I don't think this is a pumpkin. It was never green, very soft skin (almost like a yellow squash). The plant next door is a butternut squash, can cross pollination cause this?

I got a cucumber seedling earlier this summer and it grew exceptionally well at first. It produced a few cucumbers that were tasty by late June.

However, the plant has struggled to produce cucumbers recently. A timeline and notes:

- There was a heatwave for a while and it did not get much water while I was out of town for a few days. It was pretty wrecked when I got back. It bounced back but I suspect things could have started going downhill here, as it’s leaves never returned to their original deep green that usually signals good health.

- After it healed I arranged it so it would grow upward on one of those metal tomato supports as it was taking up a ton of space in the cage I have.

- The soil does not seem to be drying out. I am not overwatering it, it just doesn’t seem to soak up the water like my other plants anymore. I’ve poked some holes in the soil and drilled some of the side of the pot to increase airflow, but there have also been some intense rains. It makes me wonder if something is wrong with the roots, as all my other plants need to be watered every 1-2 days. It has yellowing leaves on the bottom.

- The plant has been producing cucumbers, there are probably 10 now over the plant, but they typically grow to the size of a small pinky then die out.

Any help here is welcome! I attached some pictures of the plant now, and when it was wrecked by the heat/lack of water

I had tomatoes that were struggling, and I just removed the yellow leaves, repotted them with more soil in a bigger pot, and they are happy. However as I understand it cucumbers are more sensitive so this is not an option.

I just saw a bunch of these guys on one of our tomato plants. Does anybody know what they are? And they might be two different kinds of bugs from the look of them.

Any idea why zucchini leaves would suddenly start to yellow?

These plants were giving us a bunch of squash to start, but the rate has really dwindled in the past week and the leaves have started to yellow a bit.

I fertilized them with bone meal and all purpose organic fertilizer. I’ve also been pruning the lower leaves as they grow.

Some have shown slight signs of powdery mildew, but not too bad. We also just had a big heatwave? But they were getting fairly consistent water.

Located in Los Angeles, and would appreciate any advice!

Was moving a couple stone patio slabs/tiles and these were under one of them. They are slightly smaller than a pea. I didn't touch them so I dont know their consistency. Found in 7b

I saw this very pretty landscaping outside of Michael’s in DuPage county IL.

We prepared one blog post that you can learn everything about artificial grass and how to make right choice

I've lived in my house for 12 years. Never had issues with my neighbors. We'd chat over the fence, borrow each other's tools, the whole friendly neighborhood thing

And then they built a fence, an extremely tall fence… wooden and right next to the border

It may look great on their side. But on mine? Well, it's a fence. An enormous wooden fence that prevents the sun from reaching my garden. My tomatoes are suffering. My living room is dark. To be honest, I feel like I live in a cave

I have tried to talk to them. I knocked at their door, was polite, described the problem to them. I even offered them to design the fence with some holes in it. And they said pretty much nothing can be done about it since it is on their property

I’m not sleeping well lately and I'm so frustrated because of that!

I went to Sterling Legal, the law firm that deals with property-related issues. I was thinking of contacting them but afraid of what may happen when lawyers get involved

Has anyone gone through such an experience? How did you manage to resolve it without going to court?

I do not feel comfortable telling a judge about dying tomatoes, but then again I cannot just give up on my sun!

This is my first year gardening in about 20 years, and I have so enjoyed going out each day for the past month or so and harvesting stuff for dinner. We went camping on Friday and came home Sunday afternoon to our garden having been utterly destroyed by a deer.

Bush Beans: Two beds that have been producing wonderfully completely stripped of leaves and beans.
Bell Peppers: Leaves stripped, peppers left behind.
Okra- this was the worst. I had gone out harvest the 30 or so okra that I knew would be ready when I found the destruction. A few dozen plants stripped bear of leaves, okra, and stems chomped.
Sweet potatoes: All leaves stripped.
Strawberries: 2 big beds with lots of stripped leaves and chewed stems, but they should recover.

