Spring is a great time for vegetable planting. You can still plant many cool season vegetables and soon it'll be time to plant summer crops. A note on those: If you prefer starting seeds indoors over purchasing seedlings at Blackhawk Hardware's Garden Center, it is now time to start those as well if you haven't [...]
We're currently expecting our first child and as I type this I can hear my husband making renovation noises in the future nursery. As first time parents we've been spending hours doing research on what are some of the must have baby products, what baby shampoo and diaper cream have the least amount of chemicals [...]
Let's face it, here at Blackhawk Hardware our favorite eggs are the Big Green Eggs and if we had to choose a Big Green Egg or an oven we would pick the Egg. Yep, we are true Egg-Heads here. So with our overflowing love for the BGE it comes as no surprise that we love [...]
With the Mecklenburg County Boy Scouts' Council Pinewood Derby Championship only a month away you may wondering where you can get the best accessories for your pinewood derby car in Charlotte. Of course your favorite neighborhood hardware store has you covered. We carry a shelf full of racing parts that you may need in your [...]
Now that it stopped pouring you may find yourself looking for something to make on your Big Green Egg grill. Today I'm going to share what we made out of this really easy recipe for Island-Style Chicken Sandwich from The Kamado Smoker & Grill Cookbook by Chris Grove. What I also love about this recipe [...]
The answer to the question as to when should you start planting vegetables in Charlotte really depends on the vegetable. Some like arugula, spinach and peas can be sown as early as the ground can be worked. If you get seeds in the ground this weekend you can count on a spinach harvest in 30 [...]
The other day when I was walking down the aisles at Blackhawk Hardware I stopped by the paint department and found this fun product: Frog Tape! Few things are more frustrating than having happily finished painting a room only to peel off the paint tape and reveal smudged edges. OK so there are definitely more [...]
You might find that a lot of professional knife sharpening services pick-up from restaurants only or you have to pay for shipping to have your blades sharpened. Thankfully you can conveniently drop of your knives at Blackhawk Hardware to have them sharpened by the knife and blade experts Troutman Sharpening Service. Troutman stops by Blackhawk [...]
We love trying out new recipes for our Big Green Egg smoker and grill and this Portobello Mushroom Burger with Balsamic Mayonnaise recipe did not disappoint. Who says grilling always has to involve meat? Definitely save this recipe for when your vegetarian friends are over for dinner! What's best, it was easy and fast to [...]
Blackhawk Hardware has sleds and ice melt in stock at this point. Due to the inclement weather the store is closing at 1pm on Friday, Jan 22nd and open at 10am on Saturday, Jan 23rd. Please check this page for updated store hours throughout the weekend! We appreciate your understanding in helping the Blackhawk team [...]
