Julia Child Rose: When to Plant the Tomatoes That Ripen All at Once
Julia Child is a butter-yellow floribunda rose with very double flowers and a licorice-and-clove scent, and it has no days-to-maturity figure at all.
Pee Gee Hydrangea: When to Plant the Tomatoes That Ripen All at Once
Pee Gee is a panicle hydrangea, the historic one, grown as a multi-stem shrub or a small tree for white blooms that age to pink.
Growing Roses in Idaho: Planting Dates, Varieties and Local Pests
Roses grow well across most of Idaho, but the calendar and the variety you pick decide whether a plant thrives or spends every spring regrowing from a…
Reblooming Hydrangeas: What They Change, and What They Do Not
A reblooming hydrangea is usually a bigleaf type bred to set flower buds on new growth as well as on last year’s wood.
What Eats Potato in Tennessee, and When
Four entries on the University of Tennessee Extension pest list actually go after potato: Colorado potato beetle, flea beetles and cutworms, aphids, and…
Growing Hydrangeas in Illinois: Types, Colour and Winter
Container-grown hydrangeas go into Illinois ground after the last spring frost, or in early fall while the soil is still warm enough for roots to settle.
When to Prune Roses in Arizona
In the low desert around Phoenix, prune roses in the weeks after the mid-January cold-snap window closes, so late January into February.
What Eats Parsnip in Yukon, and When
Four of the pests documented for Yukon gardens can go after parsnips: aphids, cutworms, root maggots and slugs.
What Eats Potato in South Dakota, and When
Five. Of the twelve garden insects SDSU Extension documents for South Dakota, five feed on potato, and the Colorado potato beetle does the most visible…
The Best Collards and Greens for Idaho
Idaho’s answer depends entirely on where in the state a garden sits. In the mild Boise valley, a fast collard like a Vates or Georgia Southern type and a…