Curing Winter Squash: The Step Most People Skip
Curing is the warm, dry rest period right after harvest that hardens a squash’s skin and seals over small nicks from the vine.
Cutting and Cooking a Hard Winter Squash
Cutting a hard winter squash safely comes down to one rule: stabilize before you slice.
What to Grow With Winter Squash
Corn, beans, bush-type flowers that draw pollinators, and living mulch crops like lettuce or dill in the early weeks all work alongside winter squash…
How High Can a Hedge Be in Ohio? What the Law Actually Says
Ohio has no statewide hedge height limit. Search all you want through the Ohio Revised Code and you won’t find a number that tells you how tall your…
How High Can a Hedge Be in Colorado? What the Law Actually Says
Colorado has no statewide statute capping hedge height. Search the Colorado Revised Statutes all you want: there is no section stating a hedge can be 6…
Growing Winter Squash: A Long Season and a Careful Cure
Winter squash rewards patience more than skill. The plant needs three to four months of warm soil, sun, and space before the fruit is ready to cut from…
Deadheading Roses: Where to Cut, and When to Stop
Cut just above the first five-leaflet leaf below the spent bloom, angling the cut so water sheds away from the new bud.
Cutting Roses for the Vase: When to Cut, and How to Make Them Last
The right moment to cut a rose for a vase is not a date on the calendar but a stage on the stem: cut in the cool of the morning, once the sepals have…
Growing Roses in Pots: Size, Compost and Winter
Meta description: Growing roses in pots means solving three things ground-grown bushes don’t face: how deep the container needs to be, what the compost…
What to Plant With Roses, and What Not To
Good companions for roses share the same sun and drainage needs: lavender, catmint, alliums, salvia, and low groundcovers like creeping thyme all grow…