Watering a Garden in Tennessee: How Much, How Often, and the Local Rules
Tennessee gardens live and die by heat, not by drought maps. With 40 days a year hitting 90F or higher and a growing season that starts as early as March…
Tennessee Soil: What You Are Digging Into, and How to Improve It
Dig a spade into ground almost anywhere in the state and there’s a good chance you’re standing on some version of the Dickson series, the soil USDA has…
Tennessee Planting Calendar: When to Sow and Plant, Frost Dates Included
A county-by-county guide to Tennessee’s frost dates, cool- and warm-season planting windows, and fall sowing math, based on NOAA climate normals and UT Extension resources.
Growing Onions in Tennessee: Which Varieties Actually Bulb
Nashville sits at 36.12 degrees north, and on the longest day of the year the sun is up for 14 hours and 28 minutes there.
Flowers That Actually Thrive in Tennessee, and the Ones That Struggle
A look at which flowers hold up to Tennessee’s humid summers and winter lows, based on NOAA and USDA climate data for the Nashville area.
Watering a Garden in South Dakota: How Much, How Often, and the Local Rules
South Dakota gardens live and die on two things: how many days climb past 90F and how far apart the rain showers fall in July.
South Dakota Soil: What You Are Digging Into, and How to Improve It
South Dakota’s official state soil is the Houdek series, a deep, dark prairie soil that helped build the Corn Belt.
Growing Onions in South Dakota: Which Varieties Actually Bulb
Sioux Falls sits at 43.59 degrees north with 15 hours and 15 minutes of daylight on the longest day of the year, enough for long-day and intermediate-day…
Flowers That Actually Thrive in South Dakota, and the Ones That Struggle
A county-by-county look at which flowers survive South Dakota’s cold winters and short growing season, and which ones to skip.
Watering a Garden in South Carolina: How Much, How Often, and the Local Rules
South Carolina gardens don’t fail from lack of effort. They fail from watering on a schedule instead of watering by what the soil and the sky are…