. What is wrong? Published: December 18, 2007
24. How do I control sweet potato weevils? Published: December 18, 2007
25. I have large translucent areas on my tomato fruit. What's going on? Published: December 18, 2007
26. My tomato plants are dark green, vigorous, and healthy. However, flowers are not forming any fruit. What is the problem? Published: December 18, 2007
27. I have a great tomato crop, but the large tomatoes are falling off the vines. The ones that stay on the vine are jarred off easily. What is the problem? Published: December 18, 2007
28. My ripe tomatoes have small holes with numerous ants in them. Can ants do this to tomatoes? How can I control them? Published: December 18, 2007
29. What causes turnips to fail to make large roots? Published: December 18, 2007
30. Are there varieties of turnips grown just for the tops and not their enlarged roots? Published: December 18, 2007

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