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PlantVillage is built on the premise that the all knowledge that helps people grow food should be openly accessible to anyone on the planet. PlantVillage is a user moderated Q & A forum dedicated to the goal of helping people grow their own food. It is an open freely available resource that helps you solve all your plant related questions.

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tomato seedlings

Tomato South east South Australia

My tomato seeds have been planted since early September (southern Australia) and still have only their first leaves. They are in a hot house and look heathy. What can I do to...

Asked by: Louise Rockne (1 point) Posted:October 18, 2014

0 answers 0 points 22 views

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What is the expected yield of maize per acre in Yatta region of Kenya?

Corn (maize) yatta

How many bags of maize should a farmer expect to harvest per acre after planting PAN variety of maize seed?

Asked by: ELDAD (2 points) Posted:October 15, 2014

1 answer 1 point 116 views

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Plant disease images for project

General Kharagpur

Respected sir/mam, Myself Jagadish K Kamble student of M.Tech(CSE) from IIT Kharagpur. Currently I am doing a project named "Plant disease detection through image...

Asked by: jagadish kashinath kamble (2 points) Posted:October 14, 2014

2 answers 1 point 55 views

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Soil doesn't absorb water

General None Given.

For some reason when I water my plants the soil doesn't absorb the water and it disturbs the seeds because it kind of flows off of the top and takes time for the soil to drink...

Asked by: reem (4 points) Posted:October 10, 2014

1 answer 0 points 86 views

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Lettuce seedlings

Lettuce None Given.

This is my third failure with lettuce. I always face this problem when growing lettuce. They are very delicate, I even water them with a light spray but they still break during...

Asked by: reem (4 points) Posted:October 10, 2014

2 answers 0 points 80 views

Guava fruits turning black and shriveling

Guava Puerto Rico

My tree is a little over than a year old and it's a product of grafting. I planted it on March of last year and it bore fruit for the first time on or near October. It was just...

Asked by: Carolene (2 points) Posted:October 7, 2014

4 answers 1 point 120 views

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Tahitian Lime trees not fruiting well

Lime, sour Australia

We have two Tahitian lime trees in our garden in Melbourne. They are now mature, very healthy and growing vigorously. However, each tree only produces a maximum of 6-10 limes...

Asked by: Meg Ralph (1 point) Posted:October 7, 2014

1 answer 0 points 70 views

Fungus found on leaves of sunflower plant.

Sunflower Karachi, Pakistan

This is the same sunflower plant as the one I have been posting several questions about here and gotten great response. Here's another one. The plant was sown August 15 and is...

Asked by: Naveed (1 point) Posted:October 5, 2014

1 answer 0 points 68 views

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The meaning of the terms early, mid and late

Potato gisborne, victoria, australia

Thank you very much for your answer to my previous question. Could you please clarify for me the meaning of the terms early, mid and late as they refer to potatoes Does it...

Asked by: lindsay armstrong (2 points) Posted:October 5, 2014

1 answer 0 points 51 views

Gooseberry 'Captivator' with grubs

Gooseberry Grafton Australia

We have found small green caterpillars inside the leaf tips on the Captivator variety of Gooseberry. The grubs have stuck the leaf tips together with silk webbing. The plants...

Asked by: Karen Goodall (2 points) Posted:October 2, 2014

1 answer 1 point 91 views

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When to plant which potato variety and their days to maturity

Potato gisborne, victoria, australia

Could you please tell me whether the following potato varieties are best planted early, mid, or late in the season and also what their approximate days to maturity are? The...

Asked by: lindsay armstrong (2 points) Posted:October 1, 2014

1 answer 1 point 111 views

Should I remove yellowing lower leaves on my sunflower plant?

Sunflower Karachi, Pakistan

The lower leaves on my sunflower plant turned yellow and crisping a couple of weeks ago or so and I believe that the plant is trying to keep them alive. I wanted to ask if it...

Asked by: Naveed (1 point) Posted:September 30, 2014

2 answers 0 points 85 views

Hard lumps in flesh of avocado fruit

Avocado Norfolk Island

Our trees are large old ones and the fruit is inedible because there are pea sized seed-like lumps all through the flesh. Is there a way to treat the trees to improve the fruit?

