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Cannot tell the difference between a brussel sprout plant AND a collard green plant.

Brussels sprouts    None Given



I thought I was growing collard green but now there are bumps forming on the stock and this makes me think I have a brussel sprout plant instead. Do I?

Asked by: Shelley (1 point)   Posted: August 25, 2013

4 answers    8654 views
Raspberries produce no blossoms

Raspberry    None Given



For the last two years our raspberry plants have produced very few blossoms or fruit and have turned yellow about mid-July. Is this a disease? A nutrient deficiency?

Asked by: Mary Myers (1 point)   Posted: August 25, 2013

3 answers    3760 views
Tomato disease - what is it & should I be worried about next season

Tomato    Lausanne, Switzerland



In early July, all my tomatoes started getting spots on leaves. The bottom leaves were affected first, and they turned brown quickly. I was abroad at that time, and by the time I got home things had deteriorated quickly, and all plants were affected. Because the tomato fruits didn't look...

Asked by: deactivated (25 points)   Posted: August 24, 2013

2 answers    3246 views
Corn Plants but No Ears?

Maize (corn)    Florida



I have another corn question from someone who has a beautiful corn stand in their garden but no sign of ears. Nearly 10 ft tall. They are using Heirloom Truckers Favorite. They say their neighbors corn is coming in nicely, but they used a different type. No idea what kind. From the research I...

Asked by: Shi1 (8 points)   Posted: August 21, 2013

4 answers    9422 views
How to take cuttings from rosemary?

Rosemary    Pennsylvania, USA



I ask because not only am I scared that I may be killing a plant I recently transplanted and would really like to save it but also because I think that this is something lots of others may like to know and reference in the future. So, how do I take a good cutting from an established plant and get...

Asked by: Lindsay McMenemy (4 points)   Posted: August 20, 2013

1 answer    3103 views
Plant & grow a nectarine tree from their stones

General    None Given



Can you plant & grow a nectarine tree from their stones?

Asked by: pauline (1 point)   Posted: August 19, 2013

5 answers    98300 views
Bugs on Pomegranate fruits and Tomato fruit

General    None Given



They hatch real small and the 1st 3 pictures are as they are growing, the last I believe is fully grown. They get on my tomato plants and put like a waxy coating on them and they rot from the inside out. Since pomegranates are harder to penetrate I have found nothing wrong with the fruit except...

Asked by: Kelli (2 points)   Posted: August 19, 2013

1 answer    3486 views
knocked one on ground from tomato plant
Android version

PlantVillage    Senegal ,Dakar



Hello May I know if you have an android version of this app??

Asked by: T-R@DJI (2 points)   Posted: August 19, 2013

2 answers    4511 views
Best time to plant broccoli fall harvest

Broccoli   



When is the best time to plant broccoli? I was thinking about starting seeds indoors now or soon to transplant but I'm not sure when is best to plant them out in the garden. I'm in PA.

Asked by: Stacey Cottrell (1 point)   Posted: August 18, 2013

1 answer    2551 views
Wilted rosemary plant

Rosemary    Pennsylvania, USA



I transplanted an established rosemary bush to a new location in the garden several days ago and despite taking care to keep it well watered each day it is wilting badly. The position I moved it from was situated too closely to another plant and both were struggling. When I dug down into the soil...

Asked by: Lindsay McMenemy (4 points)   Posted: August 16, 2013

5 answers    11340 views
Plant before the transplant operation
How can I amend heavy clay soil for vegetables

General   



My husband has pulled up part of the back lawn at our new house to make way for a vegetable garden. Unfortunately we have a heavy clay soil and water just pools on it when it rains making big sticky puddles. With the strange weather this year this seems to happening a lot and the soil is getting...

Asked by: Megan Long (3 points)   Posted: August 15, 2013

6 answers    12246 views
Corn Is too tough to eat - what happened?

Maize (corn)    Florida



One of my customers called the other day and is upset because his corn, although the plants grew beautifully, came out so tough, no one could eat it! He has grown corn in the past with great success, although he grew hybrid Varieties, like Silver Queen. This time he wanted Heirloom, and he...

Asked by: Shi1 (8 points)   Posted: August 14, 2013

2 answers    7965 views
Aphids on pepper plants

Pepper, bell   



My pepper plants had an aphid infestation and some of the leaves were so badly damaged that they turned brown and died.One of the fruits that was developing also turned brown and died. The plant currently has another 3 fruits on but the plant is struggling. Is this plant likely to survive or...

Asked by: Pamela Croft (1 point)   Posted: August 13, 2013

2 answers    3838 views
All my plants are turning yellow

General    MD



This is my first year gardening and I have planted some vegetables in a raised garden that I bought and made myself. I was trying to grow corn and squash along with some green beans. Everything was going ok I thought but now all my plants are turning yellow. Is this a disease? what can I do to...

Asked by: Mel (2 points)   Posted: August 12, 2013

3 answers    4229 views
How do I know when watermelons are ripe?

Watermelon    South Carolina



I'm growing sugar baby watermelons for the first time this year and I would like to know how I can tell they are ready to pick? The melons are about 4" or so across but I thought that the tendrils were meant to die back? Does this mean they aren't ready yet?

Asked by: Simon (2 points)   Posted: August 12, 2013

2 answers    3814 views
Training a young avocado plant in container

Avocado    Pennsylvania, USA



My avocado plant that I grew from a seed seems to be doing really well (thanks to all on PlantVillage who helped me to grow it). I have re-potted it into a large clay pot and it is outside on the porch to soak up the summer sun. The plant is growing rapidly and in addition to what I believe is a...

