When to Sow Beets in New Brunswick
New Brunswick gardeners sow beet seed directly into the ground roughly two to three weeks before the average last spring frost, which lands on May 23 at…
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New Brunswick gardeners sow beet seed directly into the ground roughly two to three weeks before the average last spring frost, which lands on May 23 at…
Massachusetts gardeners sow carrots by counting back from the last spring frost, using the 70 to 100 days the crop needs to mature from seed, never from…
Sow beets in Maryland two to three weeks before the last spring frost, which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s climate normals place…
Carrots in Maine go into the ground by counting backward from your local last-frost date, since they’re direct-sown and don’t mind cool soil.
Yukon Gold is a late-season potato with yellow flesh under white skin, bred for two kitchen jobs: baking and boiling.
Yellow Finn is a late-season potato with yellow flesh and white skin, published for boiling by University of Maine Cooperative Extension Bulletin #2077.
Superior is an early-season potato with white skin and white flesh, listed for baking and boiling in University of Maine Cooperative Extension Bulletin…
Russet Burbank is a late-season potato with white flesh under russeted skin, bred for baking.
Red Pontiac is a late-season potato with red skin and white flesh, listed by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension for both baking and boiling.
Red Norland is a mid-season potato with red skin and white flesh, and the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension lists its kitchen use as boiling.