When to Plant Melons in New York

When to Plant Melons in New York

Melons need warm soil and a long stretch of frost-free days to ripen, so the safe window for New York runs from late April into May at the earliest, and…

What Eats Carrot in Indiana, and When

A freshly harvested carrot lies in bare soil next to a garden spade.

Purdue Extension Entomology documents only one vegetable garden pest in its statewide records that actually targets carrot: the seedcorn maggot, a small…

What Eats Beet in Indiana, and When

A freshly harvested purple beet sits partially embedded in sandy soil with its green leafy tops still attached.

Purdue Extension Entomology documents ten insect pests active on Indiana vegetable crops, but only two of them are actual beet feeders: the seedcorn…

What Eats Pepper in Hawaii, and When

A healthy bell pepper plant displays multiple ripening fruits in stages of maturity from green to red and orange in a garden bed.

Six of the eight vegetable pests documented for Hawaii actually feed on pepper: aphids, beet armyworm, Chinese rose beetle, leafminers, southern green…

The Best Melons to Grow in New Mexico

The Best Melons to Grow in New Mexico

New Mexico’s frost-free window, measured at the reference station, runs somewhere between 200 and 223 days a year, which is more than enough time for…

When to Plant Melons in New Jersey

When to Plant Melons in New Jersey

Melons go into New Jersey gardens once the soil has held steady warmth for a week or two past the last spring frost, which lands between March 29 and…