Explore your calendar Learn which plants to grow in your zone & when to plant them Start here! Step 1: Find your zone Continue > Planting zone:Enter your zip code. Two of the most important aspects of gardening are knowing when to plant and what to plant in your vegetable or flower gar...
South Dakota on average has approximately 135 days between the last and first frost. Follow the planting schedules below for when to plant tomatoes, peppers and other vegetables. Zone 3 Planting Schedule Zone 4 Planting Schedule Zone 5 Planting Schedule...
S. x ‘Penda’ Bloomerang Purple: flowers in spring, pauses, then flowers again from midsummer through fall Although common lilacs love cold weather, a few thrive as far south as Zone 8, including cutleaf hybridS. x laciniata, with fragrant, pale lavender flowers, andS. pubescens ssp. patula...
Well-draining soil is important whether planting in a container or in the ground. Lantanas are adapted to drier conditions. Consistently wet soil may lead to root rot. Amend heavy soil with compost. If you live inUSDAzone 8 or cooler, your lantana will be an annual unless brought inside, ...
First, most gardeners make the mistake of choosing and planting the largest onion sets they can find when they should be picking the smallest sets instead.Texas A&M, Michigan State, and other university Extension Services note that bigger onion sets stop growing and go to flower sooner than sm...
6 years ago In #5 you start a sentence with: “Here is the rule of thumb”. Many years ago an English king ruled that a man could only beat his wife with a stick no bigger in diameter than his thumb. This is the only rule of thumb that I have ever heard of so please, stop ...