Which Spring Bulbs Survive Your Winter — and Which Never Get Enough Cold
Eighteen popular spring bulbs carry hardiness ranges that run from zone 2-8 down to zone 6-9, and that spread is what decides who survives your winter…
Why Spring Bulbs Need Thirteen Weeks of Cold
Thirteen weeks. That’s the span of cold, below 45 F, that a spring-flowering bulb needs to complete before it will send up a bloom instead of just leaves.
Spring Bulbs in Order of Bloom: Seven Waves From Late Winter to Early Summer
Spring bulbs don’t bloom on a single calendar date. They bloom in seven waves, each one triggered by soil warming past whatever threshold that species…
What to Do With Bulb Foliage After Blooming
Leave the foliage standing until it turns yellow and pulls away from the bulb with a gentle tug, usually six to eight weeks after the flowers fade.
Growing Carrots in Florida: Soil, Sowing and Forked Roots
Florida’s official state soil is almost pure sand, which sounds like carrot heaven until you learn it’s also rated poorly drained.
Growing Carrots in Delaware: Soil, Sowing and Forked Roots
Delaware’s official state soil, the Greenwich series, runs well drained and only mildly acid, which sounds encouraging for carrots.
Growing Carrots in Connecticut: Soil, Sowing and Forked Roots
Connecticut’s most representative soil, the Windsor series, is sandy and sharp-draining, the opposite of the heavy, waterlogged ground that twists a…
Growing Carrots in Colorado: Soil, Sowing and Forked Roots
Colorado’s representative soil (the Seitz series) is a loam-to-silt Alfisol that’s well drained but leans just acidic and light on clay.
Growing Carrots in California: Soil, Sowing and Forked Roots
California’s official soil isn’t sandy at all — it’s a clay-heavy loam that resists a straight taproot more than it helps one.
Growing Carrots in British Columbia: Soil, Sowing and Forked Roots
British Columbia’s farmland skews sandy and well drained, with only about 10 percent clay in a typical surface horizon.