Spring In Appalachia
Bloodroot – Photo by Don Casada Shortly after I started the Blind Pig & The Acorn back in 2008, I…
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Planting By The Signs for April 2015
I started trying to plant by the signs about 8 years ago. Pap and Granny always grew a garden when…
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Getting Ready For The Garden
The Blind Pig Family put the beautiful weekend weather to good use. We managed to get most of our garden…
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Folklore For Gardeners
Trees that bloom twice in one year will have a bad crop. Pap says he’s seen June apples bloom twice…
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Sow True Seed
Sow True Seed has once again signed on to sponsor the Blind Pig and The Acorn garden as well as the…
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A Craving For Candy Roasters
Today’s guest post was written by Jim Casada. Photo by Asheville Citizen Times A CRAVING FOR CANDY ROASTERS by…
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Blind Pig & The Acorn Squash Reporters @ Large
A few weeks ago I shared the results of my Sow True Seed squash growing. Today I’d like to share the reports sent…
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My Squash Report
It was a bumper year for Squash in the Blind Pig & the Acorn garden. We had tons of yellow…
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Gypsy Pepper
This summer The Deer Hunter and I found a new favorite sweet pepper to grow-Gypsy Peppers. B. Ruth, Blind Pig…
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Pickling By The Signs
Coming in at number 12 in the most popular Blind Pig & the Acorn posts is Canning By The Zodiac…
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Planting By The Signs For August 2014
We managed to get a few things planted for a fall garden a few days ago-lettuce, turnips, and such as…
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Sow True Seed – Lemon Cucumbers
One of the new varieties I’ve tried growing this summer is a heirloom cucumber-Cucumis sativus or Lemon Cucumber. The seeds…
