When to Overseed a Lawn in Illinois
The safe window for overseeding a cool-season lawn in Illinois runs from late August through mid-September, and the exact cutoff depends on your county’s…
Why Most Herbs Want Poor, Sharply Drained Soil
The short answer: most culinary herbs from the Mediterranean, rosemary, thyme, oregano, sage, lavender, marjoram, evolved on rocky hillsides where…
Dill: Sow It Again, and Again
Dill burns through its lifecycle faster than almost any other kitchen herb, which is why a single spring planting rarely gets a household through…
Cilantro Bolts, and Heat Is Only Half of Why
Cilantro bolts because two triggers hit at once: rising heat and lengthening daylight.
Chives: The Easiest Perennial in the Garden
Chives survive neglect that would kill most herbs outright. Skip a week of water, forget they exist through a dry August, plant them in mediocre soil…
When Herbs Run to Seed, and What It Means
Bolting means a herb has stopped growing leaves and started building a flower stalk, and once that shift happens, the leaves that follow usually turn…
Bay: A Tree in a Pot, and What That Means
Bay is a Mediterranean tree, Laurus nobilis, that most American gardeners grow small and container-bound rather than as the 40-foot specimen it becomes…
Growing Herbs: Which Ones Come Back, and Which Ones Do Not
The short answer: it depends entirely on your winter, not on the herb’s reputation.
When to Plant Melons in Yukon
Yukon’s average frost-free window runs from about June 5 to August 25, roughly 81 days, and the territory records zero days a year at or above 90°F.
The Best Melons to Grow in Yukon
Yukon’s growing season is too short and too cool for standard melons grown outdoors without help.