What Eats Onion in Utah, and When
Two insects do most of the damage to onions in Utah: onion thrips, which chew the leaves, and onion maggots, which tunnel into the base.
When to Plant Sweet Potatoes in Michigan
Set sweet potato slips out from late May into early June across most of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, never before the last spring frost.
The Best Sweet Potatoes to Grow in Michigan
In Michigan, choose early-maturing sweet potatoes, the ones with the shortest days-to-maturity number in the catalog, and give them every bit of warmth…
What Eats Onion in Texas, and When
Thrips do most of the damage to onions in Texas, and they do it in spring, just as the plants decide how big a bulb to make.
What Eats Pepper in Pennsylvania, and When
In Pennsylvania, weather takes more pepper blossoms than any insect does. Fruit set fails when days climb above 90 F or when nights drop below 55 F, and…
When to Plant Sweet Potatoes in Massachusetts
Plant sweet potato slips in Massachusetts from late May into early June, weeks after the last frost and not on it.
The Best Sweet Potatoes to Grow in Massachusetts
Choose early-maturing, orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, ideally compact or bush-type vines, and plant them on warm ground.
When to Plant Sweet Potatoes in Maryland
Sweet potato slips go into Maryland ground in late spring, after the last frost window has closed and the soil has warmed.
The Best Sweet Potatoes to Grow in Maryland
For most Maryland gardens, the best sweet potatoes are the mainstream orange-fleshed types sold across the Mid-Atlantic, such as Beauregard, Georgia Jet…
When to Pick Summer Squash in Nebraska — and What to Do With a Glut
Clemson Extension puts summer squash harvest at about 55 days after planting. Count that from a mid-May planting in Nebraska and you land in early July.