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Practical Prepping Protocol even if Poor
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[quote:Enjoying Life:MV8zOTYyNTk1XzgwNTk3MDU4XzE4Rjg0Rjk0] [quote:darth:MV8zOTYyNTk1XzgwNTc1ODkyXzRGQjJDRUQ0] Pooka, its so good to see you and this thread again. I have been prepping like crazy adding more garden space. If I could recommend ONE survival plant to provide calories when times get tough, it would be the squash family. Pumpkins and some winter squash will keep for up to a year after harvest without refrigeration. I need to learn how to post photos. My cucuzza squash (sseds from Westwind) is growing at an incredible pace. I planted along fence lines and the vines are covering the fences now. The leaves are up to a foot across and shading out the weeds. The fruits two months after planting are around 2 feet long and up to 2 inches diameter. Since its actually in the gourd family, the bugs and diseases that attack squash don't do anything to cucuzza. BTW, the leaves are edible and can be cooked as well. I planted 5 kinds of green beans. Found out later that the USDA recommends Blue Lake variety for my area, and, OH BOY, did the Blue Lake produce! A small patch provides about a pound of green beans per day. The other varieties are not producing much. Will replace them. Advice to newbs: Find the USDA list for your county, buy those seeds, and get started. Concentrate on "low demand" stuff that does not require rich soil. My soil is poor, but green beans, sunflowers, okra, pumpkins, melons, cucuzza, corn, etc. don't seem to care. However, they DO take a lot of area. E.g., my melon patches are 12 feet across and the vines are taking over the remaining lawn. I also recommend rotating chickens through multiple garden areas. My richest soil was a chicken yard before. I planted my "high demand" veggies there and they are doing great. I got 17 free 55 gal. chemical drums from my company. Don't worry; they had non-toxic stuff like hydrochloric acid before. Easy to wash out. I used a number of them for potatoes and sweet potatoes. The Queen used store-bought taters in hers. Fungus killed them after initial growth. I bought seed potatoes from Park Seed. Mine are pathogen-free and doing great. So, plant a variety of stuff and something will survive. Of all survival skills, I rate gardening near the top. [/quote] You are so right gardening is definitely close to the top. I’ve been gardening for quite a number of years but in earnest starting last year. Last year I started saving my own seeds and growing mostly heirloom varieties. So this year I planted “FREE” Basil, okra, butternut squash, parsley, cotton( Will see if the cotton grows I found it along the side of the road ) yard long beans, Pattypan squash, and Amish paste tomatoes. Takes 2 to 3 years to get your soil really fertile too so best to start right away. Best thing I’ve done for my garden is to have a goat because I put all the goats bedding and the pine shavings down the middle of the rows of the garden I let that mellow for two weeks and then rake it up against the plants. Soil becomes very fertile and full of worms. The hardest part is mucking out the stall! Good luck everybody I always liked this thread I couldn’t find it for longest time. [/quote]
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Continuation of another thread of wonderful people with the best ever ideas for practical prepping even for those with little money.
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