The Best Sweet Potatoes to Grow in Missouri
For most Missouri gardens, the best sweet potato is a faster-maturing, orange-fleshed type, set out as slips once the soil has truly warmed.
When to Plant Sweet Potatoes in Mississippi
Plant sweet potato slips after the last freeze is behind you and the soil has warmed, not the first time March turns mild.
The Best Sweet Potatoes to Grow in Mississippi
For most Mississippi gardens, the best sweet potato is an orange-fleshed, moist-textured variety of the Beauregard or Covington type, planted as slips…
When to Pull Carrots in Nebraska, and How to Keep Them
Pull carrots about 65 to 75 days after planting, according to Clemson Cooperative Extension.
When to Plant Sweet Potatoes in Minnesota
Late May to early June is the planting window for sweet potato slips in most of Minnesota, and the soil matters more than the calendar.
The Best Sweet Potatoes to Grow in Minnesota
In Minnesota, the best sweet potatoes are quick-maturing, orange-fleshed types with compact vines, started from slips and planted into warm soil.
What Eats Pepper in Prince Edward Island, and When
Most of what costs Island gardeners their peppers is weather and watering, not a named insect.
What Eats Onion in Utah, and When
Two insects do most of the damage to onions in Utah: onion thrips, which chew the leaves, and onion maggots, which tunnel into the base.
When to Plant Sweet Potatoes in Michigan
Set sweet potato slips out from late May into early June across most of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, never before the last spring frost.
The Best Sweet Potatoes to Grow in Michigan
In Michigan, choose early-maturing sweet potatoes, the ones with the shortest days-to-maturity number in the catalog, and give them every bit of warmth…