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The Best Winter Salads for South Carolina

The Best Winter Salads for Alabama

Loose-leaf lettuce, spinach, arugula, mustard greens and kale. In South Carolina, winter is a working season for the salad bed rather than a shutdown…

When to Sow Winter Salads in Saskatchewan

When to Sow Winter Salads in Alabama

Sow Saskatchewan winter salads in late summer, counting backward from September 18, the average first fall frost at the Saskatoon station.

When to Mulch Strawberries and Perennials for Winter in Rhode Island

When to Mulch Strawberries and Perennials for Winter in Minnesota

In Rhode Island, winter mulch for strawberries and tender perennials goes on in late fall, after the soil surface has started to freeze.

When to Dig Up Dahlias, Cannas and Gladiolus in Rhode Island

Terracotta pots with emerging spring bulbs arranged on a frozen wooden patio, with burlap cloth and snowy farm field visible beyond.

Dahlias, cannas and gladiolus come out of Rhode Island soil after the first frost blackens their leaves, not before.

When to Dig Up Dahlias, Cannas and Gladiolus in Illinois

Multiple terracotta and stone pots with early spring bulb shoots and frost-covered soil arranged on a wooden deck with evergreen forest backdrop.

In most of Illinois, dahlias, cannas and gladiolus have to come out of the ground every fall.

How High to Mow a Lawn in Rhode Island

Weeds sprouting along a concrete edge in a lawn area during warm season.

Set the mower between 2 and 3 inches for most Rhode Island lawns, and raise it to 3 to 3.5 inches if the grass is tall fescue.

When to Mulch Strawberries and Perennials for Winter in Illinois

When to Mulch Strawberries and Perennials for Winter in Minnesota

In Illinois, winter mulch for strawberries and perennials goes on after the ground begins to freeze, not before.

How High to Mow a Lawn in Illinois

Weeds sprouting along a concrete edge in a lawn area during warm season.

Most Illinois lawns do best cut between 2 and 3.5 inches, and the right number depends on the grass. Tall fescue wants 3 to 3.5 inches.

What Eats Beet in New Jersey, and When

Freshly harvested dark red and golden beets with soil displayed in a raised garden bed with watering can and tools visible in background.

Three things take most of a New Jersey beet crop, and they arrive at different times.

Growing Hydrangeas in Minnesota: Types, Colour and Winter

A vibrant blue hydrangea bloom with layered petals in full flower, surrounded by green foliage and companion plants in a garden setting.

Plant hydrangeas in Minnesota after the last spring freeze, which in the Twin Cities falls between April 17 and April 30, and choose panicle or smooth…

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