When to Harvest Garlic in Yukon, and How to Cure It
Garlic planted last fall in Yukon is usually ready to lift in early to mid-July, once the lower leaves have browned while five or six upper leaves are…
When to Pick Apples in Yukon, and How Long They Keep
Yukon’s growing season is too short for most apples to ripen on the calendar most gardeners know.
When to Pick Tomatoes in Wyoming, and Ripening the Rest
Pick every tomato showing color as soon as it blushes, and pull the rest of the plant, green fruit included, before the first fall frost lands sometime…
When to Harvest Garlic in Wyoming, and How to Cure It
Garlic in Wyoming comes out of the ground by leaf color and bulb feel, not by a date on the calendar.
When to Pick Apples in Wyoming, and How Long They Keep
In Wyoming, apples are picked by stage, not date. Most trees near Cheyenne and similar elevations come ready between late August and the third week of…
The Best Cucumbers to Grow in Arizona
Arizona’s cucumber problem is not frost. It’s heat. With 168.9 days a year at or above 90°F, the state needs cucumber types that fruit fast, set without…
When to Pick Tomatoes in Wisconsin, and Ripening the Rest
The short answer: pick tomatoes in Wisconsin before the first fall freeze hits, and that freeze typically lands between October 17 and October 29…
When to Harvest Garlic in Wisconsin, and How to Cure It
Garlic Harvest And Storage Wisconsin comes down to two windows: lifting in mid to late July when the lower leaves have browned but four to six up top…
When to Pick Apples in Wisconsin, and How Long They Keep
Pick time in Wisconsin isn’t a date on a calendar. It’s a set of signs on the tree: background skin color shifting from green to yellow, seeds turning…
When to Pick Tomatoes in West Virginia, and Ripening the Rest
Pick tomatoes as they color up all season long, but the calendar that matters most is the one counting down to first frost.