New Jersey Soil: What You Are Digging Into, and How to Improve It
New Jersey’s official state soil is the Downer series, a sandy, fast-draining, naturally acid ground that formed over thousands of years of weathering…
New Jersey Planting Calendar: When to Sow and Plant, Frost Dates Included
NOAA’s 1991-2020 Newark normals set New Jersey’s frost dates, and this calendar shows how to count planting windows from them.
Flowers That Actually Thrive in New Jersey, and the Ones That Struggle
A practical look at which flowers survive New Jersey’s cold winters and muggy summers, which need native roots, and which just won’t make it.
Planting Spring Bulbs in New Jersey: What Will Come Back, and What Will Not
New Jersey’s winters run cold enough to satisfy nearly every classic spring bulb, but the answer changes bulb by bulb.
New Hampshire Soil: What You Are Digging Into, and How to Improve It
New Hampshire gardeners dig into ground built on granite bedrock, glacial till, and centuries of conifer litter.
New Hampshire Planting Calendar: When to Sow and Plant, Frost Dates Included
This calendar uses NOAA’s Manchester frost normals and UNH Extension guidance to show when cool-season, warm-season and fall crops go in across New Hampshire.
Flowers That Actually Thrive in New Hampshire, and the Ones That Struggle
New Hampshire’s cold winters and short warm season favor hardy natives and perennials, while many heat-loving or tender flowers need replanting every spring.
Planting Spring Bulbs in New Hampshire: What Will Come Back, and What Will Not
New Hampshire’s winters run cold enough for nearly every classic spring bulb sold in garden centers, and the state’s frost calendar gives most of the…
New Brunswick Planting Calendar: When to Sow and Plant, Frost Dates Included
New Brunswick’s last spring frost falls around May 23 and first fall frost around October 2, per Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Moncton normals, setting the planting calendar.
Flowers That Actually Thrive in New Brunswick, and the Ones That Struggle
A practical look at which flowers survive New Brunswick’s cold winters and short summers, and which ones only disappoint gardeners here.