What Eats Carrot in Rhode Island, and When
In Rhode Island, what ruins a carrot crop is more often the ground and the weather than anything with teeth: forked roots, seed that never comes up…
When to Pull Carrots in Montana, and How to Keep Them
Start checking carrots about 65 to 75 days after planting, the window Clemson Cooperative Extension gives, and keep counting toward 70 to 100 days from…
What Eats Onion in Tennessee, and When
Onion thrips are the insect most Tennessee growers end up fighting, and they arrive as the weather turns warm and dry, just when bulbs are swelling.
What Eats Pepper in Oregon, and When
In Oregon, the biggest threat to a pepper crop is usually weather, not bugs. At the Portland reference station the thermometer reaches 90 F or higher on…
What Eats Pepper in Ontario, and When
Weather does most of the damage to peppers in Ontario, and it comes from two directions: nights below 55 °F (about 13 °C) and days above 32 °C.
What Eats Onion in South Dakota, and When
Onion pests in South Dakota are mostly generalists, not onion specialists. Wireworms working underground and grasshoppers chewing leaves are the…
When to Pick Summer Squash in Montana — and What to Do With a Glut
Pick summer squash while the fruit is small and the skin is glossy. In Billings-area gardens that usually means early July until the first fall freeze.
When to Dig Up Dahlias, Cannas and Gladiolus in Montana
Dig dahlias, cannas and gladiolus in Montana once a frost has blackened the foliage, and get them out within a week or two.
How Late Can You Plant Trees and Shrubs in Fall in Montana?
The safe target is to have trees and shrubs in the ground six weeks before the first fall frost.
When to Mulch Strawberries and Perennials for Winter in Montana
At Billings, strawberries and borderline perennials get their winter mulch after the ground starts to freeze.