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Week 3-4 zoomed by! Garden stuff done this week: I watched the seedlings daily and 11 of 13 varieties have popped up! I have already replanted 62 of the seedlings, and I have a ton more to go. The garlic is getting big in the raised bed garden! The bin of potatoes is doing OK.Continue reading “Ripley Victory Garden 2023-Week 3-4”

Week 2 was spent reading, planning, and planting seeds indoors. Garden stuff done this week: Planted 13 different varieties of veggies/herbs indoors Purchased two books specifically to learn succession gardening techniques. Uncovered the rhubarb outside Planted a bin with sprouting potatoes I started plum tomatoes, regular tomatoes, purple and green basil, purple and green sproutingContinue reading “Ripley Victory Garden 2023-Week 2”

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”