A: Once you brought a clipping of the tomato leaves into the office, the culprit was easy to identify. The cause of the white lines is probably the American serpentine leafminer, Liriomyza trifolii. The American serpentine leafminer is the larval ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
A: A growing number of garden enthusiasts are becoming interested in producing our own tomatoes. There are several reasons for the increased appeal in gardening which involve food safety issues, reduced cost and better flavor. According to ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
A: Since this is July in Florida, it is a little late or too early – depending on how you look at it for the plants to produce fruit. Tomatoes and beans should have been planted between February and April in the spring or you can wait until ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesQ: My friend grows wonderful tomatoes so I decided I would try it. He told me to get the determinate type for my small back yard. I was too embarrassed to ask him what he meant. Can you tell me? A: Determinate tomatoes are the smaller bush ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesA: We recommend planting tomatoes from February through April for summer production and July through August for fall production. You will need to protect any young, tender plants from frost. If you want large fruit consider planting Celebrity, ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
A: This is the season when this question gets asked most often. I took the following information from Texas A&M Extension. Hopefully, this will answer your question. “Several decades ago when orange flesh sweet potatoes were introduced ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesA: The sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas, originated in tropical America and ranked second only to the Irish potato as an important vegetable until World War II. The sweet potato is a good source of sugars, carbohydrates, calcium, iron, and other ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Q: Our local community garden in Hilliard has produced a zucchini that is over 3 pounds. Can you tell me the largest local zucchini recorded? A: What a fun question. This is just the kind of question that makes the internet worthwhile. I ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesA: I suspect your squash is not getting pollinated. Squash, in addition to all the cucurbits like watermelon and cucumbers, have male and female flowers. In order for the female to produce completely mature fruit; her flower must be pollinated ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesA: Several beetles (some spotted or striped) have been known to cause damage to the cucurbit plant family, which includes melons, squashes and cucumbers. The larvae of these beetles feed on roots of the plants as soon as they start to grow by ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes