What Eats Asparagus in New Hampshire, and When
The first thing that eats a New Hampshire asparagus bed is you, and not before the third year.
What Eats Pumpkin in Ohio, and When
Frost is the one thing that eats Ohio pumpkins on a fixed schedule, and it works by calendar, not appetite.
What Eats Spinach in Northwest Territories, and When
In the Northwest Territories, the thing that cuts a spinach crop short is mostly the calendar, not an insect.
What Eats Pumpkin in Nova Scotia, and When
In Nova Scotia, the first thing to eat a pumpkin crop is usually the calendar.
What Eats Pumpkin in New York, and When
The most predictable thing that ends a New York pumpkin is the calendar. A pumpkin needs 45 to 55 days after its flower opens to mature, and a flower…
What Eats Pumpkin in New Mexico, and When
The first thing that can eat a pumpkin crop in New Mexico is the calendar. A pumpkin needs 45 to 55 days from the day its flower opens to the day it…
What Eats Pumpkin in New Jersey, and When
In New Jersey, pumpkins get eaten twice. Squash bugs, cucumber beetles and, later, deer, groundhogs and rodents chew on them through the growing season.
What Eats Corn in New Hampshire, and When
Corn in New Hampshire rarely loses to one big enemy. It loses to three quiet ones: soil that stays cold well after the last frost, a first fall freeze…
What Eats Pumpkin in New Hampshire, and When
Frost, mostly. Squash bugs and cucumber beetles get the blame, and they do real damage, but in New Hampshire the biggest loss to a pumpkin crop is…
When to Stop Cutting Asparagus in Connecticut, and How to Keep the Spears
Stop cutting when most of the spears coming up are thinner than a pencil. That signal is something you can hold in your hand, not a week on the calendar.