Survival Garden

A long term survival situation might be turned into a simple adventure, with enough to eat.
Humans have raised crops for so many eons that we are literally hard-wired to grow plants.
Think about it…you are able to look at any field, crop, or single plant, and without any training, tell if it needs food, water, sun, or shade. The most committed city dweller I know keeps a few houseplants, and a pot of Aloe for kitchen burns.

All gardens are survival gardens, and you should think of them as such.
Gardens are rewarding and educational, relaxing and inexpensive,
and best of all, you can garden anywhere.

Here are a few ideas for you to consider for your survival garden:
Location-Window box, back yard, your deep woods bug-out spot, cabin, community garden plot…the list is endless.
Planning- What to raise, when to plant it, and next to what. It was tradition for settlers to plant a medicinal herb garden, perennial spice garden, and vegetable garden, whenever they moved to a new home.
Planting- Working up the soil, building it, fertilizing, and actual planting.
Tending- Weeding and protecting it from insects, animals, and other humans.
Harvesting- the whole reason for the effort. Fresh is GOOD.
Preserving and Storing- with and without modern conveniences.
The lessons Learned- for a better next years’ garden.

That thumb you use to flip a safety, turn on the lights,
tap the space bar, or open a soda…

is more than likely, GREEN.