Agriculture – Meneely Family Nursery

Nursery/Garden Update Sept 3rd

This is my favorite time of year. No, not because of pumpkin spice, but yes because of spice. We’ve been rolling in peppers! I’ve been runny nosed and teary eyed at every meal, not because of Covid or anything like that, but rather from habaneros, jalapenos, thai dragons, and all kinds of spicy treats. MyContinue reading “Nursery/Garden Update Sept 3rd”

Pepper Pruning

There are two camps of pepper growers out there, those that prune and those that do not. I fall into the “do not prune” group, with a couple of exceptions. Peppers (and tomatoes and eggplants) can be pruned to become more bushy and less upright. Some growers say this increases yield. I don’t disagree orContinue reading “Pepper Pruning”

Spring Seedling Sale 2021 – Check out our offerings!

We are pleased to announce that these will be the offerings for our 2021 Spring seedling sale. We won’t officially be selling these seedlings until Saturday May 8th, they still have some growing to do, but we do want to put them on your radar. All of the plants listed we grew either fromContinue reading “Spring Seedling Sale 2021 – Check out our offerings!”

Book Review (Double) Teaming with Microbes and Teaming with Fungi

Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Growers Guide to the Soil Food Web by Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis and Teaming with Fungi: The Organic Growers Guide to Mycorrhizae by Lowenfels alone are two must reads for the modern gardener. Incredibly well researched, these books provide an extensive overview of soil food webs and microbial life,Continue reading “Book Review (Double) Teaming with Microbes and Teaming with Fungi”

Resource – My Favorite Gardening Youtube Channels

Here are a few gardening channels from Youtube that I find useful, practical, and informative. There are many other great channels out there that I’m probably leaving out, but these are the ones that I come back to time and time again when I want to learn or review something. The Gardening Channel With JamesContinue reading “Resource – My Favorite Gardening Youtube Channels”

Product Review – Back to the Roots Mushroom Farm

First the disclaimer. I am in no way affiliated with Back to the Roots or their products and I’m not making money through this review. I’ve been curious about these kits for some time and have really wanted to try it. Finally, a couple weeks ago I picked up a kit, and it delivered! WithContinue reading “Product Review – Back to the Roots Mushroom Farm”

Do-Nothing Farming

There are a lot of philosophies out there in regard to agriculture, gardening, and food production. I’m enjoying learning about each of them, everything from permaculture to the square foot gardening method to biodynamic gardening. I had not heard of Do-Nothing or natural farming until I came across this article on healyourlife. The story ofContinue reading “Do-Nothing Farming”