Welcome to the Bloom & Peck blog — real homesteading from a Kentucky backyard.
You’ll find sourdough recipes, garden-to-table cooking, and everything I’ve learned the hard way about growing food.
Erin here. Pull up a chair.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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