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... 
by Nancy Meissner | Off Grid Garden
This spring as our fruit trees were blossoming and leafing out, I noticed that many of the leaves on our peach tree were abnormally shaped, with red blisters on them. Craig, my husband, looked on the internet for solutions. We determined that our peach tree was... 
by Nancy Meissner | Off Grid Garden
Our family loves garlic--and a number of years back, we discovered "gourmet garlic"--which is another name for hardneck garlic. It’s different than the garlic that you buy at the grocery store, which usually is grown in warmer climates and is sometimes called... 
by Nancy Meissner | Off Grid Garden
Its that time of the year... Spring fever. And its also time to start planning the garden and choosing which seeds to start. If you haven't already done so--NOW IS definitely THE TIME to order seeds for this summer's garden! We all need to learn to collect seeds... 
by Nancy Meissner | Off Grid Garden
A few years ago I planted comfrey in one of my flower gardens. Comfrey has a lot of wonderful medicinal properties, so I thought it'd be good to have on hand. I had heard that this herb grows profusely, and sorry to say I’ve had to learn my lesson the hard way!... 
by Nancy Meissner | Off Grid Garden
My husband Craig always keeps a close eye on our orchard. This spring he noticed quite a few ants crawling around on two of our cherry trees. There was a tiny bug that the ants seemed very interested in. We quickly discovered that ants have another occupation other...