Will Carrots Fork in Hawaii Soil?
Not simply that. The soil that represents Hawaii, the Hilo series, is loaded with clay and silt, the kind of texture that usually forks a carrot root fast.
When to Sow Beets in Hawaii
Beets in Hawaii go into the ground whenever the local rainfall pattern lets you keep the seedbed evenly moist for six straight weeks, because there’s no…
Beet Soil in Hawaii: What the Root Will Meet
Hawaii’s representative soil, the Hilo series, is a volcanic-ash Andisol: light, porous, and better than almost any other soil type at holding onto both…
Growing Parsnips in Manitoba: Will They Sweeten?
Manitoba’s winters run cold enough, and long enough, that a parsnip left in this ground doesn’t just mature. It sweetens.
When to Sow Carrots in Georgia: Counting Back From the Last Frost
Georgia gardeners often frame carrot timing around frost dates, but no specific frost-date table is published on this page.
Will Carrots Fork in Georgia Soil?
Georgia’s benchmark soil is sandy, not clay-heavy, so a straight, unforked carrot is a realistic goal in much of the state.
When to Sow Beets in Georgia
Sow beets in Georgia two to three weeks before your local last spring frost. For the Atlanta area, that frost date falls somewhere between March 11 and…
Beet Soil in Georgia: What the Root Will Meet
Georgia’s representative topsoil, the Tifton series, is 84 percent sand and only 6 percent clay, which drains fast and holds almost no water between…
Growing Parsnips in Maine: Will They Sweeten?
Coastal Maine gets cold enough, reliably, to turn a parsnip’s stored starch into sugar.
Big Boy Tomato: When to Plant It, and the Sandwich Slicer That Resists Cracking
Big Boy is a hybrid slicing tomato built for the sandwich, not the sauce pot: an indeterminate vine that keeps producing until frost, carrying large…