When to Start Pepper Seed in Colorado
Start pepper seed indoors 8 to 10 weeks before your transplant date. In most of Colorado, that transplant date lands after your last spring frost and…
Why Peppers Fail to Set Fruit in Arkansas
Arkansas peppers often set plenty of flowers but few fruits, and the reason usually traces to temperature, not soil or fertilizer.
When to Start Pepper Seed in Arizona
In Arizona’s low desert, soil crosses 60°F well before any lingering frost risk disappears, so the planting clock starts indoors 8 to 10 weeks ahead of…
When to Start Pepper Seed in British Columbia
Start pepper seed indoors in British Columbia between mid-January and early February for most Lower Mainland and coastal gardens, counting back 8 to 10…
When to Start Pepper Seed in Alberta
In Alberta, start pepper seed indoors about 8 to 10 weeks before you plan to transplant outdoors, which means the last week of March through mid-April…
Why Peppers Fail to Set Fruit in Alberta
Peppers stop setting fruit in Alberta mostly because of cold, not heat. Nights that drop below 55°F stall pollen and cause blossoms to drop, and that…
Why Peppers Fail to Set Fruit in Alabama
Alabama peppers usually fail to set fruit for one of two reasons: a stretch of days pushing past 90 F that stalls pollen, or a run of cool nights early…
Why Peppers Fail to Set Fruit in West Virginia
Peppers in West Virginia most often fail to set fruit because the state’s growing season squeezes them between two temperature walls: cool nights early…
Growing Beets in North Dakota: Soil, Sowing and Bolting
North Dakota’s prairie soil and short, intense growing season both push beets in the same direction: sow early, keep the row moist for the first six…
Growing Carrots in North Carolina: Soil, Sowing and Forked Roots
North Carolina’s representative garden soil, the Cecil series, is a sandy, acidic Ultisol that drains well but runs short on organic matter.