Survival Gardening Part 1 peak oil, food storage, TSHTF
In a new series of video we discuss and will show methods of gardening “when it counts.” The first 3 short videos detail some of the pitfalls and perils to the common survival/preparedness thinking of “when my storage food runs out I’ll just grow a garden.” Intermixed throughout the first three videos are also invaluable tips on gardening and food production for the homestead, survival retreat or backyard in suburbia. The first step in planning to truly grow your own food is to recognize the factors working AGAINST you, so you can plan accordingly. If your interested in being able to feed yourself from your own labor either now or after an economic collapse, peak oil, etc. then you should view these video.
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Survival Gardening Basics Part 1
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25 Responses to “Survival Gardening Part 1 peak oil, food storage, TSHTF”
“farmer joe 2 days after the appocalipse. legend. thanks man.
By all means, secure your garden. News about people stealing food out of gardens is getting more commonplace.
Deer came and ate my entire 1, 000 square foot total garden, after neighbor decided to leave my gate open while i was away for 2 days. that’s right 2 days and the entire garden was eaten entirely except for some cilantro. all in all i am out about 500 dollars not counting what i could have sold produce for , plus labor. I suggest locking and securing the place you grow in , you never know when somone/something might destroy your crops please take my advice, invest 10 dollars in locks.
i like the tomatoe plant, its the easiest to grow, and it provides alot
Yep, amongst other uses.
Those birds are a good source of survival food.
The wife has learned to do just about everything with zucchini- bread, smoothies, BROWNIES….. Very versatile plant.
I’ll have to look at those new vids. Zucchini sounds like another to add to my easy to grow list. Goes good in bread and muffins too and there will enough to share.
This guy has posted some more videos & touched on some other crops. Zucchini is near the top of my list because of its incredible productivity & I don’t need to spray it. Big draw back on it is the plant cannot handle standing water or even too much rain. It needs to be raised for drainage & even then it may die. Plus it is kinda bland boiled or canned. During the summer I slice 1/4″ thick & grill it – fantastic!
Appreciate the feedback on spuds. I will try the artichoke up here as the area we’re in does have a 90+ day growing season. One good thing about potates I hear is that they do good in lower light conditions and deer avoid them. Bear is another question. Potatoes would provide for awhile and electric fence would keep the bears out. Fence for deer must be 7-8 feet tall so potatoes might be helpful as it reduces fencing requirements.
Any other ideas for easy to grow, vegetables for dumbies?
Stay way from gmo seeds…use heirloom seeds. Monsanto seeds are heavily genetically manipulated. BAD stuff.
I have potatoes as well, but you can’t leave them in the ground all winter as they will freeze & turn to mush. Also the plants get all kinds of diseases which get worse year after year – so longterm potatoes will let you down.
Thanks for the help. Crops for Dummbies is what I need. Potatoes appear to be another good one for the purpose.
No, no it’s not
I would recommend “Jerusalem Artichoke” – here in zone 6A that is my #1 survival plant.
IIRC Monsanto was the one that was trying to “copyright” all there seeds and they were heavy into the “GM” seed biz. Where possible, shoot for non hybrid seeds. Many “hybrid” seeds WILL reproduce true, despite the hype that “no” hybrid seeds will reproduce true. We will cover more on seed saving in this series beginning in #4. Thanks for watching. SR
is monsanto seed good?
Wood ash is not a complete fertilizer. It does add back phosphorus IIRC (will double check that). It will also LOWER PH of the soil, so use sparingly or around things that like low PH like potatoes, blueberries. You can also use the hardwood ash to make lye for soap, although we’ve had a tough time getting it to “kick.”
I have a question about fertilizers. Would it be possible to use ashes from a wood stove as fertilizer in you garden? If so, would this be as good as standard chemical fertilizers?
Thanx
This info will be forthcoming in other videos in this series. Should be another one out sometime next week. Thanks for watching and stay tuned!
SR
Yes please. What would be good, provide calories and be a reliable-easier crop to grow. Also, how much seed of each and amount of land needed to feed a family of 6. Perhaps there is no set answers, yet any clue or guildance would be helpful. Thanks!
Sticks- are you asking what to grow?
Checking out FrugalSquirrels now.
What would you suggest as more reliable subsistence garden to grow for ‘dummbies’. For example potatoes apparently grow in low light and cooler temps and deer avoid eating the stalk. Up here we must guard against bear as well. An electric fence is recommended. They can uproot sections of rows with one swipe of a paw.
The challenge of growing a garden when you must count on it is daunting.
Survivalblog is good, so is FrugalSquirrels add a dotcom to both of them. Thanks for the nice comments!