Gardening Notes & Tips

General Gardening Information|Flowers|Vegetables/Herbs

INFORMATION TO HELP ENSURE YOUR GARDENING SUCCESS

• Seed Sowing Guide - When to Sow Seed
• Seed Starting Tips & Information - answers to the most commonly asked seed starting questions
• Click here for when to sow seed (seasonal planting recommendations) (pdf).
• Starting Seed Indoors
• Light: Outside vs. Inside
• Can I use seeds lefover from last year?
• Interactive USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (link)
• Average Last Spring Frost Date Map (pdf)
• Average First Fall Frost Date Map (pdf)
• Container Gardening
• Click here to find your local Cooperative Extension Office.
  (Their Horticulture or Home Gardening department can give you great information about gardening and lawn care in your specific climate.)

FLOWERS

• Edible Flowers
• Establishing a "Naturalized" Wildflower Area
• How to Air Dry Flowers
• How to Dry Flowers (Using Silica Gel)
• Making Cut Flowers Last Longer
• Staking Tall Flowers
• Why didn’t my seeds germinate?
• How to attract bees

Sweet Peas

• Sweet Pea Fact Sheet
• All About Sweet Peas
• Why can't I get my Sweet Peas to grow?

Morning Glories

• My Morning Glory vines are going crazy, but are not blooming.

Poppies

• Poppy Fact Sheet

Rudbeckias

• Rudbeckia Fact Sheet

Zinnias

• Zinnia Fact Sheet

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VEGETABLES/HERBS

• What vegetables and herbs can I grow in areas with partial shade?
• How to attract bees
• Vegetables with shortest crop time, for gardeners with short growing seasons, at a high altitude, or getting a late start

Basil

• Basil, the King of Herbs

Beans

• Just Plain Beans – General Bean Information
• I have lots of vigorous bean vines, but no beans.
• The blossoms are dropping off my bean plants without producing.

Cabbage & Kale

• Cabbage & Kale Fact Sheet

Eggplant

• Eggplant Fact Sheet

Gourds (see Pumpkins/Squash/Gourds)

Melons

• Do watermelons need to be separated from other types of melons to prevent cross-pollination?

Mesclun

• Mesclun Fact Sheet

Peas

• Pea Fact Sheet

Pumpkins/Squash/Gourds

• Do I need to separate summer squash, winter squash, pumpkins, or gourds to prevent cross-pollination?
• Why are my pumpkin vines growing vigorously with lots of flowers, but no pumpkins?
• Why aren't my luffa gourds producing any fruit?
• Why aren't my squash plants producing?

Radishes

• Why aren't my radish plants developing full-sized roots?

Spinach

• Spinach Fact Sheet

Squash (see Pumpkins/Squash/Gourds)

Sweet Corn

• Sweet Corn Fact Sheet

Tomatoes

• Tomato Fact Sheet
• Why aren't my tomato plants producing any fruit?

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