Pepper Types the Extension Names — and What It Does Not Say
Utah State University Extension’s “Peppers in the Garden” names six pepper varieties for home gardeners: three sweet types (Ace, Big Bertha, California…
Transplanting Peppers: Wait for 60 F Soil
Wait until soil reaches 60 F before transplanting peppers, and only after all danger of frost has passed.
Sunscald on Peppers: Why Leaf Cover Is the Fix
Sunscald on peppers is fixed by keeping leaves over the fruit, not by shading the whole garden bed.
Starting Pepper Seed: Counting Back Eight to Ten Weeks
Eight to ten weeks. That’s the window Utah State University Extension gives for growing pepper transplants indoors, and it’s the number that should…
Harvesting Peppers: From Flower to Full Color, and How to Keep Them
Once a pepper flower sets fruit, expect 35 to 45 days before that pod reaches full color, according to Utah State University Extension.
Blossom-End Rot on Peppers: Four Causes, Only One Is Water
Blossom-end rot on peppers traces to four separate causes, and water shortage is just one of them.
Why Peppers Drop Their Flowers: Two Temperatures, Not One
Blossoms falling off a pepper plant almost always trace back to temperature, not soil, water, or fertilizer.
Woody Beets: Heat, Thirst, and Which One Did It
A woody beet almost always traces back to heat stress after the root has already formed, not to a single dry week early on.
Beet Varieties: What the Extension Names, and What It Does Not Say
Utah State University Extension’s “Beets in the Garden” guide names five beet varieties, Detroit Dark Red, Red Ace, Early Wonder, Green Leaf, and Golden…
Thinning Beets: Three Inches, and Why It Is Not Optional
Three inches. That’s the spacing beet seedlings need once they’ve grown past their first true leaves, and skipping this step is the single most common…