Growing Asparagus in California: Fifteen Years in One Spot
Asparagus rewards patience more than any other vegetable in the garden: plant it once, and it can keep producing for a decade or more.
Growing Sweet Corn in British Columbia: Will It Ripen?
Sweet corn can ripen in most of coastal British Columbia in an average year, but the margin is thinner than the calendar suggests.
Growing Asparagus in British Columbia: Fifteen Years in One Spot
A bed of asparagus planted in British Columbia today can still be feeding a household in a decade and a half, provided the ground it goes into drains.
Growing Sweet Corn in Arkansas: Will It Ripen?
Sweet corn ripens in Arkansas, and the season here is generous enough that timing is rarely the problem.
Growing Asparagus in Arkansas: Fifteen Years in One Spot
The Stuttgart series, Arkansas’s official state soil, is described by USDA as “somewhat poorly drained.” That single word matters more here than almost…
Growing Sweet Corn in Arizona: Will It Ripen?
Sweet corn can ripen in Arizona’s low desert, but the calendar that decides it has almost nothing to do with frost. In most years there isn’t one to dodge.
Growing Asparagus in Arizona: Fifteen Years in One Spot
Fifteen years is the outer edge of an asparagus bed’s life, and Arizona’s dominant soil happens to drain well enough to support that kind of commitment.
Growing Sweet Corn in Alberta: Will It Ripen?
Alberta’s growing season is short for a warm-season crop like corn. Soil here needs to hold steady above 60°F before seed will germinate reliably, and…
Growing Asparagus in Alberta: Fifteen Years in One Spot
Alberta’s dominant farmland soil, a Chernozem, drains well by nature, which matters more for asparagus than for almost anything else you’ll plant.
Growing Sweet Corn in Alaska: Will It Ripen?
Sweet corn can ripen in Alaska’s mildest coastal pockets, but only if you start with soil already warm enough and pick a variety fast enough to finish…