Raising soil pH from 5.5 to 6.5 takes about 7.8 pounds of finely ground limestone per 100 square feet in loam, less in sandy soil and more in clay. Enter your pH, soil texture and bed size for pounds of lime, split into applications that stay under extension per-application caps.

Carrots, parsnips, leeks, kale, spinach, garlic and onions can stay in the bed over winter. A chart of how cold each one takes, when you harvest it, and whether it needs mulch, row cover or a cold frame.

Most vegetables grow best at a soil pH of 6.0 to 7.0, and 6.5 is the target for a mixed bed. A soil pH chart for 50+ crops and herbs from extension guides, with how to test your soil and raise a low pH with lime or wood ash.

Maple syrup has four Grade A color classes, Golden, Amber, Dark and Very Dark, set by how much light passes through the syrup. A chart of each class with taste, light transmission and season timing, the old-to-new name crosswalk, and how to grade your own syrup at home.