When to Pick Tomatoes in Quebec, and Ripening the Rest
The safest rule for Quebec tomatoes: get every fruit off the vine before frost settles in, whether it’s blushed pink or still rock-hard and green.
When to Harvest Garlic in Quebec, and How to Cure It
Garlic planted the previous fall in Quebec is typically ready to lift in mid-to-late July, once the bottom third to half of the leaves have browned while…
When to Pick Tomatoes in Prince Edward Island, and Ripening the Rest
The short answer: most Island tomatoes get picked as they change color, not when a calendar says so, but the season itself is capped by the first fall…
Growing Cucumbers in West Virginia
West Virginia gardeners can generally set cucumber seed or transplants outdoors once the soil itself has warmed, not simply once the calendar clears the…
Growing Cucumbers in Washington
Cucumbers in Washington do best once soil temperatures hold above 60°F, which in the mild, maritime western half of the state usually lands well after…
When to Harvest Garlic in Prince Edward Island, and How to Cure It
Garlic planted in fall along the Island comes out of the ground the following summer, once the lower leaves have browned and the upper ones are still…
When to Pick Tomatoes in Pennsylvania, and Ripening the Rest
The short answer: pick ripe tomatoes as they color up through the growing season, then pull everything still on the vine, ripe or not, before the first…
When to Harvest Garlic in Pennsylvania, and How to Cure It
In most of Pennsylvania, garlic planted the previous fall comes out of the ground between late June and mid-July, once the bottom leaves have browned and…
Growing Cucumbers in Virginia
Cucumbers go into Virginia ground once soil temperatures sit reliably above 60°F, which for most of the state lines up with mid-to-late April on the…
Growing Cucumbers in Vermont
In most of Vermont, cucumbers go in the ground between late May and early June, once nighttime lows hold reliably above 50°F and the soil itself has…