Vegetables and Herbs

when is the right time to grow PEAS, ALASKA (WILT RESISTANT) in Houston texas?

November 1...Is it too late to plant rhubarb for next spring? Do you carry seedlings for planting?

I planted 5 plants in containers - bok choy, broccoli, butter lettuce, spinach and beans. Are these ok in containers? There growing well, but the bok choy is starting to have brown leaves at the bottom, wonder if it needs to be planted in the ground. W

How to winter asparagus garden in Nashville, TN

I would like to grow Texas 1015 onions in Houston. When should I start them. Are seeds better than sets? What can I plant with them to help them grow?

I need directions for planting garlic. Do I separate and plant individual cloves?

My mint,parsley,basil,and cilantro died about a week or 2 ago I just gave it water and left it alone now all if a sudden when I checked on it a little plant was there it Has a flimsy stem oval shaped leaves and tiny balls of something what is that little

Avocados in Dallas, TX

I am a member of the Colleyville Garden club and we want to have an onion growing contest to be judged this Spring. What do we need to know about growning onions?

What vegetables do you plant now?

I bought three tomato plants from the Hurst, Tx location and all different varieties. They have been cared for equally. The Super Fantastic has some brown edges on the lower leaves but the new growth is ok. Do I need to be concerned or do something?

Do you carry potted herbs? I would like to grow basil but want to keep it potted so that I can transfer locations.

I would like to plant a vegetable garden in an area that was under a trailor home that was elevated on blocks. Is is safe to plant there and how should I amend the soil for vegetables? Probably wont plant till spring. Also we have a large pile of oak leav

Why are my brand new herbs wilting?

I want to plant some herbs and vegtables in arlington texas and it is the end of august. What kind of herbs and vegtables can i grow.

I live in Houston and my tomato, cucumber and basil plants are being eaten by flea beetles. My plants look like they were attacked by a shotgun. How can I control/rid my garden of these pests?

Is it too late to plant tomato, pepper,cucumber and okra seeds?

My basil plant has grown to about 3 ft or more tall and is losing all its leaves at the bottom. We've had some days in a row of much rain, then several days of nothing but HEAT. Would it be best to prune back the plant considerably and if so, to what he

Short, low-water, creeping, evergreen for Dallas

Why do my tomato plant leaves die from the bottom up? What causes a Dhalia to all of a sudden, just wilt? I water it, it is in a pot, and protect it from direct sun.

Can I start growing an Egyptian walking onion from the onion itself?

I saw a male cardinal carry off a tomato leaf. I looked at all my plants and a lot of leaves are shredded where they were pulled. What is he doing with the leaves?

What can I do to save my Fooled You Pepper plant?

Can I prune tomatoes after they have produced and expect them to produce more?

Tomato plants sickly

The bottoms of my tomatoes have a brown dry skin?? The tomatoes are still small on the vine when this starts. I am watering every other evening too.

how can you cure Alternaria Blight on a cucumber plant we are already getting nice size cuks no damage to them yet

Leaves on my tomateo plants are very dense. Should I revove some so sun gets to the center of the plant?

have tomatoes in raised garden, green one do ok but as soon as thet turn red the bottom of the tomato gets discolored and hard.

Why are my squash plants that had blossoms and looked great suddenly wilting and dying when all other veggies are healthy?

what is causing my burpless cuckes to have the leaves turn yellow. The yellow squash very close are very green and happy.

How long does it take the large tomatoes to ripen? Lots of fruit, good sized, but no sign of ripening.

asparagus

We bought a "Pesto Bowl" at Calloway's this weekend. How do we care for it? Do we need to plant the tomato, basil, and parsley separately?

I am growing squash and cucumbers in topsy turvy containers. The squash has developed powerdery mildew. How can I treat it?

what causes the bottom of tomatoes to rot

bug are eating my okra sprouts have any ways to stop them

do you know if the veggies i bought like tomatoes and peppers that already has fruits in them had treated with pesticide?

My Home depot tomatoe and pepper plants are struggling, Do you have a suggestion &/or comment about why?

What kind of herbs or plants can live outside with only two hours of sunlight in the morning?

Are any of Chef Jeff's Vegetables GMO

How do I know when to harvest potatoes? The plants are about 12" tall.

What is the difference between a Silverado and Desperado Sage

Tomato plants are turning pale and yellow.

Is it too late to plant tomatoes? I have a raised garden.

just planted herbs in pot, should I wait till sun goes down to water?

