When to Pick Summer Squash in Louisiana — and What to Do With a Glut
Ready means the skin gives just slightly under a fingernail and the fruit is still glossy, not dull.
What Eats Pepper in Newfoundland and Labrador, and When
Newfoundland and Labrador’s own climate records don’t catalog a list of insects that specifically attack pepper plants outdoors.
How High Can a Hedge Be in New Hampshire? What the Law Actually Says
New Hampshire has no statewide hedge height limit. Unlike setback rules for buildings, which sometimes show up in state statute, how tall a hedge can…
What Eats Onion in Nova Scotia, and When
Of the ten insects most often cited for gardens in this part of Atlantic Canada, only one is actually documented as an onion feeder.
When to Pull Carrots in California, and How to Keep Them
Carrots don’t ring a bell when they’re ready. The tell is at soil level: the tops of the roots push up and show their shoulders, and those shoulders…
What Eats Potato in Ontario, and When
The short list that actually feeds on potato in Ontario gardens runs to about a dozen species, not the two dozen a broader vegetable-pest sheet might…
What Eats Parsnip in Tennessee, and When
In Tennessee, parsnip faces three insects documented for the state by University of Tennessee Extension: root maggots, which tunnel into the taproot…
What Eats Potato in Oklahoma, and When
Five insects feed on potato foliage in Oklahoma gardens, according to pest records kept by Oklahoma State University Extension: Colorado potato beetle…
What Eats Parsnip in South Dakota, and When
South Dakota gardeners lose parsnip mostly to soil pests early in the season and chewing insects later, not to one single named enemy.
What Eats Potato in Ohio, and When
Ohio State University Extension (Ohioline) documents nine garden pests that turn up in home gardens across the state, and six of them actually feed on…