Vicktory Farm & Gardens

06/12/2023

Picking rose buds to dry for garden tea in the dead of winter. This rose has the most delicious fragrance.

05/27/2023

The ranunculus are out of hand. Since we are nine months to a year out from a farmstand, I'm just enjoying the blooms. The dining table is so full we can't eat at it, the work on the house rebuild is still happening, re-infrastructuring is still in babysteps progress, so pleasure picking has even come to a halt.

My brother called, and we were catching each other up with our projects. He was speaking of his resort and kept saying ROI. So I finally asked, "What is ROI?"
"Return on investment," was his reply.
I howled! "Well no wonder I didn't know what that meant!" Not only have I not seen an ROI, I don't expect I ever will.

Well, I do indeed have ROI, unseen, uncountable, unbankable by the world. My ROI's, such as they are, are in another Kingdom.

05/12/2023

04/12/2023

My poor little stocks that should have been planted a while ago. Are finally snuggled in. The rows are 7inches apart (4 across on a 30" bed) with 5 inch spacing in the rows. I'm thinking they could have been closer, but we will see.

They are a one cut and done and should be out long before my autumn flowers go in around August.

03/14/2023

Ranunculus are planted and put to bed, hopefully a good turn out of flowers in May and June. Next year maybe I'll get them going earlier and have some February blooms, ooh ooh, if only.

90' of 4 rows on a 30" wide bed, 5" apart in the rows, with extra space between varieties. 6 hours. Listened to 6 episodes of The No-till Flowers podcast by Jennie Love, very encouraging and enlightening.

No bending over, no being on my knees, all planted while squating. No lunch break, only standing to move down the bed, bring in the flats from the other hoop house and to drink water 3 times. Yep, my gluten maximus are screaming.

03/10/2023

Ranunculus hoop going up! Six months, or seven, late. Better late than never and to turn around and see my house roof finally, pain goes away quickly

02/24/2023

A little music to introduce full swing egg production.

Love the colors.

https://youtu.be/cWkXmx-0phc

02/24/2023

Sometimes ya whine and cry and run for the hydrogen peroxide and bandaids. And sometimes ya laugh, wonder how that sprung a leak, and keep on working.

01/15/2023

Took a keep-your-lungs-inside-your-chest break from farm work since Christmas. Back to it today, with my new work hat I made while I was sick. I was too hot to wear my hat! It was a good day. I'll get a tarp and finish my tool shed/office this coming week.

09/05/2022

Farm tire swings are the best!

09/04/2022

Went out to pick a few beans for dinner.

08/24/2022

Time for the hens to move. Luscious new digs.