Grow Well. Eat Well
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Grow More This Fall: Kentucky Garden Planting Tips + Free Download
Grow More This Fall: What to Plant in Your Kentucky Garden in August Some of the links below are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small…
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How to Grow Cantaloupe Vertically on a Trellis in Kentucky – What Worked in my Zone 7 Garden
Growing cantaloupe vertically on a trellis in Kentucky is one of the best decisions I’ve made in my Zone 7 garden — and I almost didn’t try it.…
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How to Grow Cucumbers in Kentucky — Raised Beds, Trellises & What Actually Worked
How to Grow Cucumbers in a Kentucky Raised Garden Bed This summer (2025) I grew my first cucumbers in a Kentucky raised bed—and honestly? I had no idea…
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Tomato Trials Part 5: Conquering the Cattle Panel Trellis
I’ll admit it—I felt silly waiting so long to set up my cattle panel trellis. Post-surgery, I doubted I could tackle it alone, especially pounding T-posts into the…
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Tomato Trials Series Part 6: Supporting Cherokee Purple and Roma Tomatoes
I’ll admit it: my Cherokee Purple and Roma tomatoes had me sweating after Kentucky’s summer solstice on June 20, 2025 heat prediction. Plus the week before brought tons…
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Summer Solstice 2025: A Gardener’s Guide to the Longest Day
Hey there, Bloom and Peck family! The summer solstice is here, lighting up our gardens today, Friday, June 20, 2025, at 9:42 p.m. Central Time. It’s the longest,…
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