Know your planting window.

Garlic is ready when the lower leaves brown and half the upper leaves stay green. What three extension services say, how to test a bulb, and how to cure it.

Garlic goes in during October in the South, mulched in late fall and harvested in early summer. Spacing, mulch depth and types to avoid, with a source.

In Florida, garlic goes in from late fall through early winter. Softneck types like Artichoke and Creole suit mild winters. See how it differs from cold states.

Spring or fall? When to set out strawberry plants in USDA zones 7-8, how the two planting systems differ, and the bed spacing to use, with a named source.

In Florida strawberries go in during fall, not spring, and the window moves with your region. Dates for North, Central and South Florida, with a named source.

Zones 7-8 grow both warm-season and cool-season lawns, and each has its own seeding window. Dates, soil-test timing and the seeding method, with a named source.