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…
New Brunswick
Home and garden guidance for New Brunswick: hardiness zones, heating seasons, provincial programs and the rules that differ from across the border.
Gardening in New Brunswick
Everything we have worked out for New Brunswick: what to plant and when, which varieties finish in time, the pests that actually turn up here, and the jobs that pay off month by month. We also cover the rest of the property, from lawns and soil to home care and energy, because a garden rarely stops at the vegetable bed.
The numbers first, because everything else follows from them. Measured at the weather station in Moncton, the last spring freeze falls around May 23 and the first fall freeze falls around October 2, 1,594 growing degree days in the year.
That is enough for early varieties, tight for anything late. Garlic does well: 34.8 weeks below 40 °F, comfortably past the six it needs to form a proper head.
Elsewhere on the property in New Brunswick: the pests that turn up here.
Figures from Environment and Climate Change Canada. A state is not one climate: elevation, a large lake or the coast can move these dates by two weeks either way, so check your own county with the extension service before you spend money.
What Eats Beet in New Brunswick, and When
Beet crops in New Brunswick mostly lose out to weather and ground, not to anything with legs. A dry spell in the first six weeks sends plants to flower.
What Eats Pumpkin in New Brunswick, and When
In New Brunswick, the thing that eats most into a pumpkin crop is the calendar.
What Eats Corn in New Brunswick, and When
In New Brunswick, sweet corn is more often undone by the calendar than by hungry animals.
What Eats Asparagus in New Brunswick, and When
The sources behind this page don’t carry a pest list, so no insect or animal is named here, and none will be invented.
Heat Pump or Gas Furnace in New Brunswick: Which Costs Less to Run?
On running cost alone, a heat pump beats electric baseboard in New Brunswick by a wide margin: C$20.51 against C$48.68 per million Btu of heat delivered.
How High to Mow a Lawn in New Brunswick
Most New Brunswick lawns are cool-season turf, and the right cut depends on the grass underfoot. Tall fescue wants 3 to 3.5 inches.
When to Plant Grass Seed in New Brunswick
Mid-August is the target for sowing grass seed in New Brunswick, and about August 18 is the last date that still works in a year with average frost timing.
When to Dethatch a Lawn in New Brunswick
Most New Brunswick lawns do not need dethatching. Cut a wedge of turf and measure the brown, spongy layer: under 0.5 inch is healthy, and only above 0.75…
What Eats Spinach in New Brunswick, and When
In New Brunswick, the thing that eats a spinach crop is usually the calendar, not an insect.