Segment 4 of S4E27 Garden questions answered early September - The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio show

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In segment four Joey and Holly answer garden questions:

Topping tomato plants. What do you recommend? Do you cut the top of the leader stem or just the flowers? How long before the first frost do you do that? Are there any other crops I should do this to?
Thank you! I love listening to you guys and appreciate all your work.
I heard about it from a friend and wasn't sure if it was a gardening myth or not. I thought "I better ask Joey and Holly because they would know the truth
Catherine
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Q About when should the spring onions start growing the flowers, does it have to be a certain amount of years old. And I planted a spring onions I got from a store by taking the root part.

A:It takes 2 years for an onion to get to seed. If you get a store onion it will go to see the first year BUT you do not know what type of onion it is. type meaning long day sort sort day or mid day length onion. to get a bulb you have to grow the right kind for the area you live
Q Is now too early for pumpkins to be ready? I have one that is full of orange and seems ready. I want it to last though, how long is too long to keep it on the vine?

A: If the pumpkin is healthy when picked and diseases were controlled in the field, the pumpkin can last 8 to 12 weeks - jack-o-lanterns don't fare as well: They last five to 10 days. The best storage temperature for pumpkins ranges between 50 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit. It is best to harvest it than leave it on the vine.
Q I have three zuchinni plants and all the flowers seem to be male flowers. I have no zuchinni. Is there anything I can do about this.

Thank you

Henry

How to deal with powdery mildew

Donna ask, My pumpkin vines didn't do well this year for many reasons... would you recommend composting the vines ?? or simply toss in the Green-bin for pickup by waste mgmt. ? Or ?
A: Without knowing what the plants had it is best to put them in the trash do not put them out for the city to pick them up to put in their compost pile as you can infect other gardens throw compost depending on what the plants were infected with. If you are in the country throw them in the woods.

Q What is purpose of curing winter squash?
A: To thicken skin to keep longer indoors

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