Planting Spring Bulbs in Kansas: What Will Come Back, and What Will Not
Kansas winters run cold enough to satisfy nearly every classic spring bulb, from tulips to daffodils to crocus.
Watering a Garden in Iowa: How Much, How Often, and the Local Rules
Iowa gardens need roughly an inch of water a week during the growing season, and how much of that comes from the sky depends on which week you’re in and…
Iowa Soil: What You Are Digging Into, and How to Improve It
Dig a spade into most Iowa ground and you’ll hit something dark, crumbly, and heavier than you expected.
Iowa Planting Calendar: When to Sow and Plant, Frost Dates Included
Explains Iowa’s frost-date range from NOAA data, cool- and warm-season planting timing, tomato variety options, and where to find county-specific frost dates and soil testing.
Flowers That Actually Thrive in Iowa, and the Ones That Struggle
A look at which flowers survive Iowa’s winter lows and summer heat, which natives to plant, and which perennials need special handling.
Flowers That Actually Thrive in Indiana, and the Ones That Struggle
A look at which flowers handle Indiana’s cold winters and humid summers, which need extra care, and how to build a border that blooms all season.
Planting Spring Bulbs in Iowa: What Will Come Back, and What Will Not
Iowa’s winters are cold enough to satisfy nearly every spring bulb sold at garden centers, but timing and rodent pressure still trip people up.
Indiana Soil: What You Are Digging Into, and How to Improve It
Dig a shovel into an Indiana yard and there’s a good chance you’ll hit the Miami series, a loam-to-silt soil that formed under hardwood forest and covers…
Planting Spring Bulbs in Indiana: What Will Come Back, and What Will Not
Spring bulbs go into Indiana soil once the ground has cooled but before it locks up for winter, and whether a given bulb even wakes up in April depends…
Illinois Soil: What You Are Digging Into, and How to Improve It
What the state soil of Illinois actually is, what its numbers mean for your garden, and how to test and amend the ground you actually have.