Category: Kentucky Gardening
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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 April 1–June 15 in western Kentucky, March 25–July 1 in central Kentucky, and late March in eastern Kentucky, according to the University of Kentucky. Onions are cold-tolerant and can handle light frosts. For Kentucky, grow intermediate or long-day varieties. Updated April…
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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’s the kind of thing that happens on a homestead! This post is about why I moved it, what pre-sprouted…
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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
Every spring, I see people on social media asking when they should start their tomatoes, peppers, peas, potatoes, etc. in Kentucky zone 6b, 7a, and 7b. I thought to myself, “Who has a Kentucky vegetable planting calendar?” So, with some AI help, I built this. (I can’t make a spreadsheet for others to understand-I do…
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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
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 another — and then looked up at me and said he, “When do we plant peas in Kentucky?…
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How I Transplanted Tula Magic Raspberries into a Raised Bed on My Kentucky Zone 7 Homestead
If you’re growing raspberries in Kentucky and wondering whether to transplant from containers to a raised bed, here’s exactly what I did on my Zone 7 ridgetop homestead with Tula Magic. Why I chose to plant raspberries in a raised bed in Kentucky While researching growing raspberries in Kentucky, I found a lot of information…
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How to Start Sweet Potato Slips in Kentucky (Zone 7a Guide)
If a sweet potato starts sprouting in your pantry, this might be your sign. I know it’s not the ideal way to remember it’s time to start slips, but here we are—February in Kentucky, and those tubers are ready whether I planned for it or not. This year I’m testing both the water method (my…
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Best Tomatoes to Grow in Kentucky: Zone 6 & 7
After two seasons of growing tomatoes in Adair County’s clay soil and unpredictable Kentucky weather, I’ve learned which varieties actually thrive here—and which ones split open the moment a thunderstorm rolls through. Finding the best tomatoes to grow in Kentucky isn’t just about picking popular names from a seed catalog; it’s about choosing varieties that…