I have onion grass grow

How can I control the growing of mint . I don't want to kill it but have room for other veggies I plant. Thanks, Massie

Are all your veggie plants non-GMO?

Beside the variety I plant, what steps can I take to minimize early blight on my tomato plants/

Where can I buy Bird's Eye chilli plants or seeds?

looking for grapes for a arbor in port o'conner on the coast? Do you have the Black Spanish [Lenoir] plant?

My question is about container-, patio-grown tomatoes: which varieties to you recommend?

What type of fertilizer should I use to feed onion plants?

Will Calloway's be carrying the Hatch Pepper Plants this year ? If so wheb /

When and where can I find asparagus crowns

Okra for a second season?

I want to start a raise garden using railroad ties but was told the Creso will ruin my plants? Is this true? What is best to use?

What type of vegetables can you plant now? I have a raised bed in Addison and heard you can plant onions now? Anything else that can work even though have freezes still?

I planted the cabbage plant (not official name) with green and sort of purple center in my pots on my front porch. Some of the leaves around the outer part of each plant are turning yellow. They are not getting much sun, rather shaded, and I don't know h

I am getting ready to set up my veggie garden, what kind of veggies would grow best beginning January Thanks

What is a recommended germinating soil for chili peppers?

My fall tomatoes are still covered with fruit, how cold can it get at night before they need to be covered?

Rosemary plant.

Hello how or what should I do to start container gardening, I live in new orleans louisiana?

Does the kale and cabbage need full sun? Please suggest something for my shady North facing garden. Thank you

my Bell pepper leaves are turning brown

What veggies can i plant now in Arlington?

Summer squash & zucchini bearing fruit, but it never fills out.

My green bell peppers are truning red, then dying. Suggestions?

How can I manually pollinate my cucumber plants? I've got flowers, but don't know how to distinguish between make and female. Also, with the heat in Garland Tx these psst few months, how often should I water? I have 3 "hills" of plants in a trough with 6,

I am a (new) garden mom @ Dealey elementary. The kids wanted to start up a garden for the fall/winter. We have a garden, but we're not sure what to put in it. Looking for suggestions on what would work best for 1st - 3rd graders. Also wondering if you spo

Indoor Vegetable Gardening

My tomatoes don't seem to be producing pollen. They have wind, sun, good growth, prolific blooms, water retaining soil in pots, osmocote for vegetables, daily watering due to heat and drought.

Habenero Plant

tomatoes won't bloom

My tomato plants have small worms that are boreing into the inside of the leaves.

What can I do for mold on my Peppers and squash?

Dying Lavender

I planted 2 tomato plants in late March in a small garden where they got 7-8 hours of direct sun a day. I prepped the soil specifically for tomato plants. Although I got plenty of flowers off the plants, only a few small tomotoes. Any suggestions for more

My zucchini plants are beautiful, with yellow flowers everywhere, but never a zucchini comes of it. Same thing happened last year. What can I do?

My chili pepper plant is tall, green and healthy looking but it does not produce. I see some spider mites but don't think it is infested. Could I be watering too much or is it the heat? I live in Mansfield Texas

What watermelon variety works best for Houston? Also is it too late to plant melons?

How long does it take before you are able to collect your grean beans?

When and how to harvest basil.

My yellow squash plants are growing over my cantaloupe mounds. Can I cut back the squash without ruining them?

Is there anything I can do for my cucumbers?

Cherry Tomatoes are producing well, but the bottom leaves are turning brown and this is moving up the bush. No bugs visable. Watered regularly. What is needed to keep the plants healty.

Does Calloway's in Denton, TX carry Strawberry plants?

The leaves on my squash is turning brown? Also, I have notice some of the squash is rotten on the vine. When should I water my garden? I am in Houston, TX

Growing strawberries in the metroplex

Heirloom tomato seeds and any other heirloom vegetables for zone 9 (Northshore of LA). Do you recommend a website or location?

What is the best way to protect a Lavender plant from freezing in the Winter?

Is there a tomato variety that will produce during the hot summer?

It appears that my Roma tomatoes have blossom end rot. What should I do to prevent? Should I remove the affected fruit?

i have holes in my tomato leaves and found small skinny worm. i have sprayed 7 insect on it. will that help and also leaves on bottom turning yellow.

my squash plant has many blooms and produces small squash. After reaching a certain size they turn hard with bumpy skins. They look like ornamental squash. Perhaps I bought them by mistake or perhaps I can do something to rectify this. Can you help m

my tomato and pepper buds seem to be falling off or eaten off it appears to be a clean cut

What causes tomatoes to split before they're picked?