Asked by: Lindsay McMenemy (4 points)   Posted: August 9, 2013

2 answers    12264 views
Avocado sucker?
Basil turning yellow and leaves dropping off

Basil    Bethlehem, CT



My basil was doing really well until last week when the leaves started turning yellow and the leaves started dropping off. I put rabbit manure down and covered the plants with screens to prevent the japanese beetles from eating it but not sure what is going on?

Asked by: Dana Assard (1 point)   Posted: August 8, 2013

1 answer    6991 views
Small black beetles eating eggplant leaves

Eggplant   



Can somebody help me out with my eggplants? The leaves are being eaten by small black beetles which have made small holes all over the leaves. How can I get rid of them?

Asked by: Jenny Servick (1 point)   Posted: August 7, 2013

2 answers    6394 views
Eggplant leaves
Growing lavender indoors

Lavender    None Given



We recently moved and our new apartment doesn't have a balcony / garden (where we used to grow lavender). Does anyone have experience with growing lavender indoors?

Asked by: Timo (1 point)   Posted: August 6, 2013

1 answer    4247 views
Is it possible that I have female flowers only?

Cucumber    None Given



I was reading this thread https://www.plantvillage.com/posts/907-cucumber-cucumbers-producing-flowers-but-no-fruit/ regarding healthy cucumber plants with lots of flowers but no cucumbers. The reply was that plants produce male flowers first, then female flowers - with a picture to show both. And...

Asked by: Dianne (1 point)   Posted: August 6, 2013

1 answer    11042 views
Holes and fuzzy white balls on plum prune leaves

Plum and prune    OH Zone 6



My prune plum tree's leaves are being eaten by something which I have so far been unable to identify. There are ragged holes in many of the leaves and there is also many white fuzzy balls on the leaves that look like they may be egg cases of some sort. I have attached a few pictures of the...

Asked by: Rosemarie (2 points)   Posted: August 6, 2013

3 answers    8702 views
Holes in leaves and egg cases
Preventing blight in heirlooms

General    None Given



This year we grew an entire garden starting from heirloom seed. In a matter of what seemed to be a few hours the whole thing went down. We were told at the garden center, it was a case of blight. Such a disappointment. What could have been done to prevent this? Is there anything that can be done...

Asked by: nicole lawson (1 point)   Posted: August 5, 2013

1 answer    2170 views
What is wrong with this Russian Olive tree?

General   



I planted this Russia olive tree in my front yard in Sacramento, California. The leaves on the top seem okay, but the ones on the lower branches become hard and yellow. Any ideas what us wrong with it and how to make it better?

Asked by: Charlie (1 point)   Posted: August 3, 2013

1 answer    3518 views
It's about three feet tall.....
How long is roundup effective?

General   



I have lots of weeds in my garden, but I do not want to use chemicals. If I use roundup in the early spring when the weeds have just started, how long before this chemical is inert?

Asked by: Charlie (1 point)   Posted: August 3, 2013

7 answers    19665 views
How to get rid of the eggs laid by the cabbage moth?

Cabbage (red, white, Savoy)    None Given



What natural product can I use on my cabbage to get rid of the eggs laid by the cabbage moth?

Asked by: Wanda Desfosses (1 point)   Posted: August 2, 2013

2 answers    4184 views
Transplanting runners to fill gaps left by flood-damaged plants

Strawberry    Central New Hampshire



I set out a new strawberry planting (100 new plants of Jewel) in late May according to the book, faithfully removed the blossoms, mulched the patch, and kept it well-weeded, but torrential rains of June and July waterlogged my usually very well-drained soil. Fully a third of my plants have died...

Asked by: Peg Boyles (4 points)   Posted: August 2, 2013

1 answer    2241 views
When to plant Brussels sprouts for Fall?

Brussels sprouts    NC



I'm in NC and I wan't to plant some Brussels sprouts to be ready for harvest in the Fall. Can somebody please advise on the best time to plant these in zone 7b?

Asked by: Ann McIntyre (1 point)   Posted: August 1, 2013

2 answers    3512 views
Misshapen peppers

Pepper, bell    MI



I found two strangely shaped peppers on my plant yesterday. Does anyone know what caused this? There was at least seven fruits that I counted, two were like this and the rest are fine. The plant is in a pot but is currently outside. The plant was attacked by spider mites earlier in the year but I...

Asked by: Abby (7 points)   Posted: July 31, 2013

2 answers    6540 views
Misshapen pepper next to a nickel
Trying to identify this tree with red berries and ovate leaves

Cranberry    Eastern Ontario



The other day I found a shrub with some very succulent-looking berries, but haven't been able to identify the shrub yet. The berries look somewhat like currants or potentially highbush cranberries, but the shrub has a very different leaf type. I'm not entirely sure that they're edible, but I'm...

Asked by: Peter Raaymakers (2 points)   Posted: July 30, 2013

1 answer    6824 views
Red, juicy-looking berries and ovate leaves
Can anyone identify this disease of the oil palm?

Oil palm    Vietnamses



Dear Sirs/Madam My name is Thuan, I come from vietnamese. I have some pictures of the oil palm sick. I want to know what it is. please show me know the cause and how to prevent this disease Please help me. Thank you very much ( I am not good at english, lol) Periods of a disease...

Asked by: Thuan_attapeu (5 points)   Posted: July 30, 2013

3 answers    8593 views
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