Author: Erin
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How I Can Salsa from Garden-Fresh San Marzano Tomatoes
When I grow San Marzano tomatoes, I think of marinara sauce. The fantastic result I discovered is canning salsa with my garden-fresh San Marzano tomatoes, not canned. I knew this recipe was a keeper when my 31-year-old son stopped by for a Taco Tuesday family meal. I had just opened a jar of my newly…
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How I Plant Garlic in Kentucky (My Leaf-Mulch + Insect-Cover Method)
Planting garlic is the one fall job that gives a yummy gift the following summer. You tuck cloves into the ground in October, peak at them through the cold, and come July you’re pulling up fat, home-grown bulbs that taste nothing like the ones from the store. Most guides will tell you to “mulch with…
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Why I Grow San Marzano Tomatoes In My small Garden, For the Two of Us
There’s a bowl of tomatoes sitting on my kitchen scale right now, and it’s maybe five pounds (the the ones on the side) — a few days’ worth of picking, not some big once-a-summer haul. This is where San Marzano vs Roma in a small garden matters. The internet is pretty sure about this one,…
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What I am Planting and Harvesting in September in My Kentucky Garden
If you are like me, searching for what to plant in September in Kentucky you might be surprised to find out how much is actually going in the ground this month. So much to harvest and the crazy amount of pests still attacking. September starts to cool down. After the heat of August I am…
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What I am Planting and Harvesting in August in My Kentucky Garden
If you are like me, searching for what to plant in August in Kentucky you might be surprised to find out how much is actually going in the ground this month. So much to harvest and the crazy amount of pests still attacking. August feels like the height of summer but it is quietly one…
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Why I Grow Cylindra Beets Just to Ferment Them — One Jar, Two People
Why grow beets if you don’t eat a ton of them? I found my why. I have a jar of fermenting Cylindra beets bubbling away on my counter. I took the video up out on the porch so you could see the progress — that’s my chickens in the background, hoping I’ll drop them a…
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Powdery Mildew in Kentucky: What Actually Works and What I Stopped Wasting Money On
If you garden in Kentucky, you already know the look. That dusty, gray-white film that shows up on your squash leaves in the muggy part of summer like somebody walked through your garden flinging baking flour. It’s powdery mildew in Kentucky time! Last year it got my zucchini in the fall, this year it got…
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My Basil Still Turns Dark When I Freeze It — Here’s Why I Still Love it
I was frustrated, why can’t I keep my basil from turning darker when I freeze it, why can’t I keep my basil from turning black when I dry it? Every article promises to keep your basil green. This isn’t that. Mine turns dark too and I’m going to tell you why that’s okay. I tried…
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What’s Destroying My Pepper Plants? pepper leaves cupping? Broad Mites!
My search, what is wrong with my pepper plant? Then, why are my pepper plants leaves cupping? Nothing seemed to match what my peppers were doing. Most advice was I was over watering, or aphids. I had looked all over the leaves and could not see any bugs. My watering schedule was on point. They…
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What to Plant in July in Kentucky — What I’m Actually Growing on My Homestead
If you are like me, searching for what to plant in July in Kentucky you might be surprised to find out how much is actually going in the ground this month. July feels like peak summer — hot, humid, and full on — but it is also quietly the start of fall gardening season in…