When to Pick Summer Squash in Iowa — and What to Do With a Glut
Summer squash tells you it’s ready before any calendar does: pick when the skin is still glossy and gives easily to a fingernail, with zucchini and…
What Eats Pepper in Nebraska, and When
The sourced climate and pepper-growing data available for Nebraska don’t name a single insect species tied to a documented feeding calendar in this state.
What Eats Potato in North Carolina, and When
North Carolina’s potato plants face a short, specific list: flea beetles, Japanese beetles, and thrips are the ones NC State Extension documents feeding…
What Eats Parsnip in Prince Edward Island, and When
Only one pest on the documented list for this region actually targets parsnip: the seedcorn maggot (Delia platura).
What Eats Potato in New York, and When
Only one insect on Cornell’s regional list actually feeds on potato foliage: the Colorado potato beetle.
What Eats Parsnip in Pennsylvania, and When
Penn State Extension documents ten vegetable-garden pests across the state, but parsnip only draws real interest from a handful of them.
What Eats Potato in New Mexico, and When
New Mexico State University Extension documents ten insect and mite pests across vegetable crops statewide, but only a handful of those actually feed on…
What Eats Parsnip in Oregon, and When
Oregon State University Extension documents eleven garden pests active on vegetable crops in this state, but only about half of them have any real reason…
What Eats Potato in New Jersey, and When
Colorado potato beetle is the main insect that eats potato foliage in New Jersey gardens, and tomato and tobacco hornworms will strip leaves too since…
Graham Thomas Rose: Bloom, Hardiness and Care
Graham Thomas is a David Austin shrub rose (registered as ‘AUSmas’), bred for large, double, bright yellow blooms carried in loose clusters with heavy…