Also, dont think of It as your place being nuked, but having all long haul transport becoming hard to come by. Supporting local businesses and relying less on processed foods are the golden rules
Unfortunately, we stocked up a lot on canned meat and fish, we live in an urban environment. However, we will also wash and soak a lot of the crap out of it. We are eating fresh meat and fish for now. My wife having some success gardening.
We buy local where possible and as times get rough are hoping to get into swapping produce with neighbors. Going to go big on gardening next spring.
I've tried gardening. I thought it would be relatively easy. It's not. I haven't had great results and I'm not sure what to do to correct things. I guess I'll just keep trying on a small scale until I figure some things out.
I learned a good lesson on raising tomatoes when 50 plants taller than myself all died during the rainy season before bearing fruit. It turns out the roots were drowning as the soil wasn't drying out between rains. Roots need oxygen.
Oh, that had to hurt. Fifty plants! Funnily enough, it's the tomatoes that are doing better than anything else this year, but they are in a raised bed with drainage. Were you able to figure out how to fix that problem?
My wife gardens, but her approach is to plant a lot and what grows grows. However, there are plenty of videos and websites to help you. First find out what zone you are in for growing, it takes into account soil types. If you want to be super good you can make the environment perfect for what you want to grow. Top tier restaurants buy produce from the best growers.
It is quite a learning curve. We moved out of the city a couple of years ago and bought a quite run down farm with 5 acres. We have managed to get a vegetable garden started this year all from seed but started a bit late so feel a little behind but things are growing. We have peas, tomatoes, courgettes, melons, cucumbers, lettuce, potatoes, basil and mint growing quite well. I am also planting in some small trees today, cherry, fig, walnut, lemon and olives, more for a longer term orchard but got to start somewhere. We are clearing a space for 2 pigs for next spring and building a chicken coup for some hens. Its a lot of work but we feel it will be worth it. Next year we really plan on having much more going on in the veg garden but its a start. Good luck fren.
You seem to be where I'd like to be -- land, large garden, animals ... that all sounds so great to me. Thanks and best of luck with all your endeavors.
Also, dont think of It as your place being nuked, but having all long haul transport becoming hard to come by. Supporting local businesses and relying less on processed foods are the golden rules
Unfortunately, we stocked up a lot on canned meat and fish, we live in an urban environment. However, we will also wash and soak a lot of the crap out of it. We are eating fresh meat and fish for now. My wife having some success gardening.
We buy local where possible and as times get rough are hoping to get into swapping produce with neighbors. Going to go big on gardening next spring.
Gauge.
I've tried gardening. I thought it would be relatively easy. It's not. I haven't had great results and I'm not sure what to do to correct things. I guess I'll just keep trying on a small scale until I figure some things out.
I learned a good lesson on raising tomatoes when 50 plants taller than myself all died during the rainy season before bearing fruit. It turns out the roots were drowning as the soil wasn't drying out between rains. Roots need oxygen.
Oh, that had to hurt. Fifty plants! Funnily enough, it's the tomatoes that are doing better than anything else this year, but they are in a raised bed with drainage. Were you able to figure out how to fix that problem?
Don't plant the garden in a low laying yard without raised beds! Lesson learned. You have to learn a little bit about each plant you want to grow.
Yeah, I'm using raised beds. Thanks.
My wife gardens, but her approach is to plant a lot and what grows grows. However, there are plenty of videos and websites to help you. First find out what zone you are in for growing, it takes into account soil types. If you want to be super good you can make the environment perfect for what you want to grow. Top tier restaurants buy produce from the best growers.
It is quite a learning curve. We moved out of the city a couple of years ago and bought a quite run down farm with 5 acres. We have managed to get a vegetable garden started this year all from seed but started a bit late so feel a little behind but things are growing. We have peas, tomatoes, courgettes, melons, cucumbers, lettuce, potatoes, basil and mint growing quite well. I am also planting in some small trees today, cherry, fig, walnut, lemon and olives, more for a longer term orchard but got to start somewhere. We are clearing a space for 2 pigs for next spring and building a chicken coup for some hens. Its a lot of work but we feel it will be worth it. Next year we really plan on having much more going on in the veg garden but its a start. Good luck fren.
You seem to be where I'd like to be -- land, large garden, animals ... that all sounds so great to me. Thanks and best of luck with all your endeavors.
Search for the free pdf of John Jeavons' book "how to grow more vegetables than you ever thought possible"
Alright, thank you.