Who is preparing for gardening?

[Twana Blevins]

I'm hoping y'all will post helpful information for the seasoned gardener and also for the beginners. Me personally I'm looking for info about Green House/Chicken Coops. What you have tried, what has worked and what has not. Plus please feel free to offer any other farming tried with results information you think would be helpful for us all as we all need to be planning for hard times.

[H. Gregory Badger]

This is planned to overthrow our Constitution.

 

Be prepared and we won't let it happen.

[John S. Fowler]

When that bubble burst and those people can no longer get their "daily bread" they will riot and destroy anything to get food.  I probably would too if I was one of them and had never been tought anyother way to feed my kids.  They have been tought to depend on the Government for everything and that will be their downfall.  When they discover that it was a big lie, watch out.  All hell will break loose.  Im embarassed to think my Government produced this type of slavery.  That my Government built another type of "Plantation". 

[H. Gregory Badger]

It is our job to fix it.

[Veronica Deevers]

http://our.windowfarms.org/

Windowfarms let you grow food year-round inside while maximizing space. They are vertical food-growing gardens that use a dirt-free technique called hydroponics. You can buy a kit or build your own using low-impact or recycled local materials. Having a windowfarm is more about the activity and experience of windowfarming, these are living systems, not just a pretty thing to look at.

[Veronica Deevers]

The Survival Podcast

Helping You Live the Life You Want, If Times Get Tough, Or Even If They Don't

 

http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLwI9PSAdy0&feature=related

Here we discuss the formulation of a medical kit based on a hierarchy of needs and probability of disease. This is designed for folks who are starting from scratch

[Twana Blevins]

Good and necessary need. Thank you Veronica.

[Billy Bowlegs]

BBowlegs.

 

Just hand washed two shallow (23 to 25') sand wells for watering a garden and breaking off the Commercial Watering System that doubled this year.  One would have watered the garden, but decided to do the entire lot.

 

If you want to garden, think progressively.  For us southern gentlemen (ha ha), Collards, Mustard, and Turnips can be planted two and sometimes three times a year.  They grow fast and are a good staple.  Along with corn bread, you can have a very good mean.  Also, if you add two ounces of apple sider vineger on the cooked greens, you can lower your blood sugar if you are diabetic.  (Or, just drink the apple cider vineger straight.)

 

Squash, okra, snap beans, cucumbers, tomatores, onions, beats, egg plant, are good south georgia and north florida gardening favorites.

 

If you have a nearby horse stable (riding academy, or friendly horse owners), horse apples mixed with the shavings, bark and hay make a good garden mulch.  Be careful though, I once grew three foot Zuchini Squash over night by applying too many horse apples on the garden. 

 

Learn to can vegies also.  Simple.  You can preserve several hundred quarts of vegies a year and stock your cellar. 

 

Enjoy.  A good past time that will be needed before the end of the year

 

 

[Sue Ann]

I have a 24' x 24' fenced garden area that we had tilled and filled last summer, planted lots of veggies, and had so much rain everything but the lettuce and cilantro drowned! My stepdaughter was living with me then, did a beautiful job of building and planting raised beds, but couldn't overcome the weather issues. This year, I've got a LOT of heirloom seeds to plant, and will be starting them indoors in the next week or two, but health issues make it impossible for me to do the outdoor care of the garden. So, anyone in the Mat-Su Valley area of Alaska want to work a garden and split the produce with me? I'd be happy to share pix of last year's pre-rain beautiful garden, if you're interested :0) ~Sue Ann

[Nancy Krumrine]

I read Canada Free Press and they have a series by a couple named Dub and Deb who live in Florida. They write articles and have videos on gardening, canning, etc. They also raise chickens and he explained on one video how he built his chicken coup. You my want to check them out..

[GRINGO LUCERO]

I've got 12 tomato plants in and have seeded in a couple rows of pole beans and some bush lima beans.  In Texas you never know. Could be drought or deluge.  I will buy jars, lids and rings.

[Denise Baran]

As far as raising chickens go, the best web site that I have been using for info and even free downloadable patterns for chicken coops is   backyardchickens.com   This site has a wealth of information for the beginner from folks who have been raising chickens for years. Also, if you go to a local grain/feed store, there are some excellent books. I started by buying a book called Raising Chickens which is available at places like Tractor Supply, etc. I also have Raising Chickens for Dummies. Both excellent resources. You might want to think about getting a book that has all the chicken breeds because it will tell you which breeds are better for meat or eggs, or dual purpose birds, and give you detailed information on the breeds temperament, egg laying proficiency, their cold hardiness if you live in an area that gets cold temps. I did a lot of reading and researching on the internet before I even purchased chickens. When I did, I started with 6 birds to see how I would be at managing a small backyard flock. Do your research. I have 3 very good layers that are still fairly young, and I just purchased 9 really good pullets, and in April I will get a few more. I plan on having an egg business. Make sure what ever coop or yard you make for them is predator proof on the bottom, sides, and tops of their yards. I hope this helps point you in the right direction. 

 

 

[Denise Baran]

Sorry, but I forgot to also mention that if there is a local farmers supply store, you might want to find out if they are having a raising chickens workshop. I went to some of those as well. They are usually free, and give you a lot of useful information.