How can I save a tomato plant (in pot) that has received too much rain water? Looking droopy

Not sure but do strawberry have runners that attach to the ground with roots?

My Myer Lemon Tree developed white fly and black mildew.

What is the best mulch to use in a vegetable garden?

If I cut the lettuce will it yield more, or do I just get one big beautiful salad ?

I want to plant a vegetable garden. What plants will thrive in a semi shade area?

How can I know when potatoes are relative to size in ground without digging them up?

Our yellow squash leaves are turning yellow, it is in a raised bed filled with Dyno Dirt.

I only see female flowers on my bush pickle cucumbers, is that okay? They have ants.

Why aren't my tomato plants producing tomatoes?

What is an earth box? Could I use this to plant green onions in Dallas?

Can I plant green onions in a container and is it to late to do that now in May?

My tomato plants have curling leaves.

what do you think about planting tropical fruit tress in Houston?

What kind of vegetables do yall carry?

Everything in my container garden on my patio is dying! Not sure if it's the weather, fertilizer needs or disease, I have a mixture of vegetables zucchini, sugar snap peas, carrots, strawberries etc.

I'm a chef and decided to start growing my own herbs. What books do you recommend?

My zucchini plant suddenly wilted. It rebounded with the daily watering but did the same thing the next day.

What can I use in several 15 gal. containers of tomatoes while I am on vacation to keep them watered?

I have not been able to grow herbs in Irving.

Specticied for fruit trees

What are good fruit trees to plant in High Island (Bolivar Peninsula, Texas)?

When is the best time to plan asparagus?

I purchased a meyer lemon tree and it now has long thorns all over it. Is this normal?

Something is eating my basil plants, what might it be and how can I take care of this problem?

What are the tiny little flies that are eating wholes in my leaf vegetables

My Texas cherry tomato plant is producing fruit, but it's itsy bitsy!

Why is my Plum tree bare, with just a few leaves?

I've heard that adding volcanic rock dust to plant compost can markedly improve vegetable garden yields.

Can fruit plant and vegetable be planted where an oleander bush used to be?

Can you plant plum next to peach and pear tree ?

What is the care for a Meyer Lemon fruit

How can I grow organic tomatoes in my back yard?

Lack of male kiwi plants

Where can I find an e-copy of your vegetable seed planting guide? By month and by plant guides

What is the trick to harvesting strawberries?

Do you have the heirloom tomato plants selections this year?

What is the best mulch to use in a vegetable garden?

I put Amdro on the strawberries bed we have because i saw an ant mound. Will we be able to eat the strawberries?

My raised bed aspargus have been extremely thin; not edible.

East Texas Freestone Peach

Recommended tomato plant to buy for my area

Is it safe to use weed killers in vegetable patches?

how do i rid my vegetable garden of ant beds?

My bell pepper plants are producing blooms, but the peppers are turning brown & soft.

Do you pick off the first flowers from your pepper plants?

Is there anything I can use to destroy "wild strawberries" so I can prepare and plant my veggies?

Do certain fruit-bearing trees do better in Houston?

How often should rosemary be pruned or trimmed back?

My lime tree froze, can it be saved?

Why did my Sweet Thai basil wilt?

Care for Fruit Trees? (Pomegranate) in general

Does Cornelius on Voss have a crabapple - pink flowers and small red fruit (for birds).

Should I cut back an established rosemary plant in my garden which is very overgrown?

I would like to buy a fruit tree for the Ft Worth area (justin) WHAT type do you recommend?

Dwarf peach trees, dwarf cherry tree, and dwarf plum tree. What do you recommend?

How do you tell when it's time to harvest?

What fruit trees would be good in very sandy soil. We're interested in peach, Plum, Pomegranted or Fig.

Vegetables in Containers

Should you plant or avoid planting any certain vegetable next to a particular other vegetable to avoid flavor distortion?

If I were to use a plastic pool to plant a vegetable garden, would I need to poke drainage holes in it?

Can Bonide Weed Beater Complete be used in a vegetable garden?

Do you carry artichokes? Do they grow in Texas?

Last year our peaches had worms inside do you have any treatments to get rid of them?

Can you recommend cross pollination varieties for Kieffer pear, morris plum and pomegranate tree.

Do we need to by another Methley plum tree for pollination purposes?

What vegetables that can be grown in shady areas?

My bartlet pear tree has a brown edge around all the leaves, like its dried out on the edges.

