Phoenix Tropicals Gardening

sadly the cold put an end to my two great passion fruit vines. We planted another one about a month ago but my hubby was wondering about the difference between the fredericks and Marapuya. We have h ...

I planted seeds in Aug/Sept cant remember when but when ever the growing guide said to plant before winter. I have a couple of really big plants and lots of small plants that grew sometime over the w ...

they seemed like they were moving in to me, seen a few dead ones in the toilet and a few around the windows. They were gathered round the bathroom vent, so he suggested we put barbed wire up around i ...

So we had loads of bees on our roof we called out the pest control.
They did there thing then knocked on my door. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO hive but they have sprayed on the roof.

Also they have sp ...

I planted the seed in Feb. The plant looks like its starting to grow healthy. Will it survive the winter and then produce fruit in spring. First time for eggplants. Pack said 50 days!!!

Also ca ...

I think its working really well. I went away for 10 days and when we got back I only found one set of eggs. There were a few little bugs and a couple of big ones that I have now vacuumed away. My b ...

discovered eggs followed by the actual squash bugs on my butternut squash 2 days ago.
Started picking them off and squashing them. Sprayed neem oil too.
Last night decided to get the wet and dry va ...

on the one vine they are mainly yellow, the other vine they are coming off purple

We usually order a box of 50 from California each year. Of course we do not know if they wait until they drop before collecting them but we do know if we dont wait a few days until they go nice and c ...

yes the first one has dropped. cant wait to try it. Finding its turning purple of the windowsill

still waiting for the fruit to ripen. First fruit started to form March 25th. Flowered and seem to produce fruit for a bout 6 weeks. The vines must have approx 70 fruit on them.

No sign of col ...

I am just wondering if there will be some kind of sign that they are about to drop off and be ready such as a color change or something. Its been almost 2 months since the first flower

maybe I am being more observant as this is my second year of growing but we seem to have white fly on the cucumbers and squash already. will this be short lived only lasting until it gets really hot ...

I found a load of red dot buts all over my peas. We looked at them under a toy microscope and defintely some kind of bug my husband saw wings he thinks. What are they? Will they spread. I have pul ...

its fruiting