Cucumber plants:Try growing cucumber plants around the border of your garden to keep raccoons from messing with the other veggies. Raccoons hate the smell of them, and as an added bonus, you get to eat them! Irish Spring soap:Grate bars of Irish Spring soap into flakes or break them into...
If your cucumber plants do not set fruit, it’s not usually caused by a disease. There is probably a pollination issue. The first flowers are usually all male. Both female and male flowers must be blooming at the same time for fruit to set. This may not happen early in the plant’s ...
Cucumber plants benefit from loose, well-drained, and fertile soil rich inorganic matter. If you’re not sure what to choose, don’t be afraid to ask for help at your local garden center. The staff can recommend the most suitable option available, taking into account your area’s climate ...
Choose the two best looking seedlings and snip the other ones off with a pair of scissors, leaving two plants per hill or crater. (Not sure what hills and craters are? We’ll get to that a little later, so keep reading!) From Transplants If your growing season is shorter than the nu...
Cucumber mosaic virus: Infected plants are stunted and often exhibit “shoestring syndrome,” a characteristic malformation in which the edges of the leaves fail to develop, with the leaf veins developing as long, narrow strips. Tomatoes are small and misshapen. ...
Radishes will bolt or go to seed if grown during the long days of summer. Cover plants in midsummer so that they get 8 rather than 12 hours of sunlight; 12-hour days produce flowers and seeds but no roots Keep radishes evenly watered so that they grow quickly. Slow growth will cause ra...
The melons are tender, warm-weather plants. Melons grow best in very warm to hot weather summer regions. Melons are long, trailing annuals that belong to the cucumber and watermelon family. The netted melon or muskmelon is commonly called a cantaloupe, but should not be confused with the ...
Cucumber Beetle: Armyworms: Cabbage Looper: Root Maggots: Psyllid: Snail: Squash Bug: Sowbug: Cutworm: Grub: Harlequin Bug: Common Places for Garden Pests to Hide Garden pests have a knack for finding clever hiding spots amidst our beloved plants. Let’s uncover their favorit...
It is not persistent, like chemical insecticides, so repeat applications may be necessary to control heavy infestations.These pests don’t just do physical damage to your squash plants, they also transmit diseases, so when growing squash, take measures to keep them from getting out of hand. ...
Keep the weeds under control by pulling them or covering the area with organic mulch. Water the plants deeply if there is no rain for a few days or if the leaves wilt. Once the flowers start to appear, you may notice that some have tiny green gourds attached to them, and some don’...