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How High Can a Hedge Be in Maine? What the Law Actually Says

How High Can a Hedge Be in Maine? What the Law Actually Says

Maine has no statewide hedge height limit. If you search for one, you won’t find it, because it doesn’t exist.

When to Pull Carrots in Alabama, and How to Keep Them

A freshly pulled carrot with green tops lies in dark garden soil next to hand tools and a garden fork.

Pull carrots when the shoulder, the top of the root right at the soil line, reaches about three-quarters of an inch to an inch and a quarter across, and…

When to Pick Summer Squash in Kansas — and What to Do With a Glut

A vegetable plant leaf affected by powdery mildew fungal disease and insect damage with visible holes and white coating.

Summer squash in Kansas signals harvest through size and skin, not the calendar: pick zucchini and yellow squash at 6 to 8 inches, when a fingernail…

What Eats Pepper in Nevada, and When

Young pepper plants with developing green peppers grow in a raised garden bed with mulch and wooden stakes for support.

Nevada’s verified pepper data doesn’t name a single insect species as the state’s top threat.

What Eats Onion in North Dakota, and When

Golden, red, and white onions arranged on dark soil with a cornfield visible in the background at sunset.

NDSU Extension publishes fact sheets on six insects common enough across North Dakota to warrant tracking: apple maggot, boxelder bug, Colorado potato…

Growing Turnips and Rutabaga in Connecticut

Growing Turnips and Rutabaga in Connecticut

Connecticut’s growing window works against turnips and rutabaga less than gardeners assume: this is a cool-season crop built for the very cold snaps that…

Growing Turnips and Rutabaga in Colorado

Growing Turnips and Rutabaga in Colorado

Turnips and rutabaga in Colorado are best treated as a fall crop, not a spring one.

Growing Turnips and Rutabaga in California

Growing Turnips and Rutabaga in California

Coastal and Southern California don’t really have a frost date, so timing turnips and rutabaga there comes down to soil temperature and summer heat, not…

Growing Turnips and Rutabaga in British Columbia

Growing Turnips and Rutabaga in British Columbia

Turnips and rutabaga in British Columbia don’t follow a single calendar rule.

Growing Turnips and Rutabaga in Arkansas

Growing Turnips and Rutabaga in Arkansas

Turnips and rutabaga in Arkansas are best treated as a fall crop, not a spring one.

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