Growing Onions in Georgia: Which Varieties Actually Bulb
Georgia sits at latitude 33.63 degrees north, and on the longest day of the year the sun gives it 14 hours and 14 minutes of daylight.
Growing Apples in Georgia: Varieties, Timing and Frost Risk
Georgia spans USDA zones 6a to 9b, so the right apple variety depends on planting in the mountains or on the coastal plain.
What Goes Wrong With Spinach
Spinach usually fails for one of two reasons: heat pushes it into bolting before you get a real harvest, or the soil was too warm (or too cold) for the…
Harvesting Spinach: Leaf by Leaf, or All at Once
Both work, and Utah State University Extension confirms it right in its Spinach in the Garden guide: pick individual leaves anytime before the flower…
The Autumn Spinach Crop: Count Back, Do Not Pick a Date
There’s no fixed fall planting date for spinach, and looking for one is the wrong approach entirely.
Why Spinach Turns Bitter: the 75 F Line
Spinach turns bitter once temperatures climb past 75 F, according to Utah State University Extension.
The Pumpkin Varieties the Extension Actually Names
Utah State University Extension names nine pumpkin varieties by name: Autumn Gold, Connecticut Field, Spirit Hybrid, Jack Be Little, Wee-B-Little, Baby…
Picking Your Own: Three Signs It Is Ready to Cut
Three signs tell you a pumpkin is ready to cut: full color with the vine dying back, a rind too hard for a fingernail to scratch, and a stem intact with…
Keeping a Pumpkin Whole Until You Carve It
A whole, uncarved pumpkin can hold up for three to six months in a cool, dark spot between 45 and 50 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the University of…
Choosing a Pumpkin to Carve: the Stem Decides
The stem tells you what the shell can’t: whether the pumpkin has already started breaking down from the inside.