When to Cut Spinach in South Dakota, and How Long It Really Keeps
Cut spinach as soon as the leaves are big enough to eat, and don’t wait for them to get bigger. In South Dakota the clock runs out fast.
The Best Winter Salads for Iowa
Iowa’s best winter salads are the cold-hardy leaf crops: spinach, mâche, claytonia, kale and the sturdy Asian mustards, sown in fall and sheltered under…
When to Sow Winter Salads in Indiana
Sow winter salads in Indiana in late summer and early fall, timed backward from the first fall frost.
The Best Winter Salads for Indiana
Cold-hardy leafy greens make the best winter salads in Indiana: spinach, mâche, claytonia, kale, and hardy Asian greens such as tatsoi and mizuna.
When to Sow Winter Salads in Illinois
Sow winter salads in Illinois from late summer into early fall, timed so plants are close to harvest size when the first hard freeze arrives.
When to Cut Spinach in Rhode Island, and How Long It Really Keeps
Cut spinach in Rhode Island as soon as a late-March or early-April sowing has leaves worth eating, and finish before the warm afternoons arrive.
The Best Winter Salads for Illinois
The best winter salads for Illinois are the cold-tolerant leaf crops: spinach, mâche, claytonia and hardy kale, with winter-bred lettuces and Asian…
When to Sow Winter Salads in Idaho
In the Boise valley, sow winter salad greens in late summer to early fall, counting backward from a first fall frost that arrives between October 7 and…
When to Cut Spinach in Quebec, and How Long It Really Keeps
Cut spinach in Quebec from a spring sowing made around mid-to-late April, and again from a late-summer sowing, always before the flower stalk starts.
The Best Winter Salads for Idaho
The best winter salads for Idaho are the cold-hardy leafy greens: spinach, mâche, claytonia, kale, and loose-leaf lettuces bred for cold, with arugula…