Gardening

To prepare for a natural or man-made disaster, many survivalists are busy stocking up on shelf-stable food and water. While this is definitely a good idea, one can only eat so much beef jerky and canned peaches before getting a hankering for some fresh produce. Part of what should be on your … [Read more...] about How to Build a Walipini Greenhouse

Anyone interested increasing their self reliance, going off-grid, or simply providing for their family when times get tough should be heavily focused on creating a productive and sustainable food source. The foundational building block for this is a survival garden. Providing enough food … [Read more...] about 6 Best Survival Garden Layouts [With Crop Lists & Square Footage]

With as much as people talk about gardening, it can seem overwhelming at times. Sometimes though, it's just a matter of not throwing away your old food scraps. Here are 17 vegetables that you can regrow from the scraps: 1. Potatoes If you've ever wanted to know how to grow potatoes indoors, … [Read more...] about 17 Vegetables You Can Regrow From Scraps

Gardening is work and good tools can make all the difference. I've spent a lot of money on garden tools through the years between rummage sales and buying new. Sometimes you think you have exactly what you need and you get it home and work with it, and well, it just doesn't perform as … [Read more...] about Bev’s Favorite Garden Tools

Over the past week I have been pulling up plants that have gone by and no longer producing in the garden, and started planting a second round. Living in South Carolina the climate affords a pretty long growing season. Honestly - by this time of the year I am pretty sick of weeding and picking. We … [Read more...] about Seasonal Crop Rotation

For all of the hype about square foot gardening and raised beds, when two of my sisters, both avid and experienced gardeners (better than I am) stopped by last week, we had a little discussion and all decided that raised beds and square foot gardening is less productive and harder than the time … [Read more...] about Why I Quit Square Foot Gardening and Went Back To Rows (11 Reasons)