The Best Collards and Greens for Delaware
Delaware’s frost dates put its growing season on the long side for collards, and its zone 7a-8a range means winter cold is rarely the enemy it is farther…
When to Plant Collards in Connecticut
The short answer: in Connecticut, the most reliable window for collards is a direct-seeded fall crop sown from mid-July through mid-August, timed against…
The Best Collards and Greens for Connecticut
Connecticut’s short, humid growing season rules out slow-maturing heirloom collards for most gardeners.
When to Pull Carrots in Idaho, and How to Keep Them
Pull carrots when the shoulders push up out of the soil line looking full and orange, not when a date on the calendar says so.
Hedge Plants for Colorado: What Holds, and What Only Looks Hardy
Six of the twelve hedge species tracked on this site survive across the entire state, from the high mountain valleys to the eastern plains.
When to Plant Collards in Colorado
Two sowing windows work in Colorado: a spring transplant window timed off the last spring frost, and a summer direct-sow window timed off the first fall…
The Best Collards and Greens for Colorado
Colorado’s collard growers face two extremes in one state: high, dry plains around Denver with a workable season, and mountain valleys where frost can…
When to Plant Collards in California
Coastal and Southern California don’t freeze, so there’s no frost date to sow around there at all: collards can go in almost any month, timed instead to…
How High Can a Hedge Be in West Virginia? What the Law Actually Says
West Virginia has no statewide hedge height limit. Nothing in the state code sets a number of feet for how tall a hedge can grow on residential property.
The Best Collards and Greens for California
California doesn’t have one collard season, it has three. Coastal and Southern California gardens run frost-free all year, so the winning varieties there…