Winter Salads for Massachusetts Gardens
Growing winter salads in Massachusetts comes down to timing against two dates at Boston Logan: a last spring frost between April 1 and April 8, and a…
Winter Salads for Maryland Gardens
Baltimore’s frost dates and winter low decide when to sow and what needs cover. Here is how to time hardy salad greens for a Maryland garden.
When to Cut Spinach in Newfoundland and Labrador, and How Long It Really Keeps
In Newfoundland and Labrador, cut spinach from the cool end of spring until the June days push it to flower, then again in autumn from an August sowing…
Winter Salads for Manitoba Gardens
Winter salads can be grown in Manitoba, but the cold sets the rules, not the summer heat.
Winter Salads for Maine Gardens
Sow hardy greens in late summer, count back from the first fall frost, and cover the bed. This page explains the timing and the types that suit Maine.
Winter Salads for Louisiana Gardens
Growing winter salads in Louisiana runs on a calendar that most planting charts get backwards.
Winter Salads for Kentucky Gardens
Kentucky’s frost dates, winter lows and hot, humid summers decide when to sow winter salad greens, which types stand uncovered, and which need row cover to stay edible.
Winter Salads for Kansas Gardens
Growing winter salads in Kansas is mostly a fall project, timed backward from the first freeze. Spring dates only anchor the calendar.
Winter Salads for Iowa Gardens
Frost dates near Des Moines, the soil and heat problems of late summer, and which hardy greens stand uncovered or need a cold frame through an Iowa winter.
Winter Salads for Indiana Gardens
Start counting from the last spring frost, but sow by soil. In Indiana that frost lands between April 9 and April 21 at the Indianapolis reference station.