When to Pull Carrots in Massachusetts, and How to Keep Them
Pull carrots when the tops are full, the shoulders at the soil line have turned deep orange, and roughly 70 to 100 days have passed since the seed went…
Hedge Plants for Ohio: What Holds, and What Only Looks Hardy
Ten of the twelve hedge species documented on this site hold across all of Ohio, which the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 places in zones 5b to 6b.
Growing Sweet Potatoes in New Brunswick
Yes, sweet potatoes can be grown in New Brunswick, but the timing is tight and the margin for error is thin.
Growing Sweet Potatoes in Nevada
Yes, sweet potatoes can grow in Nevada, but the state is really several climates under one name. In the Las Vegas valley the crop is a routine summer job.
Growing Sweet Potatoes in Nebraska
Nebraska has enough heat and enough season for a solid sweet potato crop, as long as the slips wait for warm soil rather than a date on the calendar.
Growing Sweet Potatoes in Montana
Sweet potatoes can be grown in Montana, but as a project, not a routine crop.
Growing Sweet Potatoes in Missouri
Missouri gives sweet potatoes most of what they ask for: a long summer, plenty of heat, and rain that mostly arrives on schedule. The catch is timing.
Growing Sweet Potatoes in Mississippi
Sweet potato slips go into Mississippi ground after the last frost, and only once the soil has caught up with the air.
Growing Sweet Potatoes in Minnesota
Minnesota can grow sweet potatoes, but only on a short-summer schedule: start from slips, plant after the soil has warmed, and dig before the first fall…
Growing Sweet Potatoes in Michigan
Yes, and the timing is the whole game. Detroit’s last spring frost falls around April 30, but sweet potatoes wait for warm soil, which arrives later.