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- Q.Indoor Planting - Hello, I am growing Zucchini cucumbers strawberries peppers carrots and peas indoors in suitable containers. I know vegetables can be companions ...
- Q.Is This Powdery Mildew? - I think my golden zucchini have powdery mildew but I’m not 100% sure. I don’t overhead water them and I ...
- Q.I Have Zucchini And Rhubarb In 16×16 Boxes And They Never Grew Fruit/veg. What Did I Do Wrong? - I watered them everyday and gave them “Miracle Grow” once a week for a few weeks but as you can ...
- Q.Growing Zucchinis And Peppers On An Enclosed Patio - Hello. My daughter started zucchinis and peppers on her enclosed patio in Florida. They seem a little leggy (is ...
- Q.Are My Squash And Zucchini Going To Flower Too Early? - I started 3 squash and 3 zucchini plants from seed, I started them April 18th, they sprouted about a week ...
- Q.You Hi There! I Have A 20 Gallon Smartpot And I Have A Zuchinni And Two Yellow Squash Seedlings Growing In It. Is That Too Much? C - an I have one zuchinni and one yellow squash growing in one pot?
- Q.How To Grow Zucchini Off Ground - I want the zucchini to grow up off ground.
Asked by
DelanaM on
May 5, 2017
Ajax, Ontario, CanadaQ.Indoor planting
Hello, I am growing Zucchini cucumbers strawberries peppers carrots and peas indoors in suitable containers. I know vegetables can be companions together if they are compatible with eachother, however, is it ok for me to companion my vegetables in the same pot. For example, I put zucchini and bell peppers in the same put to grow, is that ok? They are growing fom seeds and are now seedlings that were ready to be transplanted into a bigger pot. Right now I have zucchini and bell peppers together in one pot together and I have transplanted my peas seedlings into another pot, when my carrots grow more leaves I will transplant them together with the peas (the pot is large and deep enough for the carrots to grow). Is this ok?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
May 8, 2017A.Companion planting is not as easy to do with container gardening. I would suggest you keep your plants as individual plantings to provide enough growing room for the plants.
Your vining plants such as zucchini and peas will also need supports-taking up room in the container.
Carrots should be direct planted into your container. Transplanting would not likely be successful.
These articles have more information.https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/organic/indoor-organic-gardening.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/vegetable-gardening-indoors.htm
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- Asked by
EthanBadger3456 on
June 17, 2018
49506Q.Is this powdery mildew?
I think my golden zucchini have powdery mildew but I’m not 100% sure. I don’t overhead water them and I space them pretty well so they get good air circulation, so I’m not sure how this happened. I have some squash plants nearby that haven’t gotten it yet so there is still time to pull these up before they get to my squash. So can someone help me out and tell me if this is powdery mildew or not?
- Answered by
roseman on
June 17, 2018A.Mine get that too, along with the pumpkins and cucumbers. I spray them with an Earth Friendly fungicide called Green Cure, it comes in a white powder form. There is a little scoop in the tub with the product. Add two scoops per gallon to a sprayer with water in it. Shake the sprayer a bit and then pump and spray. Do the same thing for a couple more sprayings about 5 days apart. It did the trick for me. You can get it at Amazon.com or at a website called Planet Natural.
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Anonymous on
September 4, 2019Q.I have zucchini and rhubarb in 16×16 boxes and they never grew fruit/veg. What did I do wrong?
I watered them everyday and gave them “Miracle Grow” once a week for a few weeks but as you can see by the pictures both of them seem to get to a certain point and then die! Help! I’m starting to feel like a urban garden murderer!
Answered by
GKH_Susan on
September 8, 2019
Certified ExpertA.Probably too much water and fertilizer. Here are their cultural requirements:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/rhubarb/grow-rhubarb.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/zucchini/growing-zucchini.htm
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Anonymous on
September 21, 2019Q.Growing Zucchinis and Peppers on an enclosed patio
Hello. My daughter started zucchinis and peppers on her enclosed patio in Florida. They seem a little leggy (is that normal when sprouting? They are about 3" tall), also, will they produce without being outside in full sun and with pollination? Do they need bees and wind to pollinate necessarily? Just trying to figure out if this is going to work on her patio that gets part sun in the afternoon, or if she needs to try growing vegetables that don't need pollination? She also just planted carrots, lettuce, spinach and onions. Thank you!
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
September 22, 2019
Certified ExpertA.She will have to hand pollinate the squash and the peppers, but the others should do fine. The only caveat will be getting enough light to them. Most vegetables need 6 or 7 hours of sun a day. If you could supplement with a fluorescent or grow light, that will help. These articles should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/carrot/indoor-carrot-growing.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/squash/pollinate-squash-by-hand.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pepper/hand-pollinating-peppers.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/lettuce/growing-lettuce.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/spinach/growing-spinach-in-containers.htm
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ralph81 on
June 2, 2020
15236Q.Are My Squash And Zucchini Going To Flower Too Early?
I started 3 squash and 3 zucchini plants from seed, I started them April 18th, they sprouted about a week later, we ended up getting 2 cold weeks when I was planning to transplant, so I got them in the ground may 16th, I had them in solo cups and they were huge. Now A little over 2 weeks in the ground they have grown slightly, but are starting to flower. I’m worried that the plant started to flower in the cups because they spend 4 weeks in the cups. I’m wondering if I should get rid of these plants and start fresh from new seeds sown outdoors. This is my first time growing squash and zucchini, most pictures I see, the plants are 4 times the size of mine before they start to flower. The 3 pictures are the plant before I planted, the day I planted them another picture today. Any advice would be great!
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
June 4, 2020
Certified ExpertA.This is normal behavior. Whether you keep the plants that you have, or start new ones, they will do this. Just care for them as they should be and they will continue on.
Here are some articles that will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/zucchini/growing-zucchini.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/squash/tips-for-growing-squash.htm
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Sandywichseller on
June 8, 2020
01075Q.You Hi There! I Have A 20 Gallon Smartpot And I Have A Zuchinni And Two Yellow Squash Seedlings Growing In It. Is That Too Much? C
an I have one zuchinni and one yellow squash growing in one pot?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
June 9, 2020
Certified ExpertA.I would say that one of each will be fine, but adding a third plant may be just slightly too much. I don't think that they will suffer much from it, but ideally you wouldn't want to crowd it that much.
Here are some articles to help you care for zucchini and squash in container:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/squash/growing-squash-in-containers.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/zucchini/zucchini-container-care.htm
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June 13, 2020Q.How to grow zucchini off ground
I want the zucchini to grow up off ground.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
June 15, 2020
Certified ExpertA.This article may help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/squash/growing-squash-on-trellises.htm
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