What Eats Pumpkin in Quebec, and When
Frost eats more Quebec pumpkins than any insect does. The average first fall frost at Montreal/St-Hubert A falls on October 5, and a pumpkin needs 45 to…
When to Stop Cutting Asparagus in Florida, and How to Keep the Spears
Stop cutting when most of the spears coming up are thinner than a pencil. That is the end-of-harvest rule, and it is something you look at, not a week on…
The Best Okra to Grow in Nova Scotia
Choose compact, early-maturing okra, and start it indoors instead of sowing it in the ground.
What Eats Pumpkin in Prince Edward Island, and When
Squash bugs and cucumber beetles are the usual insect suspects on a pumpkin patch, and each has its own page on this site.
What Eats Asparagus in New Mexico, and When
This page carries no verified data on insects or diseases, so it is not a pest list.
What Eats Corn in North Carolina, and When
The usual suspects for “what eats corn” are raccoons and earworms, but the sources behind this page cover a different kind of loss: the ones the calendar…
When to Plant Okra in Northwest Territories
Okra can be grown in the Northwest Territories, but only as a transplant started indoors and moved outside after the last spring frost, which averages…
What Eats Pumpkin in Pennsylvania, and When
In Pennsylvania, the thing that eats the most pumpkins is the calendar. Frost ends the season before late fruit can ripen, and the clock that decides…
The Best Okra to Grow in Northwest Territories
Pick the earliest, most compact okra you can find and plan to start it indoors.
What Eats Corn in New York, and When
Sweet corn eats days. Sixty to ninety of them, counted from planting, in soil that has already passed 60 F.