When to Pick Summer Squash in Kansas — and What to Do With a Glut
Summer squash in Kansas signals harvest through size and skin, not the calendar: pick zucchini and yellow squash at 6 to 8 inches, when a fingernail…
What Eats Pepper in Nevada, and When
Nevada’s verified pepper data doesn’t name a single insect species as the state’s top threat.
What Eats Onion in North Dakota, and When
NDSU Extension publishes fact sheets on six insects common enough across North Dakota to warrant tracking: apple maggot, boxelder bug, Colorado potato…
Growing Turnips and Rutabaga in Connecticut
Connecticut’s growing window works against turnips and rutabaga less than gardeners assume: this is a cool-season crop built for the very cold snaps that…
Growing Turnips and Rutabaga in Colorado
Turnips and rutabaga in Colorado are best treated as a fall crop, not a spring one.
Growing Turnips and Rutabaga in California
Coastal and Southern California don’t really have a frost date, so timing turnips and rutabaga there comes down to soil temperature and summer heat, not…
Growing Turnips and Rutabaga in British Columbia
Turnips and rutabaga in British Columbia don’t follow a single calendar rule.
Growing Turnips and Rutabaga in Arkansas
Turnips and rutabaga in Arkansas are best treated as a fall crop, not a spring one.
Growing Turnips and Rutabaga in Arizona
In Arizona’s low desert, turnips and rutabaga are strictly a cool-season crop: sow them in fall and harvest through winter, because summer heat stops…
Growing Turnips and Rutabaga in Alberta
In most of Alberta, turnips and rutabaga go into the ground once the soil has warmed past the risk of a hard freeze, roughly the third week of May around…