Fourlined plant bug in New York: When It Shows Up and What Stops It
Fourlined plant bug damage shows up in New York gardens in a tight window, mid-May through late June, when the pest’s single yearly generation of nymphs…
Gardening in New York
Everything we have worked out for New York: 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 New York City, the last spring freeze runs March 23 to April 3 and the first fall freeze runs November 14 to November 27, USDA zones 3b-7b, 3,786 growing degree days in the year.
Garlic does well: 17.4 weeks below 40 °F, comfortably past the six it needs to form a proper head.
Elsewhere on the property in New York: the pests that turn up here.
Figures from NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals. 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.
Asparagus beetles in New York: When It Shows Up and What Stops It
Asparagus beetles show up in New York as soon as spears break ground in spring, typically mid-April on Long Island and late April into May farther…
Garden Pests in New York: What Shows Up, When, and How to Stop It
A county-by-county look at the ten insect pests Cornell CALS flags for New York gardens, with timing tied to plant stages.
New York Lawn Care: What to Plant and When to Feed It
New York’s climate calls for cool-season turf grasses, seeded in fall and fed by season, not by the calendar.
Garlic Varieties That Suit New York Winters
New York’s cold winters suit both hardneck and softneck garlic, but timing the planting to the first fall frost window matters more than the variety.
When to Plant Garlic in New York: Counting Back From the First Frost
NOAA’s fall frost window for New York City, November 14 to 27, anchors the state’s late October to early November garlic planting date, with upstate timing shifted earlier.
Growing Garlic in New York: Planting Dates, Varieties and Winter Cold
Learn New York’s fall planting window for garlic, which hardneck and softneck varieties suit the state’s winters, and how to cure the bulbs after harvest.
Tomato Pests in New York: Which Ones Actually Show Up Here
New York gardeners can expect cutworms and flea beetles early, then Colorado potato beetles, aphids, hornworms and stink bugs as summer progresses.
Tomato Planting Dates in New York: Counting Back From Your Frost Window
NOAA’s Central Park frost window sets New York’s tomato calendar, and this piece shows how to count backward and forward from it correctly.
Tomato Varieties That Ripen in Time in New York
Seven tomato varieties for New York, ordered by days to maturity, with the frost math needed to see which ones will actually ripen before fall frost.