The Best Winter Salads for Maine
Maine’s winter salad question comes down to one number: 15.6°F. That is the mean daily minimum of the coldest month at the Portland reference station…
When to Sow Winter Salads in Louisiana
Sow winter salads in Louisiana through the cool months. Start in fall once nights cool, and finish spring sowings before warming weather pushes lettuce…
The Best Winter Salads for Louisiana
For a Louisiana winter salad bed, plant quick, cold-tolerant greens: loose-leaf lettuce, arugula, mizuna, mustard, spinach and kale.
When to Sow Winter Salads in Kentucky
In Kentucky, sow winter salads from late summer into early fall, timed so the plants are established before the first 32°F freeze.
The Best Winter Salads for Kentucky
Spinach, mâche, claytonia and kale make the best winter salad bed in Kentucky. Hardy mustards, arugula and cold-tolerant lettuces come second.
When to Sow Winter Salads in Kansas
Sow winter salads in Kansas from the last days of August through about the third week of September for open beds.
The Best Winter Salads for Kansas
Kansas rewards the tough greens. Spinach, kale, mâche, claytonia and the quick mustard-family salads carry a bed through the cold months here, while soft…
When to Sow Winter Salads in Iowa
Sow winter salads in Iowa by counting backward from the first fall frost, which falls between October 14 and October 25 on the NOAA airport-station…
When to Cut Spinach in South Dakota, and How Long It Really Keeps
Cut spinach as soon as the leaves are big enough to eat, and don’t wait for them to get bigger. In South Dakota the clock runs out fast.
The Best Winter Salads for Iowa
Iowa’s best winter salads are the cold-hardy leaf crops: spinach, mâche, claytonia, kale and the sturdy Asian mustards, sown in fall and sheltered under…