Watering a Garden in New Hampshire: How Much, How Often, and the Local Rules
New Hampshire gardens don’t struggle from lack of rain the way a desert climate does, but the heat spikes and soil type on any given property decide…
Watering a Garden in Missouri: How Much, How Often, and the Local Rules
Missouri gardens live and die by two things: heat and unpredictable rain. The state’s growing season runs roughly six months, and a big chunk of it lands…
Watering a Garden in Minnesota: How Much, How Often, and the Local Rules
Minneapolis logs an average of just 10.6 days a year at 90F or hotter, and the frost-free window there runs from around April 17-30 to October 11-23.
Maryland Planting Calendar: When to Sow and Plant, Frost Dates Included
Maryland’s frost-free season runs from a variable April last freeze to an October or November first freeze, and this calendar shows how to plan around it.
Indiana Planting Calendar: When to Sow and Plant, Frost Dates Included
A month-by-month look at Indiana’s frost dates, cool- and warm-season planting windows, and fall crop timing based on NOAA and Purdue Extension figures.
Watering a Garden in Indiana: How Much, How Often, and the Local Rules
Indiana gardens want about an inch of water a week during the growing season, delivered slowly and at the root zone rather than sprayed daily on the…
Growing Potatoes in Indiana: Dates, Varieties and Summer Heat
If you’re gardening in Indiana, the short version is this: summer heat is not what will beat you here.
Watering a Garden in Illinois: How Much, How Often, and the Local Rules
Illinois gardens need roughly an inch of water a week during the growing season, delivered slowly and at the roots rather than sprinkled overhead.
Growing Potatoes in Illinois: Dates, Varieties and Summer Heat
Illinois gardeners get a favorable hand here: the reference city sees only 14 days a year at or above 90 F, well under the threshold that stalls tuber…
Keeping Birds and Deer Off an Apple Tree
Bird netting and deer fencing protect an apple crop at different stages, and rootstock height decides which methods will actually work.