What Eats Spinach in Mississippi, and When
In Mississippi, spinach runs out of calendar long before anything chews it. Heat past 75 F and long days both push the plant to flower, and the longest…
What Eats Beet in Massachusetts, and When
In Massachusetts, a beet crop is mostly eaten by thirst and heat, not by anything with a mouth.
What Eats Beet in Maryland, and When
In Maryland, a beet crop is mostly eaten by thirst, heat and a refrigerator set too cold. Thirst in the first six weeks sends plants to flower.
Mutabilis Rose: When to Plant the Tomatoes That Ripen All at Once
Mutabilis is an Old Garden rose sold for multicolored flowers in spring and again in autumn.
Pinky Winky Hydrangea: When to Plant the Tomatoes That Ripen All at Once
Pinky Winky is a panicle hydrangea, a shrub grown for conical, two-tone flower heads, and it does not ripen.
Growing Roses in Iowa: Planting Dates, Varieties and Local Pests
Growing roses in Iowa works best on a simple schedule. Plant bare-root roses in April as soon as the soil is workable, and set out container roses after…
How Far Apart to Plant Hydrangeas
Space each hydrangea by the mature width of its type, not by the size of the pot it came in. A bigleaf (mop-head or lacecap, H.
Rose Diseases in Arkansas: What the Climate Here Actually Brings
Fungi run the show. In Arkansas, the diseases that cost gardeners the most roses are leaf and cane fungi that thrive in warm, damp air: black spot first…
Growing Hydrangeas in Kansas: Types, Colour and Winter
Growing hydrangeas in Kansas works best with panicle and smooth types, planted in spring after the last frost (or in early fall), in morning sun and soil…
Why Hydrangeas Are Pink in Arkansas, and How to Turn Them Blue
Bigleaf hydrangeas turn pink in Arkansas because the plant builds its color from aluminum, and soil with a higher pH keeps that aluminum out of the…