Growing Asparagus in Kansas: Fifteen Years in One Spot
A fifteen-year commitment starts with one question: does the ground drain? Kansas’s state soil, the Harney series, does drain well, which is good news…
Growing Sweet Corn in Iowa: Will It Ripen?
Iowa’s growing season is long enough for sweet corn to ripen almost anywhere in the state, but the calendar math only works if you plant by soil…
Growing Asparagus in Iowa: Fifteen Years in One Spot
Yes, Iowa can host a productive asparagus bed for a decade and a half, and the state’s own soil profile helps explain why.
Growing Sweet Corn in Indiana: Will It Ripen?
Sweet corn ripens reliably in most of Indiana, but the calendar that matters isn’t the frost date most gardeners circle in April.
Growing Asparagus in Indiana: Fifteen Years in One Spot
A bed of asparagus planted in Indiana ground will still be sending up spears ten to fifteen years from now, provided the spot drains well.
Growing Sweet Corn in Illinois: Will It Ripen?
Yes, sweet corn ripens across nearly all of Illinois in a normal year. The math works in the gardener’s favor here: the frost-free season stretches close…
Growing Asparagus in Illinois: Fifteen Years in One Spot
A one-time decision that follows you for over a decade: that’s what planting asparagus in Illinois really means.
Growing Sweet Corn in Idaho: Will It Ripen?
Yes, in most of the Treasure Valley around Boise, sweet corn ripens reliably in a normal season.
Growing Asparagus in Idaho: Fifteen Years in One Spot
A bed of asparagus outlives most fences, most roofs, and plenty of marriages: once the crowns go in, they’re expected to keep producing for 10 to 15 years.
Growing Sweet Corn in Hawaii: Will It Ripen?
Yes, sweet corn ripens in Hawaii, and it does so on a completely different clock than nearly everywhere else in the country.