Growing Cucumbers in Colorado
Cucumbers can be planted outdoors in most of Colorado once nighttime temperatures stabilize, usually in mid-to-late May on the Front Range and later at…
Growing Cucumbers in California
Across most of coastal and Southern California, there’s no frost date to work around at all: NOAA records show zero days at or below 32°F over three…
When to Harvest Garlic in Iowa, and How to Cure It
Garlic planted last fall in Iowa comes out of the ground the following summer, usually when the lower third to half of the leaves have turned brown while…
Growing Cucumbers in British Columbia
Cucumbers in most of British Columbia’s populated valleys go into the ground once the soil sits reliably above 60°F, which in the Lower Mainland usually…
When to Pick Tomatoes in Indiana, and Ripening the Rest
The short answer: pick ripe or nearly-ripe tomatoes as you go all season, but plan a final full sweep of everything left on the vine, ripe or green…
When to Harvest Garlic in Indiana, and How to Cure It
In Indiana, garlic planted the previous fall is ready to lift when roughly the bottom half of its leaves have browned while five or six leaves up top…
Growing Cucumbers in Arkansas
In most of Arkansas, cucumber seed or transplants go in the ground somewhere between early April and mid-April, once nighttime temperatures reliably…
When to Pick Tomatoes in Illinois, and Ripening the Rest
Most Illinois gardeners start picking tomatoes once fruit turns fully red, but the real answer is more useful: pick at “breaker” stage, when a tomato…
When to Harvest Garlic in Illinois, and How to Cure It
Garlic planted in Illinois soil last fall is ready to come out of the ground in early-to-mid summer, once the bottom leaves have browned and a handful of…
Growing Cucumbers in Arizona
In the low desert around Phoenix, cucumbers aren’t stopped by frost, they’re stopped by heat.