'Ask A Gardening Question' Blog - Vegetable Gardener

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QUESTION: Keeping Groundhogs Out of Raised Beds

ggltd, member | November 17th, 2009

Groundhogs (aka woodchucks) dug under the gate and wiped out my cabbages. What can I do?

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QUESTION: Tomatoes

wannabagardner, member | October 25th, 20092 comments

I want to plant some tomatoes but i am unsure when i should plant them for my part of the country. I live in the south central part of Texas. We enjoy nice fall weather and our winters are...

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QUESTION: Cabbage

annefeatherkile, member | October 12th, 20091 comment

I am curious as to how much square footage and soil depth 1 cabbage plant requires...

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QUESTION: Getting seeds off to the right start

foodie09, member | October 3rd, 20092 comments

When starting out with seeds good soil then place the seed then cover loosely with more soil then water is this correct? then I want to be sure that the seeds are in the sun light and lightly watered...

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QUESTION for Patti Moreno (and other rabbit owners!)

JadaE, member | October 2nd, 20094 comments

How much work is involved in raising a rabbit?

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Covering gardens

officersunflower, member | September 30th, 2009

I have heard that covering gardens with black plastic in the fall will help suppress spring weeds fro sprouting/growing. Is this true?

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Help!!! We need help with starting a fall garden in San Antonio

JENYWREN, member | September 26th, 2009

My children and I are wanting to plant a fall garden here in San Antonio. We will be using garden boxes that are 3'x13'. The kids have started pumpkins, melons and different peppers as...

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Question for seed savers...How long is too long??

JadaE, member | September 14th, 20091 comment

Hello fellow gardeners! I have quite a nice collection of unused seeds. (I'm just guessing that many of you do as well!) In the weeks before Spring planting time this...

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Trimming my pepper plants

RGMDLS, member | September 13th, 2009

I would like to know if it is ok to trim my pepper plants. I live in Maryland and bring in my plants during the winter. I have one plant it is pretty tall but does not have alot of leaves, it did...

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What vegetables will keep growing in San Antonio winter weather?

joaquinakiwi, member | September 10th, 2009

What vegetables will keep growing in San Antonio winter weather?

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what plants and flowers attract hummingbirds?

joaquinakiwi, member | September 9th, 20093 comments

what plants and flowers attract hummingbirds?

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What vegetables will grow in cold weather?

joaquinakiwi, member | September 9th, 20092 comments

What vegetables will grow in cold weather?

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what are the planting dates for each vegetable that grows in San Antonio,TX?

joaquinakiwi, member | September 9th, 2009

what are the planting dates for each vegetable that grows in San Antonio,TX?

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What vegetables quit growing in a freeze?

joaquinakiwi, member | September 9th, 2009

What vegetables quit growing in a freeze? if you know please coment thanks

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What vegetables grow best in a San Antonio fall garden and why?

joaquinakiwi, member | September 9th, 2009

What vegetables grow best in a San Antonio fall garden why? please tell me if you know. :D

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QUESTION: Compost & Ammonia

GmaSandi, member | August 23rd, 20093 comments

Someone told my husband that pouring ammonia in our new compost pile will accelerate the decomposion process, as that's a byproduct of the process anyway. Is this true? I sure want to know before he...

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QUESTION: Indoor vegetable gardening

peacedove45, member | August 16th, 2009

I am looking for info on year-round gardening indoors: i.e., vegetables. Has anyone any suggestions? peacedove45@yahoo.com

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QUESTION: What's living in my compost??

JadaE, member | August 11th, 20092 comments

I have some unidentified worm-like creepies living in my compost...is this normal?? I've been very careful to only add veggie scraps, and there is no foul smell...

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QUESTION: How to trim a tomato plant

cdn555, member | August 8th, 20091 comment

I just watched the video but the plant has grown way past that. Is there a method for trimming a grown plant? Will it help produce more tomatos?

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the cucumbers are going everywhere

cdn555, member | August 8th, 2009

I have put a trellis up and the cucumbers have grown up one side and down the other. I'm running out of room. How can I stop them from running forward w/o killing the plant?

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