Growing Beets in Florida: Soil, Sowing and Bolting
Florida’s beet growers face a soil that drains too fast on top and drowns too easily underneath, plus a calendar split cleanly between a frost-driven…
Growing Pumpkins in Delaware: Will They Ripen in Time?
In most parts of Delaware, a pumpkin planted on a normal schedule ripens with real margin before frost.
Growing Beets in Delaware: Soil, Sowing and Bolting
Delaware’s official soil, the Greenwich series, is a well-drained sandy loam sitting close to what beets actually want: deep, loose ground that lets a…
Growing Pumpkins in Connecticut: Will They Ripen in Time?
Connecticut’s first fall frost lands somewhere between October 28 and November 10, and a pumpkin needs 45 to 55 days between the moment its flower opens…
Growing Beets in Connecticut: Soil, Sowing and Bolting
Connecticut’s representative soil runs sandy, acidic and drains fast, which pushes beet growers toward heavy amendment and tight water scheduling.
Growing Pumpkins in Colorado: Will They Ripen in Time?
Colorado’s growing season isn’t long enough to gamble on a late-blooming vine.
Growing Beets in Colorado: Soil, Sowing and Bolting
Colorado’s representative soil, the Seitz series, is a well-drained forest loam that runs slightly acid and low on nutrients storage compared to richer…
Growing Pumpkins in California: Will They Ripen in Time?
Ask this question in Los Angeles and the answer is “you have all the time in the world.” Ask it in Sacramento or Truckee and it’s a different…
Growing Beets in California: Soil, Sowing and Bolting
California doesn’t have one climate for beets, it has several, and the difference between the coast and the Central Valley matters more than any planting…
Growing Pumpkins in British Columbia: Will They Ripen in Time?
In coastal British Columbia, pumpkins ripen only when their flowers open by mid-to-late September, working back from the region’s average frost date.