Growing Spinach in Alaska: When Will It Bolt?
In Anchorage, the plant that flowers because of long days does exactly that no matter how cool the air stays.
Growing Spinach in Alabama: When Will It Bolt?
In and around Huntsville, spring-sown spinach typically starts bolting by late April to mid-May, once daytime highs climb past the mid-70s and daylight…
Growing Parsnips: The Crop That Needs a Winter
Parsnips need real, sustained cold to taste like anything worth eating. Utah State University Extension is direct about it: the roots taste best only…
When to Plant Potatoes in Yukon: Counting Back From Your Last Frost
In Yukon, the reliable window for planting potatoes runs 14 to 21 days before the average last spring frost of June 5, once soil warms to 50 F, according…
Harvesting and Storing Potatoes in Yukon
Dig Yukon potatoes before the ground truly closes down for the season, and don’t count on an unheated shed to carry them through winter.
Potato Varieties That Suit Yukon
For Yukon gardeners, the answer sits less in a brand name than in a season class.
When to Sow Carrots in Yukon: Counting Back From the Last Frost
Carrots go into the ground before the last frost, not after. The seedlings tolerate cold that would wreck a tomato start.
Will Carrots Fork in Yukon Soil?
The typical agricultural soil in Yukon is a loam-silt Brunisol with only 15 percent clay, so most carrots grown there won’t fork from the soil texture…
When to Sow Beets in Yukon
Yukon gardeners get one shot at getting the beet bed right, and the window opens two to three weeks ahead of the territory’s average last frost, which…
Beet Soil in Yukon: What the Root Will Meet
In Yukon, a beet root meets ground that’s still young by soil-survey standards: a Brunisol profile, loam to silt, 47 percent sand, 15 percent clay, 38…