by Lisa Meissner | Off Grid Garden
Fungus gnats seem harmless enough. That is until your garden starts are thoroughly infested. The carnage begins to look like a gardener’s version of a battlefield. This spring, we experienced this worst-case scenario. Seedlings imploded overnight...
by Nancy Meissner | Off Grid Garden
Potatoes are one of the very first crops that can be planted in early spring. It’s best to plant seed potatoes 2-3 weeks before the typical last frost date in your area. Potatoes are one of the most valuable and versatile veggies you can grow. Each potato piece...
by Lisa Meissner | Off Grid Garden
Backstory: I had started some Meyer Lemon plants from seed several years ago, and had to transplant them into some new pots. I’m a very frugal person (translation = miserable penny-pincher) so I used dirt from our property. Fast forward to a couple of months...
by Nancy Meissner | Off Grid Garden
Early this morning Craig and I headed to our garden to cut some fresh kale and collards for our daily green drink. We'd almost reached the garden gate when we noticed that a battle was taking place near one of our Montmorency cherry trees in the back of the orchard....
by Lisa Meissner | Off Grid Garden
Commercial planter pots are very nice to have, but when you are starting a LOT of new plants and your budget is tight, it could be difficult to come up with enough of them. You can use empty plastic containers like yogurt cups, or I've even used Styrofoam cups before....
by Nancy Meissner | Off Grid Garden
We're starting to have some springy weather, and it makes me think about fall garden chores that didn't get done! By late fall all "efficient" gardeners have cleared out old plants, pulled up tomato stakes, taken a soil sample, and prepared the garden beds by adding...
