Protecting Hydrangeas Through a British Columbia Winter
Protecting hydrangeas through a British Columbia winter is mostly a matter of timing, not heavy wrapping.
Why Your Hydrangea Has Leaves but No Flowers
A hydrangea that leafs out well and never blooms is usually dealing with one of four problems. The flower buds were frozen or pruned off.
Growing Roses in Manitoba: Planting Dates, Varieties and Local Pests
Container roses go in the ground in Manitoba from late May, once the frost risk fades. Bare-root plants go in as soon as the soil can be worked.
What Eats Beet in New Hampshire, and When
In New Hampshire, what eats a beet crop is mostly water and heat, with storage rot as a late third.
Sally Holmes Rose: When to Plant the Tomatoes That Ripen All at Once
Sally Holmes is a shrub rose with buff-to-cream-white flowers and golden stamens, and it blooms on new wood.
Growing Hydrangeas in Maryland: Types, Colour and Winter
Plant hydrangeas in Maryland in early fall or in spring after the last freeze, which at the Baltimore reference station falls between April 3 and April 16.
When to Stop Cutting Asparagus in Utah, and How to Keep the Spears
Stop cutting when most of the spears coming up are thinner than a pencil. That’s an object you can hold up to the bed, not a date on the calendar.
When to Sow Asian Greens in Newfoundland and Labrador
Sow hardy Asian greens such as bok choy, tatsoi and mizuna outdoors from around May 30, the average last spring frost at the St. John’s airport station.
When Sweet Corn Is Ready in New Brunswick, and How Fast It Fades
Sweet corn in New Brunswick is ready 60 to 90 days after planting, and that count starts only once the soil has warmed, which happens well after the last…
The Best Asian Greens for Newfoundland and Labrador
Between the average last spring frost and the average first fall frost at St. John’s airport sit about 140 days.