Category: Kentucky Gardening

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 of picking, not some big once-a-summer haul. This is where San Marzano vs Roma in a small garden matters. The internet is pretty sure about this one,…

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 ground this month. So much to harvest and the crazy amount of pests still attacking. August feels like the height of summer but it is quietly one…

My search, what is wrong with my pepper plant? Then, why are my pepper plants leaves cupping? Nothing seemed to match what my peppers were doing. Most advice was I was over watering, or aphids. I had looked all over the leaves and could not see any bugs. My watering schedule was on point. They…

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…

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.…

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…

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.…

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…