Author: Erin
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When to Plant Cantaloupe in Kentucky — What I Learned on My Ridgetop
In 2025, I missed the window when I searched for When to plant cantaloupe in Kentucky. Instead, I bought cantaloupe transplants from my local Amish nursery. Stuck them in the ground, trained them up the trellis, and figured I’d see what happened. What happened was cantaloupe — more than I expected, actually, because I didn’t…
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How to Bake Thelma Sanders Acorn Squash: An Heirloom Favorite
If you’re looking for a cozy, full-of-goodness dish that’s easy to make at home, learning how to bake Thelma Sanders acorn squash is a game-changer. This heirloom variety, with its creamy skin and sweet, nutty flesh, has stolen my heart—from growing it on my garden trellis where bees buzz around its vibrant flowers, to savoring…
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Why I Started Growing My Own Food on Our Kentucky Homestead
We live in rural Kentucky, which feels like either all options are buffets or grocery store misfits when you pick out vegetables. When we moved here, I had unrealistic expectations of vegetable stands and full farmers’ markets. What it actually is is a small community that grows corn, soy, and cows, and if you don’t…
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When to Plant Onions in Kentucky — A Real Homesteader’s Guide to Transplants
Quick Answer: When to Plant Onion Transplants in Kentucky Plant onion transplants outdoors in Western Mar 15, Central Mar 25, Eastern Apr 1 (earliest safe dates), according to the University of Kentucky. Onions are cold-tolerant and can handle light frosts. For Kentucky, grow intermediate or long-day varieties. See the Overwintering Onions in Kentucky post-coming soon.…
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How to Start Broccoli Seeds Indoors in Kentucky — And When to Pot Them Up
Right now, in my basement, there is a tray of Di Cicco broccoli seedlings sitting under grow lights on a timer. I see people in my social media gardening groups asking how to start broccoli seeds, so I thought I would share here. They have been down there since February 21st, and they are not…
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Why I Had to Transplant Sprouted Garlic in Kentucky (And What Happened Next)
I planted garlic last fall and had a whole plan for it. Then the plan changed — and I had to transplant the sprouted garlic out of its bed at the end of March 2026. That timing mattered for the garlic too. That’s the kind of thing that happens on a homestead! UPDATED: Results are…
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When to Plant Broccoli in Kentucky – What the Worms Taught Me
Last year I grew broccoli. The worms grew it with me. This year, when to plant Broccoli in Kentucky has taken on a new meaning, win against the worms. I planted Calabrese and Waltham 29 — both solid Kentucky varieties — and felt pretty good about it. Then I turned over a leaf one morning…
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Kentucky Vegetable Planting Calendar: What to Plant, When, and Where You Actually Live
I really needed a printable planting calendar for my Kentucky garden. Because every spring, I’d search: “When should I plant tomatoes? When do peas go in the ground? What about fall broccoli?” I was tired of searching every year and saw others were searching the same things I was. Here’s the gold mine, I built…
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How I Grew Thelma Sanders Squash on a Cattle Panel Arch in Kentucky
I started searching for “how to grow Thelma Sanders squash in Kentucky”, as I had grown ONE plant in Washington. And my journey gifted me with a full-blown squash chandelier hanging from a cattle panel arch in the middle of my Kentucky garden — and I am not even a little bit sorry about it.…
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When to Plant Peas in Kentucky — What Actually Happened in My Garden
Quick answer for when to plant peas in Kentucky is 3 paragraphs down if you are skim reading. We were standing outside getting ready to start seeds, and I was showing him how to push a Sugar Snap pea seed down into the soil with his finger. He did it carefully — one seed, then…