What month is good to plant tomatoes? How should I get the soil ready before I plant? How much sunlight do tomatoes plants need?

My meyer lemon tree is no longer producing. What should I do ?

What is the best time released garden fertilizer for veggies?

My calamandin citrus plant's orange fruit is starting to turn green!

What is the hardiest dwarf fruit tree for the dfw area?

Will the "Tuscan Blue" rosemary grow in shade? I would like to plant some in pots under live oak trees.

We want to do veggies and fruits. What are the easiest to grow and what do I need to do?

My banana tree, new this year, is now over 6' tall with many new baby plants. How do I protect for the winter freeze - besides digging up and bringing inside?

My Asian Pear tree leaves are turning to be spiral, affected with some kind of pests with blackish dust which I can feel and clean away.

How can I protect my garden/plants from grasshoppers?

What is the best compost for growing vegetables?

I heard there is an herb that helps to keep mosquitos away. Is this true and if so which herb is it?

I have two cucumber plants in a large container and the plants look wondeful with lots of blooms and tiny cucumbers but the cucumbers turn yellow and drop off before they become mature. Any suggestions? I am in Houston.

I planted my garden a 1 month ago. I notice now that on my basil, tomato, mint, parsley plants and bell peppers, the leaves are all getting eaten holes all over the leaves. I saw a tiny green worm or caterpiller, and another funny looking bug with a skinny body and long legs. What can I do? I am in Keller.

Why can't I get my heirloom tomatoes to grow fruit? The plant grows and blooms, and the bloom turn yellow and drops off.

Is there any way that I can stop spinach from bolting like i can with basil plants by pinching the top just before it goes to seed?

What can I do to prevent blossom end rot on squash and cucumber plants? If possible, I prefer an organic remedy.

I have bugs on my "fooled you" peppers that look like aphids on the tiny fruit. What do I use on them?

Why do some of my new plant leaves turn brown at the bottom? i.e. tomatos, squash, cucumbers

I recently read about pruning off all stems without blooms on tomato plants to increase production. Any ideals?

My tomatoes and peppers seem stunted. The tomatoes haven't grown in a month. What is the problem?

What is the best fertilizer for tomatoes> Is it best to underwater or overwater tomatoes? Do I need a special fertilizer for my lemon/lime trees? Do most herbs do better in part shade than full sun?

The bottom two stems on ALL my tomato plants are yellow and seems to have a scaly appearance underneath. What should I do?

I purchased a Fig tree. Do I need 2 if I want to have fruit in a few years?

What is the best fertilizer or soil to mix into my soil? Also what is the best pesticide to use to keep bugs from eating my tomatoes and greens?

The last couple of years, I haven't felt like my yield is very good or that the plants look very healthy. I'm worried that I have some kind of disease in my soil since I always plant tomatoes. Should I just shovel out all the dirt in my beds and start new? If so, what's the best way to fill them up again?

What are the best variety of small & large tomato plants for the DFW area?

What herbs and veggies would do best in a container? We are apartment dwellers and I really have no container gardening experience.

I am planning on watering my vegetable garden with a soaker hose laid throughout the beds, is this an effective and okay way to water the bed, or should there be another method I should consider?

My raised bed vegetable garden had MANY bugs in the soil. They were greyish/white in color and were curled in a circle until I put them on a sheet of plastic. Then they were like little smooth caterpillars about an inch to 1 1/2 long. Would these be grubs? And what can I do to treat the soil?

I live in Houston Texas - hot and humid it the summer. What tomato plants should I try to grow? I like beefsteak, roma and heirloom? Are these good candidates for the Houston Spring and Summer? If not, what would you suggest?

Where can I get my garden soil tested?

When is the best time to plant potatoes? I've got them in a bag that is sprouting. Can I use them?

I purchased a lime tree from your store 2 years ago. It's in a pot. When the cold weather hit, I covered the tree. I did water it before I covered it. It looks like it's dried out. The leaves are brown, and some are curled green. Some of the stems are dried out brown. Is this plant dead or will it come back?

For the past three years, I have lost my yellow squash to squash bugs. I have tried various pest controls but can't seem to phase this bug. I think I also had the squash borer last year along with the squash bug. Is there anything I can do to get rid of these pests?

My squash, pumpkin and cantaloupe, look like they have a disease the steams turn to orange mush, the squash then had what looked like large maggots on it and my bell peppers get large black holes in the bottom.

Is there anything safe to put on tomato plants to get rid of caterpillars or do you have to pick them all off?

I bought some of your potting

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