1. Last year my eggplants grew to a beautiful, deep purple. This year they are pale purple with a green tinge to them. The shape is fine and they are firm, but they don't look healthy. What could have happened? Published: January 23, 2008
2. I have been looking for a specific zucchini squash that grows as a vine and not as a bush. I can't find a seed company that sells it. Can you help? Published: January 23, 2008
3. We have a sizable zucchini plant in our garden that develops beautiful, large flowers, but they bloom and then close up and fall off, without producing fruit. Any suggestions? Published: January 23, 2008
4. Why do my cantaloupes bloom and bloom but seldom set any fruit? Published: January 23, 2008
5. We have grown brussels sprouts successfully before, but this year we are not seeing any yields. The leaves seem healthy and large, but there are no sprouts. Can you tell us why? Published: January 22, 2008
6. Do you need more than one plant of eggplant or zucchini for it to pollinate? I bought only one plant of each. Published: January 22, 2008
7. Should vegetables such as corn, cabbage, beets, and cucumbers be planted on top of a furrow in a garden or on level ground? Published: January 13, 2008
8. I realize that my tomatoes are ripening slowly this year because of low nighttime temperatures and a cool summer. Is there anything I can do to raise the temperature at night? Would covering them at night help? Published: January 13, 2008
9. I'm growing bulb onions in my garden this year and need information concerning when to harvest and how to dry/prepare them for storage. Published: January 08, 2008
10. What causes my cucumbers to often be misshapen and gourdy-looking? Published: January 08, 2008
11. My students would like to know why the strawberry leaves in our school garden turned red during late December, early January. Published: January 08, 2008
12. How did the little black weevils chewing up my dry beans and peas get into my canning jars, and how do I prevent this from happening again? Published: January 08, 2008
13. We have had a vegetable garden in the same location for 20 years. We don't want to have the garden this year (for one year). What can we do with this space that will keep it from going to weeds and will also help the soil? Published: January 08, 2008
14. My bean foliage is distorted with a mottled pattern, and the fruit is crooked and hard. What's wrong? Published: January 08, 2008
15. I have a small garden plot (9 by 18 feet) which did really well last year. I grow corn, and a friend gave me an idea: use the corn plants as "supports" for green beans. I would like to try this. When do I plant the beans? Published: January 08, 2008
16. I want to grow a few rows of sweet potatoes in my garden. How do I get seeds or plants? Published: January 08, 2008
17. My radishes all went to tops and produced small roots. I applied fertilizer (19-19-19) to my whole garden in the spring. What can I do differently? Published: January 08, 2008
18. Can I grow soybeans in my home vegetable garden? Published: January 08, 2008
19. The cabbage plants in my garden have extremely large outer leaves, although they are just now forming heads. Can I cut the lower leaves off to make stuffed cabbage rolls without damaging the continuing growth? Published: January 08, 2008
20. There is a large patch of wild leeks growing in my woods. Are they edible? Published: January 08, 2008
21. What is the best way to determine when a cantaloupe is ready for harvest? Published: January 08, 2008
22. Are bees necessary for pollination and fruit set in homegrown cantaloupes? Published: January 08, 2008
23. Are sweet potatoes the same as yams? Published: January 08, 2008
24. What is a broad bean? Published: January 08, 2008
25. Please tell me about growing colored bell peppers successfully. Published: January 08, 2008
26. What causes the dark or black areas on the leaves inside cabbage heads? Published: January 08, 2008
27. My friend has big, beautiful, green potato plants without a single blossom. Will he still get potatoes? His brother planted the same seed potatoes on the same day, and his plants are loaded with blossoms. Published: January 08, 2008
28. What are the shield-shaped, brightly colored insects that seem to enjoy my cabbage more than I do? Published: January 08, 2008
29. This year my carrots had little taste and definitely no sweetness. Is there something I should be adding to the soil that ensures the sweet taste? Published: January 08, 2008
30. My cabbage has been growing nicely until recently when I started seeing little, squiggly, yellow lines on the plant's leaves. The leaves have small holes on the bottom side near those lines. The lines seem to discolor into grayish-brown spots after several days. What's happening? Published: January 08, 2008

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