The Manitoba Apple Calendar, Stage by Stage
A stage-by-stage guide to Manitoba’s apple calendar, anchored on Winnipeg’s average frost dates, with the mistakes that cost a crop in this climate.
The Best Apple Varieties for Manitoba
Manitoba’s winter cold, not days-to-maturity, decides which apple trees survive here, and this guide explains the hardiness classes that hold up and where they differ across the province.
When to Plant Onions in Maine
Maine onions go in the ground in early spring, not fall. At 43.65 degrees north (Portland), winters are long enough and cold enough that overwintered…
The Best Onion Varieties for Maine
Maine sits at 43.65 degrees north latitude, measured at Portland, and the state gets 15 hours and 15 minutes of daylight on the longest day of the year.
The Maine Lawn Care Calendar, Month by Month
Maine’s cool-season lawn calendar covers grass choice, fall overseeding timing near the NOAA frost window, and the mistakes that show up months later.
The Best Grass Seed for Maine Lawns
Cool-season grasses like tall fescue, Kentucky bluegrass and fine fescue suit Maine’s climate, with fall seeding timed to the region’s frost dates.
The Best Apple Varieties for Maine
Explains which apple varieties survive Maine’s cold winters and short frost-free season, based on NOAA climate data and each variety’s known bloom timing and hardiness.
When to Plant Onions in Louisiana
Louisiana onions go into the ground in fall, from October into December, not in spring like most of the country.
The Louisiana Apple Calendar, Stage by Stage
A stage-by-stage apple calendar for Louisiana, keyed to New Orleans frost dates and chill hours rather than a generic monthly planting schedule.
When to Plant Onions in Kentucky
Kentucky gardeners plant onions in late winter to early spring, not fall. At 38.18°N, the reference latitude for this page, the longest day of the year…