Survival Garden

I want to plant a vegetable garden for survival purposes. We are running out of oil which I believe might bring a collapse of our very oil dependent food system.
Any advice what to grow or good resources websites about this. Also backyard "Fish farming."

Well depending on your current occupation a survival garden might not be enough for you if the oil system blows up. If you have a trade/vocational job then, you should be able to barter food and clothing in exchange for your work. If you have a desk job then a garden might be a good idea.

To begin with any garden you need to look at the space you have to work with and compare it to the kind of veggies and fruits you are trying to grow. Things that grow on a vine needs lot of room to grow, and more care. Where non-vine crops generally don't need a lot of your time, but do need a constant supply of sun and water.

Next, I believe that a survival garden should be of two parts, staple & cash crop garden.

Staple garden - is your own personal garden to feed you and your family. This garden should contain foods that are practical, if it happens to coincide with foods you like to eat great, but we are talking about survival not a pleasure garden.

Cash garden - This is stock you can sell/share/trade with others for things you need. (So next time you visit the grocery store check out what your neighbors are buying). This garden might have some non-practical foods in it. People will always like their luxuries so who are you not to provide it.

With these things in mind you should be able to decide what kind of foods to grow. Once you decide check the rest of the forum for tips on garden layout and how to grow a successful garden.

P.S.: You should also keep to yourself the purpose of your garden to prevent raiding should the worse comes to past. And you might want to take up a hobby to help supplement either your income or food supply in a post oil world.

2008-06-22 12:39:15 by King TootinCommonSense

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also i only have marigolds two white ones i have one red one two blue ones a green one and some pirrahna plants type thing

Once you beat the Campaign the first time, Play it again. The second time around you get Lots of plants.

2009-08-03 06:38:23 by Scott

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2009-02-25 06:01:29 by Hand puppet pet

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i want to plant a small herb garden and try it from seed. i was just wondering when the best time is to plant them for the best chance at survival. the only place i can plant is outside on a porch and in a planter box. i live in the bay area of california, so the weather can get cool, but not severe.

It is best to start you seeds indoors. Place the seeds in small pots and keep them on a windowsill. Once they sprout then grow for a week or two then you can transplant them outdoors. If you start your seeds at the beginning of February then by the time they are ready to transplant the weather should be warm enough for them outdoors. Herbs lend themselves readily to being grown in containers so you will not have any problems growing them. Here are some links to give you more information onhow to grow them.
http://extension.usu.edu/boxelder/files/ uploads/hg524.pdf
http://www.containergardeningtips.com/ http://www.familycorner.com/homegarden/g arden/container_herb_garden.shtml
http://herb-gardens.suite101.com/article .cfm/planting_a_container_herb_garden