Growing Pumpkins in Utah: Will They Ripen in Time?
Utah pumpkins can ripen on time, but the margin is thin. Between the state’s short growing season and its unpredictable fall freeze, a flower that opens…
Growing Spinach in Texas: When Will It Bolt?
In the Houston area and along most of the Gulf Coast, spinach bolts fast: by the time spring day length climbs past 13 hours, the crop is already racing…
Growing Pumpkins in Texas: Will They Ripen in Time?
For the Houston area, a pumpkin flower needs to open by roughly early October to have a solid shot at ripening before the season’s first freeze.
Growing Spinach in Tennessee: When Will It Bolt?
Spinach in Tennessee bolts on two clocks at once: the calendar’s day length and the thermometer’s heat.
Growing Pumpkins in Tennessee: Will They Ripen in Time?
In most of Tennessee, the last pumpkin flowers that can still turn into a ripe fruit need to open before the third week of September.
Growing Parsnips in Kansas: Will They Sweeten?
Yes, but only because of what happens in the ground, not on a map. Kansas winters deliver enough sustained cold to convert stored starch into sugar, so…
Growing Spinach in South Dakota: When Will It Bolt?
South Dakota gardeners get one real shot at spring spinach and one shot at fall spinach, and both windows run short.
Growing Pumpkins in South Dakota: Will They Ripen in Time?
South Dakota gardeners can grow a ripe pumpkin most years, but the window is tighter than the seed packet suggests.
Growing Spinach in South Carolina: When Will It Bolt?
Spinach in South Carolina bolts fast because the state stacks two triggers at once: day length and heat.
Growing Pumpkins in South Carolina: Will They Ripen in Time?
A pumpkin flower that opens after the first week of October in most of South Carolina is racing a clock it probably can’t win.