Recreation

Bean stalks bend in the cold due to stem rot

Question: I recently planted bean seeds in pots on my porch here in Las Vegas. However, after the bean stalks were half a foot tall, they bent over, turned dark and died.

Grape leaf drop hints at root, trunk issues

BOB MORRIS

June 4, 2012 - 11:19 pm

Question: I am having a serious problem with my grapevine. It seems to have stopped growing and is losing leaves. I used a lot of bone meal on the plants, and I am wondering if I have over-fertilized it? The ground is never dry; the flower bed it’s in is on the same drippers as prior years.

Summon bees to assist with summer squash

July 4, 2011 - 11:17 pm

A lack of squash development may be due to poor pollination, which is most likely because of cool weather and poor bee activity.