Growing Beets in North Carolina: Soil, Sowing and Bolting
North Carolina’s most common ground, the Cecil series, is acid, sandy and short on organic matter, and the state’s Piedmont frost window closes between…
Growing Carrots in Newfoundland and Labrador: Soil, Sowing and Forked Roots
Newfoundland and Labrador’s ground runs acid and sandy, and it drains slower than it looks.
Why Peppers Fail to Set Fruit in Saskatchewan
Peppers set fruit only inside a narrow temperature window: nights above 55°F and days below 90°F.
When to Start Pepper Seed in Virginia
Start pepper seed indoors 8 to 10 weeks before your last spring frost, then hold transplants until soil reaches 60 F.
When to Start Pepper Seed in Quebec
For most of Quebec, pepper seed goes into trays in early to mid-March, about 8 to 10 weeks ahead of transplant day.
When to Start Pepper Seed in Oregon
Peppers in western Oregon’s Willamette Valley need starting indoors roughly in early March, about 8 to 10 weeks before a transplant date that lands after…
Why Peppers Fail to Set Fruit in Pennsylvania
Pepper plants in Pennsylvania often flower heavily but never turn those flowers into fruit.
When to Start Pepper Seed in Ontario
In most of Ontario, start pepper seed indoors about 8 to 10 weeks before your expected transplant date.
When to Start Pepper Seed in Prince Edward Island
In Prince Edward Island, the seed-starting math works backward from two outdoor benchmarks: the average last frost near May 16 and soil that has actually…
Why Peppers Fail to Set Fruit in Ontario
Peppers in Ontario usually stall for a cold reason, not a hot one. This province logs essentially zero days a year at or above 90 F at the reference…