TheGardenLady received this question from Jenny.
I am growing lemon cucumber this year for the first time on a trellis in my garden in the Chicago area. I have many plants that are thriving and have dozens of blossoms. My problem is that only one blossom has set fruit so far. The plants get about [...]
TheGardenLady received this question from Kelsi.
I have a volunteer zucchini plant that popped up in my garden this year. However it is producing a bicolored zucchini I cannot identify. It is green on the blossom end and yellow on the vine end. Any ideas?
How exciting to have a zucchini volunteer. I hope you have [...]
TheGardenLady received this question from Carrie.
This is the second year that I have tried to grow a veggie garden in south east Washington. The location is the previous owners’ garden location. I know I have plenty of water and fertilizer but my plants still insist on being small and not very impressive. I’m running [...]
TheGardenLady received this question from Jenna -
When should I start planting my vegetable garden?…I live on the east coast of the United States but we’ve had unseasonably cold weather this spring.
Different vegetables need different times to be planted. Depending on where you live on the East Coast will determine when you will plant the [...]
TheGardenLady received this question from Bob -
Does a vegetable garden want more acidic soil or less? I was going to put lime in should I?
TheGardenLady has no idea where you live. Different areas of the country can have soil with different soil requirements. Check out this site.
When starting a vegetable or any garden, one should first [...]
The following question was sent to me by David:
Are there any plants that are especially healthy to eat? The reason I ask is that I am coping with a lifelong manageable disease and have been told that one of the keys to managing the disease is my diet. I’m supposed to avoid processed foods and [...]
