Two Years Before the First Stalk: The Rhubarb Harvest Schedule
The answer has nothing to do with weeks or a planting date. According to Utah State University Extension, you wait two full years after planting before…
Sowing Beans Every Two to Three Weeks, and When to Stop
Bush beans and pole beans need opposite sowing strategies, and mixing them up is the most common way gardeners end up with an empty basket in August.
Thinning Radishes Is Not Tidying — It Is What Makes the Root
Thinning is what makes a radish a radish. Utah State University Extension puts it plainly: seedlings need to end up 1-2 inches apart in the row, with…
Sow Beans a Week Before the Last Frost — Yes, a Warm-Season Crop
Beans get sown one week before your last spring frost date, not after it. That timing sounds backward for a warm-season crop that hates cold soil, but it…
Sowing Radishes Every Ten Days: The Tightest Rhythm in the Garden
Ten days. That’s the sowing interval Utah State University Extension recommends for radishes if you want a steady supply instead of one glut followed by…
Sow Peas as Soon as the Soil Can Be Worked — There Is Nothing to Count Back From
Sow peas the moment the soil can be worked in spring, full stop. According to Utah State University Extension, peas are cool-weather, frost-tolerant…
Eight Rhubarb Varieties: Which Colors Survive Cooking, Which Ones Bolt
Two of the eight rhubarb varieties Utah State University Extension profiles get a specific nod for holding their red color through cooking and…
Rhubarb Leaves Are Toxic — and the Stalks Are Not
Cook the stalks, compost the leaves. That’s the whole rule with rhubarb, and it’s not a matter of taste or texture, it comes down to a toxic compound the…
Feeding Peas Costs You Pods — and Brings the Aphids
Feeding peas fertilizer doesn’t buy more pods, it costs you pods. Utah State University Extension warns that peas fix their own nitrogen through bacteria…
A Radish Is Only as Good as It Is Fast
Twenty-five to forty-five days. That’s the entire life of a radish root, start to harvest, according to Utah State University Extension’s guide Radishes…