Grow Like Crazy

Our front yard is becoming a full-blown survival garden. We’ve said goodbye to the grassy lawn, and hello to taking charge of our own family’s food security. It’s a magnificent feeling, really. Each day I pop outside with excitement to see if we’re experiencing any changes in the garden. And we are! Each day things [...]

Okay, so we’ve already covered the basics of what to do before you plant your potatoes. (Go here if you missed it) Now it’s time to get those ‘taters in the ground. This is such an easy garden project. I wish everyone who could grow potatoes would try it. Once, and you’re hooked. It’s just that [...]

One of my favorite things to grow in the garden are potatoes. Okay, so I say that about almost everything… but with potatoes I really mean it. Why? Because potatoes are easy to grow, require very little effort, and reward you with huge yields. (You can’t beat that. Little work = Big harvest!) You can [...]

  We all have our favorites in the garden. For me, it’s all about the tomatoes. I can’t get enough of them.  If left to my own devices, I’d probably waste all our gardening space on heirloom tomatoes of every variety! For my husband, his favorite is the squash. This year we’re adding the kids [...]

What comes to mind when someone claims their product is all-natural and organic? A little bit of doubt? A healthy dose of skepticism? If so, I know exactly how you feel. Unfortunately, the words “natural” and “organic” are thrown about so much (and often in the wrong context) that they’ve become popular buzzwords.  Many people [...]

Our little one-acre homestead is undergoing a major transition. We are saying goodbye to this:   And hello to this:   Yes, we are taking the plunge and turning our front yard into a survival garden. I’m sure our neighbors may look at us like we’ve lost our minds, but I’ve reached the point where [...]

One of the important things to survival gardening is to make sure that you make the best use of all of your possible space. This requires pretty close planting and staggering of veggies. There are a couple of combinations that work well for survival gardeners. Lettuce and Tomatoes Tomatoes have deep root systems, so they [...]

My most successful spring survival garden crop has definitely been my snap peas. These plants have been so prolific since they started fruiting that I have to pick at least every other day to keep them producing and prevent them from going to seed. That’s a LOT of peas! Let me take you through my [...]

One of the most important reasons to grow your own survival garden is that you need fresh produce-and the vitamins and minerals in it to survive. Do you remember hearing about sailors who had problems with scurvy back in Christopher Columbus’s time? It is because they didn’t get vitamin C. If you grow your own [...]

It’s PEA TIME! Oh, I love my peas. They’re the easiest plant to grow in the survival garden. I planted two rounds, each 4 weeks apart, so that I can have peas for longer. Here’s a picture of the first sowing, with the sticks I’m using as a trellis: Peas really need to be supported [...]