Category: Gardening

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 »

Welcome “Backyard Food Productions”

Print PDF Hello all – I am very happy to announce that ModernSurvivalOnline is now an affiliate for Backyard Food Productions. Several weeks ago I was contacted by them and asked if I wanted to receive a copy of their educational DVD for review and giveaway. Of course I said “YES!” and have received the [...]

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Friday March 4th, 2011 in Gardening, homesteading | 2 Comments »

Free online garden planner & resource

Print PDF I recently came across a great free online garden planner where you can create a garden of up to 12 feet x 4 feet, add your crops – and print it out. Great for smaller raised beds. The website also has many educational resources such as Getting Started, When to Plant, Container Gardens, [...]

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Saturday February 19th, 2011 in Gardening | 1 Comment »

4 Best Methods for Off-the-Grid Food Production from Activist Post

Print PDF I saw this article over at Activist Post – thought you might be interested. – – Rourke Original article appears here: 4 Best Methods for Off-the-Grid Food Production For most of us producing all of our own food is just a fantasy. It evokes visions of multiple acres of fertile land, long work [...]

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Wednesday February 16th, 2011 in alternative power, food storage, Gardening, Information | 1 Comment »

Great information resource: Mother Earth News website

Print PDF I have a new resource of information that I have been spending more and more time on – the website for Mother Earth News magazine. MotherEarthNews.com is packed with great information ranging from Gardening to Modern Homesteading. Articles are abundant and there are also many videos as well. I know many of my [...]

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Wednesday February 9th, 2011 in Gardening, Information, skills | 5 Comments »

Review – Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre

Print PDF For Christmas my brother bought me the book – Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre. He knows my passion for gardening as well as a desire to learn everything “homesteading” that I can. I live in a typical suburban community – so I am maximizing my property within confines of the Rules and [...]

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Friday February 4th, 2011 in Gardening | 5 Comments »

Compost Gardening – Book Review

Print PDF I love gardening and feel it is a very valuable tool for any long term survival situation. It is also a fantastic way to save money – and enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables on a daily basis. Soil quality is so important to gardening. Plants suck the nutrients out of the soil as [...]

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Wednesday December 8th, 2010 in food storage, Gardening | 1 Comment »

Food Production Systems DVD Course Giveaway

Print PDF Hello all – Over at Preparing Your Family they are having a pretty cool giveaway. They are giving away a DVD course from Rooster Crows Productions called ‘Food Production Systems For a Backyard or Small Farm‘. From reading the review – this sounds like a very thorough and complete course related to gardening [...]

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Tuesday December 7th, 2010 in Contest, Gardening | Comments Off

Welcome Directive21′s Emergency Seed Bank!!!

Print PDF Directive21.com(The Berkey Guy) has decided to provide additional sponsorship to ModernSurvivalonline. The Berkey Guy has recently started carrying Emergency Seed Bank’s. Thank you!!! For those that might wonder – “What in the world is an Emergency Seed Bank?” – I will tell you. An Emergency Seed Bank  is a stash of seeds that [...]

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Wednesday November 10th, 2010 in Gardening, Survival & Preparedness | Comments Off
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