North Dakota Soil: What You Are Digging Into, and How to Improve It
Dig a shovel into most North Dakota ground and you’re standing in the Williams series, a Mollisol, the dark, deep prairie soil that helped build the Corn…
North Dakota Planting Calendar: When to Sow and Plant, Frost Dates Included
North Dakota’s frost dates, cool- and warm-season sowing windows, and fall planting timing, based on NOAA’s Fargo climate normals and NDSU Extension guidance.
Flowers That Actually Thrive in North Dakota, and the Ones That Struggle
A look at which flowers survive North Dakota’s harsh winters and short summers, and which ones need to be treated as annuals instead.
Growing Onions in North Dakota: Which Varieties Actually Bulb
Fargo sits at 46.93 degrees north, and on the longest day of the year it gets 15 hours and 41 minutes of daylight.
Planting Spring Bulbs in North Dakota: What Will Come Back, and What Will Not
Spring-flowering bulbs can absolutely thrive in North Dakota, but not all of them will come back year after year.
North Carolina Soil: What You Are Digging Into, and How to Improve It
North Carolina’s official state soil is the Cecil series, an old, heavily weathered Ultisol that runs acid, drains fast and holds almost no organic…
Flowers That Actually Thrive in North Carolina, and the Ones That Struggle
North Carolina spans USDA zones 5b to 8b, so a flower reliable in the mountains can fail on the coast. This rounds up what actually holds up statewide.
Flowers That Actually Thrive in Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Ones That Struggle
Newfoundland’s cool, short summers suit cold-hardy perennials and cool-season annuals far better than heat-loving flowers that need long, warm growing seasons to bloom.
Growing Onions in North Carolina: Which Varieties Actually Bulb
Growing onions in North Carolina works best with intermediate-day and short-day varieties — the state sits at a latitude where the longest day of the…
Planting Spring Bulbs in North Carolina: What Will Come Back, and What Will Not
Spring bulbs planted in North Carolina face two separate tests: a calendar test (getting them in the ground at the right moment) and a climate test…