Green Pepper Growth Time Calculator
PEPPERS: If you’re like most gardeners, you’ll have tried to get them up too soon, too-early spring transplants into chilly ground, and seen those bright-green … Read more
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Perennial Bloom Time Chart Zone 7
APRIL: The ground is bare in zones 7a-7b, and it makes gardeners nervous. There’s nothing blooming, so when we gaze out at the churned-up ground … Read more
Marigold Seed Germination Time Calculator
The timing of when your seeds start to sprout is key to feeling like a success as a first-time gardener; meaning things like marigolds, which … Read more
Cortland Apple Pollination Chart
Cortland: A handsome tree, but what good is that if it doesn’t bear? Unless you know how this apple likes to be treated. Plant it, … Read more
Avocado Seed Sprouting Time Calculator
It’s a long-term experiment to grow an avocado from seed (and they don’t all germinate at the same speed, nor even year to year). Some … Read more
Perennial Bloom Time Chart
That’s part of the problem with planting everything in March. You’ll notice that by midsummer, when you expect to see color, you find only green … Read more
Cucumber Seed Germination Time Calculator
When cucumber seedlings emerge, it’s on their timetable… Not the one you marked on your calendar when you planted them. But which date? That vary … Read more
Anna Apple Tree Pollination Chart
This is a warm-winter apple that yields fruit, even in the south or southwest. With a shovel in hand, you’re about to plant an apple … Read more
Zucchini Growth Time Calculator
Zucchini are fast growers (and therefore should matures rapidly). But that’s just one factor among many that affects the timing of your harvest. Weather, for … Read more
Elderberry Pollination Chart
PLANT A pair of elderberry bushes, then wait for the harvest. But that is not what happens: many bush have only leaves and hardly any … Read more
Bell Pepper Growth Time Calculator
The right time to plant bell peppers can be tricky because they reward patience more than almost any other summer vegetable, as too-early planting results … Read more