Category: Gardening

Survival Food: Thoughts on upcoming spring garden……

Print PDF Over the past 8 years I have worked to learn about gardening and prepare for a time when a garden will be necessary to help provide nourishment for my family. It has been rewarding and fun – but very difficult at times. Gardening has become more popular over the past few years as seeds are [...]

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Tuesday January 31st, 2012 in Free Survival Download's, Gardening | 17 Comments »

Survival Resource: Jason Aker’s awesome websites

Print PDF I have been a fan of Jason Aker’s websites, articles and podcast for quite some time. If you are not familiar with him, well…..you should be. Many months ago I came across his great resources while searching for information on gardening. As an avid gardener for the past 8 years I have had [...]

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Saturday October 1st, 2011 in Gardening, Information | 2 Comments »

Quick garden update

Print PDF Every year I battle grass and weeds in my main garden. Every year I lose. This year after my spring/summer crops went by – I decided to try something different to eliminate or reduce the unwanted vegetation. I covered my entire garden with thick black plastic. The idea here is to block the [...]

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Wednesday August 17th, 2011 in Gardening | 13 Comments »

Video of the Week: Backyard Food Production Trailer

Print PDF If you are not familiar with the DVD Backyard Food Production – it is fantastic in my opinion. I have watched it a couple of times – figured I would pass this trailer on to everyone. For more info – click HERE. Rourke Test

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Welcome to the jungle…..my garden jungle!

Print PDF Picture from the back-side of my garden couple days ago. If you are a frequent reader then you know I love gardening. My interest in preparedness motivated me 8 years ago to start my first garden. That first garden did well. At about half the size of my current one and not really [...]

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Sunday June 12th, 2011 in food storage, Gardening | 17 Comments »

Growing corn in containers?

Print PDF I love gardening. Sitting down at the supper table with a plate of food that I grew myself is an experience like no other. Beyond that – having the skill and confidence to be able to grow your own food if needed……..priceless.     One of the crops that I have just recently started growing [...]

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Sunday May 22nd, 2011 in Gardening | 13 Comments »

Garden is well under way………

Print PDF I love gardening – preparing the soil, planting the seeds, and watching my hard work grow and produce nourishment. Not only have I found gardening to be very rewarding  - it is a valuable skill to have for future troubled times. Over the past 8 years I have made many, many mistakes. I [...]

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Monday May 9th, 2011 in Gardening | 9 Comments »

Awesome Seed Bank deal from The Berkey Guy!!

Print PDF Hello all – The Berkey Guy just contacted me about a deal I just have to tell you about. From now  until Friday(May 6th) – every person that purchases an Emergency Seed Bank will also receive a new product – the Herb Seed Bank.  This is an awesome deal as the Herb Seed Bank [...]

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Monday May 2nd, 2011 in Gardening, Saving Money | 1 Comment »

Guest Post: Why You Need To Garden Now

Print PDF by J.Burk It’s easy to find excuses not to garden: I’m too busy, I don’t want to ruin the lawn, I don’t have enough space, I’ll start when I move to the country. There might even be a few who bought a container of heirloom seeds, tossed it into the freezer and checked [...]

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Sunday May 1st, 2011 in Gardening, guest post | 4 Comments »

Simple Growing: Zucchini’s

Print PDF For those that have never gardened - getting started can be a daunting task. Getting going in gardening can be accomplished many ways such as using raised beds, containers – and of course in-ground. I highly recommend to get into gardening ASAP if you are not already. It is a skill that is developed over time and much sweat and practice. [...]

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Saturday April 23rd, 2011 in Gardening, skills | 1 Comment »

Creating a raised bed garden

Print PDF  I recently made a second raised bed garden to add to my fruit and vegetable growing capabilities. Living in a typical suburban neighborhood my space is limited. In this particular case I built this raised bed for blueberry and blackberry plants. To get this project done – I assembled all needed components in [...]

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Thursday April 7th, 2011 in Gardening | 21 Comments »

Growing potatoes in buckets

Print PDF Alright guys….this is a post I wrote last Fall for another blog but they never published it. Wanna grow some potatoes? It is amazingly easy. Check it out……. Over the past few years I have tried growing potatoes. Not wanting to use precious garden space for experimenting with potato’s – I tried growing [...]

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Friday March 4th, 2011 in Gardening | 23 Comments »
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