When to Sow Turnips in California
California doesn’t have one turnip calendar, it has several. Along the coast and through Southern California, sowing is a fall-into-winter game because…
When to Pick Summer Squash in Maine — and What to Do With a Glut
Summer squash in Maine is ready when the fruit is still small and the skin gives slightly under a fingernail, usually somewhere between mid-July and the…
What Eats Onion in Ohio, and When
Ohio gardeners lose onion stands to five confirmed feeders, not nine. Ohio State University Extension documents aphids, cutworms, European earwig, slugs…
What Eats Pepper in New Hampshire, and When
Straight answer: the verified data behind this page doesn’t point to one insect chewing through pepper plants in New Hampshire. It points to temperature.
The Best Turnips and Rutabaga for California
Turnips do best across most of California as a fast, cool-weather crop grown fall through spring, since heat is the real limit here, not frost.
When to Sow Turnips in British Columbia
Sow turnips outdoors from mid-March through April for a spring harvest, then again from late July into early September for a fall crop that finishes…
How High Can a Hedge Be in New Mexico? What the Law Actually Says
New Mexico has no statewide hedge height limit. There’s no statute in the state code that says a hedge can be 4 feet or 6 feet or anything else.
What Eats Carrot in North Carolina, and When
A carrot root sitting in North Carolina ground for two to three months faces two separate kinds of feeding: something working the leaves above the soil…
How High Can a Hedge Be in New Jersey? What the Law Actually Says
New Jersey has no statewide hedge height limit. Nothing in state statute sets a number for how tall a hedge can grow on your property.
When to Pick Summer Squash in Louisiana — and What to Do With a Glut
Ready means the skin gives just slightly under a fingernail and the fruit is still glossy, not dull.