Gardening Tips for Survivalists

To stay prepared for a natural disaster, it’s a good idea for every family to have a three-day supply of nonperishable food and water. However, many families like to prepare for long-term disasters. You can purchase long-term food storage packages, which may stay edible for 20 or even 30 years. But what happens when the food runs out? Every serious survivalist needs to know how to start and maintain a productive garden.

Choosing the Right Plants

Your survival garden should have a rich array of many different types of plants. You need a colorful variety of produce in your diet to get the right balance of vitamins and other nutrients. Vegetables like broccoli, peppers, and leafy greens are all crucial for nutrition. However, survival gardeners have another pressing concern: Long-term storage. You also need to grow food that will store well over the winter. For example, you can preserve beans by drying them and save corn by grinding it into flour. Winter squash, potatoes, carrots, onions, and garlic will all store well. You could also ferment cabbage and dry herbs.

Understanding the Importance of Organic Seeds

The point of a survival garden is self-sufficiency. This means that you would ideally save your seeds to replant the next year. When you purchase your starter seeds you should use only organic varieties. This is because there is no guarantee you’ll be able to successfully save the seeds of non-organic varieties. Some major corporations genetically modify their seeds so that the grown plant will produce new seeds that are genetically “dead.” In other words, there’s no point in saving these seeds because they won’t produce new plants.

Replenishing Your Soil

A healthy garden needs three main things: Sunlight, water, and good soil. If you’re aiming for self-sufficiency, then you’ll need to produce your own compost. Add mature compost to your garden every year to replenish the soil with nutrients. You can make your own compost bin out of a clean garbage bin. Just drill holes into it for air circulation and remember to turn the compost routinely with a pitchfork.

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