When to Sow Winter Salads in California
Sow winter salads in California when summer heat breaks, not when a frost date tells you to.
When to Cut Spinach in Pennsylvania, and How Long It Really Keeps
Cut spinach in Pennsylvania during two cool stretches: spring, from a March sowing until the heat arrives, and fall, from a late-summer sowing until…
The Best Winter Salads for California
In coastal and southern California, the best winter salads are loose-leaf lettuces, arugula, spinach, Asian mustards and chicories, sown from fall into…
When to Cut Spinach in Oregon, and How Long It Really Keeps
In western Oregon, spinach gets cut in two windows: spring, from seed sown two to three weeks before the last frost, and late fall, from seed that went…
When to Sow Winter Salads in British Columbia
Sow winter salads in British Columbia from late summer into early autumn, so the plants are established before a first fall frost that averages November…
The Best Winter Salads for British Columbia
Cold-tolerant, low-growing greens do best in British Columbia: mâche, claytonia, spinach, kale, mizuna and arugula, with a few hardy lettuces and…
When to Sow Winter Salads in Arkansas
Sow winter salads in Arkansas in the weeks before the first fall frost. NOAA’s 1991-2020 normals put that frost between November 7 and November 20 at…
When to Cut Spinach in Oklahoma, and How Long It Really Keeps
Spinach in Oklahoma gets a short spring and a late-opening fall. Sow 2 to 3 weeks before the last frost (March 28 to April 10 at the Oklahoma City…
The Best Winter Salads for Arkansas
In Arkansas, the best winter salads are the cold-hardy leafy types: spinach, mâche, arugula, mustard greens, kale and loose-leaf lettuce.
What Eats Spinach in Nunavut, and When
Three things eat into a spinach season in Nunavut: day length, a short frost-free stretch, and, only in sheltered spots, heat.