Although I have been working in my garden for the past month I am going to label this update as Week 1. Let’s start this series of posts with what a victory garden really is. Copied verbatim from Wikipedia: Victory gardens, also called war gardens or food gardens for defense, were vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens planted at private residencesContinue reading “Ripley Victory Garden Week 1”
Category Archives: Gardening
From Pumpkin to Pie
Another frustrating item missing from the shelves this fall has been pumpkin puree. The kind of pumpkin used in sweet breads, pies and cookies. The shortage is not due to the pandemic but due to the wet growing season last year. While waiting for pumpkin supplies to replenish in the grocery stores I for theContinue reading “From Pumpkin to Pie”
Victory Garden Update
I can’t believe I have forgotten to post about my garden this year. I am fully embracing the victory garden life this year. Mentally changing my gardening experience to embrace the idea of victory gardening has changed my perspective. Growing food as a hobby is one thing. Growing food to survive and as a necessityContinue reading “Victory Garden Update”
Home Delivery
Not sure if I have mentioned this before but along with doing cakes again I also offer home delivery of baked goods every Wednesday. This option was a big part of my bakery business almost 10 years ago and as you can imagine very popular with customers. A few months ago I put out aContinue reading “Home Delivery”
Transplanting Seedlings
Today I started the transplant process for the tomato babies! The key for seedlings in my experience is not to put them in direct light as soon as they emerge from the soil. Instead put them under a florescent light then they don’t get leggy. I just use a plain old florescent tube light butContinue reading “Transplanting Seedlings”
Week 10 of 80 – Not Impressed With Our Debt – October Dinners – Meal Planning
October is already 7 days in, but here is what I am planning for dinner for the rest of October. Oct 7th Oct 8th Oct 9th Oct 10th Continue reading “Week 10 of 80 – Not Impressed With Our Debt – October Dinners – Meal Planning”
June Garden Update
Hi all! Just a quick garden update for you today just click on the link below. Lots to do still but I am pretty excited about how much we have gotten done so far. Have a great weekend and I’ll update you again soon. -MM **June Garden Update** click on
Garden Update for March- Mole Damage!
It’s been a very long winter here in Western NY! Check out my garden update for March. -MM
Food Preservation Goals and Garden Update September 13, 2017
The summer has flown by and we are now in the middle of September already! I never got a second crop of anything in because I have been so busy with work now that the college workers are back in school. It has been a fabulous growing season mostly for us. The wet Spring damagedContinue reading “Food Preservation Goals and Garden Update September 13, 2017”
Gardening and Preserving Goals July 25th Update
This summer is the complete opposite of last summer. Last summer, barely any rain fell, this summer it hasn’t stopped raining for more than two days at a time. We have lost some things like the cherries, however, most of my plantings have thrived in the rainy hot weather. The bold items in the listsContinue reading “Gardening and Preserving Goals July 25th Update”
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