Posted by Lynn Byczynski on 24th Jul 2022
Onions are ready to harvest when the tops are falling over on more than half of them. That’s the sign that the bulbs are done growing and it’s best to get them out of the ground while they are in optimum condition.
Pull the onions if the soil is loose or use a trowel to gently lift them if they don’t come out easily. Always handle onions gently because bruising will cause them to rot in storage.
The next step is to cure the onions, which m… Read more
Posted by Lynn Byczynski on 24th Jul 2022
When planning your fall garden, you first need to write down two dates: the date when there is a 50% chance of a light frost (32*F) and the date when there is a 50% chance of a freeze (28F). You can find this information by putting your zip code into
this calculator.
If you have row cover like our
fleece blanket or fleece easy tunnel, you can expect about 2 degrees of frost protection, so you can move your planting dates back a bi… Read more