Cover Crops for Alberta Gardens
Alberta’s cover-crop calendar runs on a short, cold-edged window: sow after the soil has warmed past the average last frost near May 21, and plan…
What Goes Wrong With Roses: Reading the Plant
Reading a rose means walking the plant on a regular basis and matching what you see, spots, holes, wilted tips, sticky residue, against a short list of…
The Best Winter Squash to Grow in Ontario
The winter squash that consistently mature in Ontario gardens are the 90-to-110-day types: acorn, delicata, most butternut strains, spaghetti squash, and…
Cover Crops for Alaska Gardens
Anchorage’s cover-crop window opens once the soil itself warms, which lags a week or two behind the last frost date.
When to Pick Summer Squash in Alaska — and What to Do With a Glut
Summer squash in Alaska is ready when the fruit is still small and the skin gives easily under a fingernail, not on a fixed date.
The Best Winter Squash to Grow in Oklahoma
Butternut, acorn, and delicata squash are the safest bets across Oklahoma, while Hubbard and banana squash are the riskiest gamble.
Cover Crops for Alabama Gardens
In Alabama, cover crops go into ground once soil temperature climbs into the workable range for the species you’re planting, which lands roughly two to…
The Best Winter Squash to Grow in Ohio
Ohio’s growing season runs long enough for most short and mid-season winter squash, but not for the slowest ones.
Rose Prickles: Why They Are Not Thorns, and How to Handle Canes
Those sharp points along a rose cane aren’t thorns at all. They’re prickles, outgrowths of the stem’s outer skin (epidermis), which is exactly why they…
When to Pick Summer Squash in Alabama — and What to Do With a Glut
Summer squash in Alabama reads its cues from the plant, not the calendar. Zucchini and yellow squash are ready when the skin is still glossy and gives…