Asked by: Muddydud (1 point) Posted:September 27, 2014

1 answer 0 points 181 views

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Nutrient deficiency symptoms and other topics

General South Australia

I am seeking to improve my own vegetable production at home. I also work professionally with vegetable growers promoting sustainable farming and think this could be an excellent...

Asked by: Tony (2 points) Posted:September 26, 2014

1 answer 1 point 114 views

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Hollow cabbage heads

Cabbage (red, white, Savoy) South east South Australia

Why were our cabbages hollow? It took them a long time to form a head, but then they flowered very quickly after forming a head, and the heads were hollow.

Asked by: Louise Rockne (1 point) Posted:September 26, 2014

2 answers 0 points 129 views

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Bell pepper maintenance

Pepper, bell bunbury wa 6230

Do you cut back the plant in the cold months for better propagation in the oncoming hot months?

Asked by: roger bott (2 points) Posted:September 26, 2014

2 answers 1 point 146 views

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Productivity of oil palm tree

Oil palm CAMEROON

I work in a oil palm field of 200 acres in Cameroon . There is a lot of oil palm trees of more than 7 years which never produce. I want to know the differents reasons that...

Asked by: william bruce houag (1 point) Posted:September 21, 2014

1 answer 0 points 215 views

Sunflower photo for pot size estimation.

Does my sunflower need repotted?

Sunflower Karachi, Pakistan

I planted the sunflower seeds on August 15, 2014, two of them germinated. I initially grew them in a paper cup and moved to this clay pot shown in the photo. This is my first...

Asked by: Naveed (1 point) Posted:September 21, 2014

2 answers 0 points 160 views

Elephant grass

Lemon grass Vietnamses

Hello everybody! I have some images of the elephent grass. Please show me know the cause and how to overcome its (p/s: I'm very sorry if you don't understand. Because I'm not...

Asked by: Thuan_attapeu (5 points) Posted:September 19, 2014

1 answer 1 point 192 views

Sunflower cotyledons turning yellow

Sunflower Karachi, Pakistan

Why have the two lowest leaves turned yellow first and perished away on both the sunflower plants? The third weed plant that was growing also has leaves turning yellow now. What...

Asked by: Naveed (1 point) Posted:September 17, 2014

1 answer 0 points 122 views

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Shriveled grapes

Grape None Given.

Why have our grapes shriveled some of the bunches have a mixture of green healthy grapes and black shriveled grapes on the same bunch They were really good. Until a fortnight...

Asked by: marg driver (1 point) Posted:September 14, 2014

1 answer 0 points 127 views

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Why are my basil leaves turning black

Basil England:Burnley

The leaves that are turning black don't fall off I just have been picking them off is it because they are ready to be picked or something else

Asked by: George (1 point) Posted:September 11, 2014

1 answer 0 points 137 views

Snap Peas' leaves discolored and stems rotting/snapping

Pea Jupiter, FL, United States

seedlings in the ground- only about 2.5 weeks old. Half of crop is browning (like rotting) at the base of the plant and leaves are curling up and getting variegated. What is...

Asked by: Alyssa Wood (1 point) Posted:September 11, 2014

1 answer 0 points 138 views

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How to control blister beetles?

Beet Orrtanna, PA

I've been having issues with Blister Beetles eating my Swiss Chard and beet greens. Does anyone have any advice on how to get rid of them?

Asked by: Elizabeth Weller (1 point) Posted:September 6, 2014

1 answer 0 points 154 views

Aloe vera sprouting something strange

Aloe vera Argentina

I live in Buenos Aires and I have a couple of Aloe veras on my balcony. I care for them appropriately but one of them has sprouted something strange! I have not found any...

Asked by: Inés (2 points) Posted:September 4, 2014

1 answer 1 point 240 views

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Transplants at base of pine tree

Cucumber Texas

I have old-growth pine trees all over my yard which makes the soil fairly acidic. I've run out of room for a fall garden and thought I might try some cucumber transplants at the...

Asked by: Blue Roze (2 points) Posted:August 30, 2014

1 answer 1 point 163 views

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variable growth in pepper plants

Chilli Pepper Boston, MA, USA

Two things: I have a number of pepper plants, bell and various hot peppers, all in the same area of the garden. The bell and jalapeno plants have done great. (1) The poblano...

Asked by: Bob Follansbee (1 point) Posted:August 30, 2014

1 answer 0 points 172 views

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