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Of all garden vegetables, radishes is perhaps the most responsive to timing. Plant on time. If you plant three weeks late they will have gone … Read more

Until conditions turn sour, lettuce is a cinch. Then things start to bolt. The question is: When? That’s a matter of timing. Timing depends on … Read more

To check your turf, match its weekly water need with what you put down with your sprinklers. Chances are, if you’re guessing, it’s going to … Read more

Germination time isn’t a fixed number on a seed packet. It’s variable, and different factors plays into it: The temperature, the moisture, the size, the … Read more

Want to plant cucumbers? It is better to check your soil temperature then a calendar. Seeds left in cool earth will stay dormant for weeks, … Read more

Precisely how do you plant garlic? You plant it in fall. Then you wait, waiting and waiting. Months later, you hope those bulbs has grown … Read more

Onions are a timed crop: Plant too soon or too late, or miss the window of cold weather they need (called “frost windows”) and you’ll … Read more

Growing asparagus is more about patient feeding of the crowns over time; time for them to focus their energy underground on establishing a robust, long-lived … Read more

Getting seeds to sprout on time is one of those things that take some juggling: Will you have an easy start to your season, or … Read more

How to get the timing right on pumpkins? It is partly up to chance, like whether I got the timing right on my pumpkins. It’s … Read more

When starting a lawn from seed, realize that the time it takes for seeds to germinate is very different depending on what kind of grass … Read more