Good news, they don't like basil, tomatoes, or squash.....

Should I just tear everything out and try again next year with deer protection in place, or is there any chance these plants could recover and produce again this year? I'm in Atlanta, Georgia, zone 8b, so still have a few months of good weather.

its a 100 degrees where I live and although my plants all look amazing and so healthy nothing has fruited. I have two tiny tomatoes the have been small and green for a month. nothing else is happening. Is it to hot? what should I do?

Can anyone tell me what this is? Weed or make it some space?

My mom and dad have a beautiful 14-15 foot dogwood tree in their backyard. As it grew from a 2 foot tall tree it has always had shade from some very tall Leland trees in the neighbors yard. They cut them all down a few weeks ago and now the tree looks horrible. It's willy and my mom thinks it's get powdery mildew. Ill add some pictures. If anyone has suggestions on how to help it would be appreciated. My mom and dad are 80, so cant mess with putting up and taking down a huge shade cloth and I live in another state about 300 miles away. They are in SW Vitginia, in the middle of a drought right now, but my mom does water all her flowers and trees. Thanks in advance.

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Hello!

New to gardening, first year ever growing anything. My tomato plants have developed some of this dark staining on the leaves. Any idea what this is? Some leaves don’t have this much discoloration, but the very edges of the leaves are greying. Like a very thin line, .5-1mm thick, all the way around the edge of the leaf.

Located in MA, USA.

I got this cart load of picked out crab bodies and legs yesterday. Today I pulled all the stuff growing in that bed and dug two trenches, one down the middle and one in the path to the left, in both cases throwing the soil into ridges to the right.

I distributed the crabs into the trenches.

... then brought over a bag of clean wood shavings and sawdust...

...and distributed that to bury the crabs.

Then I smoothed out the ridges some.

I used my single tooth and three tooth hand cultivators for that. I find that power tools do more harm than good in the garden.

The single tooth is my favorite. It's a wheel hoe tooth welded to a short piece of 1/8" steel. The handle is ripped from 2x scrap, the corners rounded over with a router, and holes drilled to match the steel plate. It's 7' long, so it gives me a nice low angle and long reach, so I can get a fair way down narrow rows without walking in them. It's good at pulling up the grass rhizomes. Replacement handles aren't hard to make.

With that, I'm ready to plant a couple of rows of frost tolerant nitrogen loving greens for harvest into the fall.

Of course, in an ideal world I'd have a way to grind the crabs and compost with the shavings ahead of time. I'm working on that. Or maybe I should compost them submerged in a barrel with an agitator to keep it aerobic while regularly drawing off the "tea". I'm sure the current method doesn't make optimal use of the resource. Without too much effort I could get a crab load like that about twice a week. It takes 23 pounds of elemental N to offset the nitrogen needs of a ton of sawdust, per a 1950s USDA pamphlet.

And there are another two beds in that garden that could use similar treatment. I have plenty of shavings stockpiled.

Tools for pruning need more regular sharpening than those designed for soil cultivation.

Some professional gardeners tend their knives and secateurs every day, but their wear will be much greater than if you garden less frequently at home

You will know your cutting tools need attention when they are crushing or bruising stems rather than pruning cleanly.

To sharpen well, you might need the following:

Whetstones: Blocks of fine-grained stone used for sharpening knives or secateurs. When used with oil or water, they help you to define a cutting edge.

Diamond-coated sharpening stones: Don’t need lubricants to work and are often trouser pocket-sized, making them a portable choice. These can be used for loppers, hoes and edging shears.

Metal files: Larger and suitable for similarly sized tools like spades and hoes.

There are other tips and a breakdown of how to sharpen each gardening tool here if you wanted more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/recommended/garden/maintenance/how-to-care-for-garden-tools/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_reddit_to-care-for-garden-tools/