Growing Cucumbers in Maryland
Cucumbers go in the ground once the soil sits reliably above 65F, which in most of Maryland lands somewhere in the second half of April through mid-May.
When to Harvest Garlic in Newfoundland and Labrador, and How to Cure It
Garlic in Newfoundland and Labrador goes in the ground in autumn and comes out the following summer, once the bottom leaves have browned off and the top…
When to Pick Tomatoes in New Brunswick, and Ripening the Rest
The short answer: pick most New Brunswick tomatoes at the “breaker” stage, when the skin just starts to blush, rather than waiting for full red on the…
When to Harvest Garlic in New Brunswick, and How to Cure It
Lift garlic in New Brunswick once the bottom third to half of the leaves have turned brown, typically from mid-July into early August.
Growing Cucumbers in Manitoba
Cucumbers in Manitoba need soil, not just air, to warm past the mid-50s before seed goes in the ground, and that usually means waiting until early June…
Growing Cucumbers in Maine
Cucumbers in Maine go in the ground after the soil warms, which lags a week or two behind the last frost date.
When to Pick Tomatoes in Nevada, and Ripening the Rest
The short answer: pick before the first freeze, not before some fixed date. In low desert cities like Las Vegas, that can mean harvesting into late fall.
When to Harvest Garlic in Nevada, and How to Cure It
Garlic in Nevada gets lifted the summer after it’s planted, not on a fixed calendar date, and it’s the leaves, not the month, that tell you it’s time.
When to Pick Tomatoes in Nebraska, and Ripening the Rest
Pick Nebraska tomatoes as soon as they show full color, not once they reach a certain size.
When to Harvest Garlic in Nebraska, and How to Cure It
In Nebraska, garlic goes in the ground during autumn and comes out the following summer, once the lower leaves have started dying back.