Survival Garden

cjleete · 04-18-2009, 06:54 AM

Corn is good to have,if you have the room: after you are done with it you can use the cobs as T.P. Tomatos can well and are very nutritious, the plum-shaped roma are pretty hardy.
Bell peppers have tons of vitamin C and aren't hard to grow, just have to keep the sun from burning them up.
Plant Marigolds on the borders of your garden to cut down on several species of insects eating your bounty. They stink, and they stink even more to insects.
Onions and potatos keep well and are hardy. Remember Root vegatables take a lot of nutrients from the soil and root patches (potatos, carrots, etc) should be allowed to lay fallow after a harvest season, and till in fertilizer and lime to build the soil back up for next year.
Pole beans are delicious and can have incredible yield per square foot, you can get bushels from a small garden, and they can well.
If we are talking about a survival garden, consider some marijuana plants, as pain meds may become scarce, and something to dull arthritic pain in us aging folks really helps keep us moving. I know that may not play well with the law enforcement crowd here, but we are talking about a survival garden. And willow bark tea ain't for everyone (yech)

04-18-2009, 06:54 AM	#21
cjleete Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 479	Corn is good to have,if you have the room: after you are done with it you can use the cobs as T.P. Tomatos can well and are very nutritious, the plum-shaped roma are pretty hardy. Bell peppers have tons of vitamin C and aren't hard to grow, just have to keep the sun from burning them up. Plant Marigolds on the borders of your garden to cut down on several species of insects eating your bounty. They stink, and they stink even more to insects. Onions and potatos keep well and are hardy. Remember Root vegatables take a lot of nutrients from the soil and root patches (potatos, carrots, etc) should be allowed to lay fallow after a harvest season, and till in fertilizer and lime to build the soil back up for next year. Pole beans are delicious and can have incredible yield per square foot, you can get bushels from a small garden, and they can well. If we are talking about a survival garden, consider some marijuana plants, as pain meds may become scarce, and something to dull arthritic pain in us aging folks really helps keep us moving. I know that may not play well with the law enforcement crowd here, but we are talking about a survival garden. And willow bark tea ain't for everyone (yech)