What Doesn't grow in KY? (growing, 2009, grass, strawberries)

[pacalady]

We are hoping to move to KY in the next year. Was wondering what 'can't be grown there' if anything!

More interested in what Can Not be grown than what can!!

Asparagus? Garlic? Kohlrabi? Cabbage? Baby corn? whatever??

What berries don't do well, if any?

What is the growing season? Here we can't plant until mid May .... done by Halloween....

Would love some insight since we compost and grow our own veggies!

Thank you for any information!

PacaLady

[Ohiogirl81]

Where in Kentucky? That makes a difference. Unless you're moving to a mountaintop in eastern Kentucky, your growing season will be at least as long as the one you're used to now.

Check out the zone map to find out which zone you're moving into.

[mdawg]

In Louisville the growing season is usually late March/early April through late October. It can be a little longer or shorter each year. But generally we have our last frost around April 1st and our first around November 1st. I only grew tomatoes this year and they kept growing until probably the 1st week in November. I have no problem growing squash, zucchini, strawberries, pretty much any popular herb you can think of, and grape vines do fairly well here. Western and Southern Kentucky have the longest growing seasons, and Eastern and Northern Kentucky have the shortest, due to the mountains and NKY is just farther north.

[pacalady]

We are focusing on the Lex regional areas of KY, but we are also looking at the southern part .... until we sell our place here in Idaho, it is a mute point though, since we won't know what might be on the market in KY at the time we sell in Idaho. Our realtor's listing just ran out this week; but we're still getting hits on our website from my own advertising ..... very few inquiries with the economy what it is, and the Holidays upon us. We understand and prayerful we can move in 2009!!!

When we get to KY we were thinking of having a u-pick/produce stand type place in conjunction with our alpaca farm. Maybe have a small corn maze for kids to visit; pumpkin patch in the fall; fresh veggies and fruits to pick during the summer while one is visiting the alpaca farm and hold classes in fiber arts etc. But it occured to me that having a 'garden' full of fruits, veggies and herbs is probably what everyone else is doing there in rural life as well! So maybe no customers!!!

We're just trying to find a way to be self sustainable, and will appreciate any information or insight anyone can share.

Thanks
PacaLady

[Full-Blooded American]

Bluegrass? Wouldn't that be funny.

[kygman]

Asparagus grows good around here. We can go out and pick several pounds of the highway rights of way. I never knew the stuff grew wild until a man at work showed me.

As far as the house looking, check on realtor.com and just put in Lexington, or whatever town in that area you want to check

[Stratford, Ct. Resident]

Originally Posted by pacalady

We are hoping to move to KY in the next year. Was wondering what 'can't be grown there' if anything!

Money on trees!!!!!!!!

Sorry, i couldn't resist.

[blue_eyedgirl]

Originally Posted by pacalady

We are focusing on the Lex regional areas of KY, but we are also looking at the southern part .... until we sell our place here in Idaho, it is a mute point though, since we won't know what might be on the market in KY at the time we sell in Idaho. Our realtor's listing just ran out this week; but we're still getting hits on our website from my own advertising ..... very few inquiries with the economy what it is, and the Holidays upon us. We understand and prayerful we can move in 2009!!!

When we get to KY we were thinking of having a u-pick/produce stand type place in conjunction with our alpaca farm. Maybe have a small corn maze for kids to visit; pumpkin patch in the fall; fresh veggies and fruits to pick during the summer while one is visiting the alpaca farm and hold classes in fiber arts etc. But it occured to me that having a 'garden' full of fruits, veggies and herbs is probably what everyone else is doing there in rural life as well! So maybe no customers!!!

We're just trying to find a way to be self sustainable, and will appreciate any information or insight anyone can share.

Thanks
PacaLady

Honestly, I can't think of anything that doesn't grow in Kentucky. That's where I'm from and my family has always had gardens. I'm from South Central Kentucky about an hour and a half from Lexington and my Mom's garden contains just about every vegetable known to man . She also has several fruit and nut tree's on our family property. In fact I just got a big bag of hulled pecans in the mail last week from her that grew on the pecan tree in our front yard. Good Luck with your garden and your move!

[lexingtongal]

The rule of thumb is to wait until after Derby day to plant tomatoes to avoid the frost getting them. I must say it's a pretty accurate measure of when to plant

[pacalady]

Thanks everyone! I can hardly wait for the seed catalogs to arrive!!!

(And a buyer for our Idaho farm too!!