Growing Asparagus in New Mexico: Fifteen Years in One Spot
Asparagus can work in New Mexico for the full 10 to 15 years a bed is expected to produce, and the state’s representative soil gives that plan a…
Growing Sweet Corn in New Jersey: Will It Ripen?
Yes, sweet corn ripens reliably in New Jersey, but the timing hinges on one detail most gardeners overlook: soil temperature, not air temperature, sets…
Growing Asparagus in New Jersey: Fifteen Years in One Spot
A bed that stays in the ground for a decade and a half is not a plant, it’s a decision.
Growing Sweet Corn in New Hampshire: Will It Ripen?
Yes, but the finish line lands later than most gardeners expect. New Hampshire’s growing season runs from a last frost in mid-to-late April to a first…
Growing Asparagus in New Hampshire: Fifteen Years in One Spot
New Hampshire’s ground works for asparagus almost everywhere the state’s own soil survey has mapped it, provided the bed drains.
Growing Sweet Corn in New Brunswick: Will It Ripen?
In an average year, sweet corn can just about ripen in New Brunswick, but the margin is thin.
Growing Asparagus in New Brunswick: Fifteen Years in One Spot
New Brunswick’s farmland runs mostly to Podzol, a soil that forms under conifer cover and drains well by definition, which happens to be the one thing a…
Growing Sweet Corn in Nevada: Will It Ripen?
Yes, in the low desert valleys around Las Vegas. Much less certainly everywhere else.
Growing Asparagus in Nevada: Fifteen Years in One Spot
A fifteen-year commitment to one patch of ground sounds like a big ask anywhere, and Nevada adds a wrinkle most other states don’t: a soil profile that’s…
Growing Sweet Corn in Nebraska: Will It Ripen?
Yes, sweet corn ripens in Nebraska in most years, and it usually does so with room to spare.