Each year I happily and thankfully harvest an abundance of produce from our victory garden and coming up with ways not to waste any of that goodness is always a fun challenge for me. We love stuffed peppers but let’s face it they are a lot of work and take some time to cook. IContinue reading “Freezing Stuffed Peppers – From Plant to Freezer”
Category Archives: Ripley Victory Garden 2023
Ripley Victory Garden 2023-Week 5-11
The past 6 weeks have been a hurry up and wait situation. Between baking every weekend and it being too cold, then too hot, I have to admit I am a bit behind! The last two weeks have been great though. I have committed to spending at least an hour a day in the garden,Continue reading “Ripley Victory Garden 2023-Week 5-11”
Ripley Victory Garden 2023-Week 3-4
Week 3-4 zoomed by! Garden stuff done this week: Here is a look and what I have been working on: That’s it for now. It’s going to be a beautiful week weatherwise, so I will have more to share next time. -MM
Ripley Victory Garden 2023-Week 2
Week 2 was spent reading, planning, and planting seeds indoors. Garden stuff done this week: I started plum tomatoes, regular tomatoes, purple and green basil, purple and green sprouting broccoli, purple and orange cauliflower, jalapenos, Lunchbox peppers, bell peppers and eggplant. I used the black bottomed/clear lidded takeout containers I had on hand. They wereContinue reading “Ripley Victory Garden 2023-Week 2”
Ripley Victory Garden 2023-Week 1
As I have gotten older I have found that planning my garden and trying to figure out which varieties to grow is almost as exhausting as doing the actually planting and maintaining. There are just so many choices now, which is fantastic, but it can be very overwhelming. Also gone are the days of seedsContinue reading “Ripley Victory Garden 2023-Week 1”
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