Author: Erin
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Easy No-Egg Sourdough Discard Pancakes (Small Batch for Two)
Some mornings you don’t want a big production — you just want real food on the table fast. These are my everyday sourdough discard pancakes for two: one bowl, 10 minutes, no egg, and almost no additional flour. These are naturally dairy-free — no milk needed. The sourdough discard and a splash of water do…
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Best Chicken Breeds for Kentucky Beginners: What I Actually Keep and What I’d Choose
If you search ‘best chicken breeds for Kentucky,’ you’ll find the same ten names on every list. Buff Orpington. Rhode Island Red. Barred Rock. Most of those articles were written by people who have never spent a July in Kentucky watching their beloved hen pant in the heat with wings spread wide. I’ve kept chickens…
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Grow Bags for Kentucky Gardeners — 7 Crops I’ve Actually Grown (And What the Heat Taught Me the Hard Way)
If you’ve been reading this blog a while, you’ve seen the photo. Chives in a grow bag in Kentucky, April sunlight, ridgetop backdrop — it’s been sitting right there in my April planting post header being beautiful and a personal inspiration to expand gardening in grow bags in Kentucky. The experiments. The drooping vines at…
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Raising Chickens in Kentucky: How My Craigslist Flock Began
With egg prices doing what they do, the questionable things big commercial producers put into chicken feed, and wanting to control exactly what goes into our bodies — I’ve been keeping laying hens since 2013. I knew raising chickens in Kentucky would be a different game. When we moved to our Kentucky homestead, everything felt…
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Companion Plants for Thyme — What I Actually Grow Together in My Kentucky Garden
Thyme is one of the best companion plants you can grow in a Kentucky garden. In Zone 7a it grows well with tomatoes, broccoli, beets, peas, radishes, and strawberries — repelling cabbage worms, hornworms, and whiteflies while attracting pollinators. I grow it in containers, raised beds, and in the ground across my Adair County homestead.…
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When to Plant Beets in Kentucky — What I Did Wrong and What I’m Trying This Year
Last year I grew beets. They were pitiful. If you are searching When to Plant Beets in Kentucky, here are some facts and my growing experience. I planted Detroit Dark Red in my raised bed, watched them come up, and then basically neglected them. Not enough water. Not enough fertilizer. The roots stayed small and…
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What to Plant in June in Kentucky — What I’m Actually Growing (Zone 7a Homestead)
If you are searching for what to plant in June in Kentucky you are in the right place. June is the month the garden really starts to feel like it’s working. Everything you started in February, March, April and May is either in the ground, climbing something, or about to give you something to eat.…
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Easy Sourdough Discard Biscuits and Sausage Gravy for Two
Some birthdays call for reservations. This one called for a cast iron skillet. These sourdough discard biscuits and sausage gravy for two started as a birthday morning solution. My husband wanted something special but wasn’t feeling like going out — so I did what any homestead spouse does. I looked at what I had. My…
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When to Plant Peppers in Kentucky — What I Learned the Hard Way
If you’re searching for when to plant peppers in Kentucky, you’re in the right place. I was not a hot pepper person until I learned to stuff them, wrap ’em in bacon, and grill them on the BBQ. But mainly, I grow them because my husband and son love the hot sauce I make. Growing…
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What to Plant in May In Kentucky – Zone 6 & 7 – What I’m Doing
If you’re searching for what to plant in May in Kentucky, you’re in the right place, and you are probably as excited as I am to dig in the dirt! May is THE month for Kentucky gardeners—frost risk is behind us, soil has warmed to 60°F+, and everything that’s been under lights finally goes outside.…