Gardening and Eatable Plants

Tips for planting potatoes and other worthy produce

Guest post by Penny Pincher The earlier you can start your taters the better. Last year I bought seed potatoes, started some indoors, and started some outdoors later, then transplanted the first ones – and the ones that had a month on the other ones produced twice as much. This year I have a couple [...]

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Survival gardening for depressed economic times

A guest post by Jo (Georgia) [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest - First Prize winner will receive a gift certificate for $170 worth of Winchester Ammo. Second Prize winner will receive 3 dozen Tattler Reusable Canning Lids . Third Prize winner will receive a LifeStraw.] Times being what they are we’re all trying to save a little money. [...]

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She Literally Eats Out of Her Gutters…

From Jeff the “Berkey Guy” visit LCP Survival for the Berkey Water Filters & other survival gear. …rain gutters, of course! Suzanne Forsling has become somewhat of a celebrity for her ingenuity. Her resourcefulness finds a practical application for re-purposing rain gutters. Have a read: I am from Iowa, so I have an inherent need [...]

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A Prepper’s Step-by-Step Guide to Composting

This is a guest post by Gayle from Gainesville [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest where you could win a number of prizes including an 84 serving storage bucket of Wise Food Storage, 500 rounds of 9mm ammo, a NukAlert a copy of my book The Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat and a copy [...]

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Econo Expando (adding economical space to your retreat)

This is a guest post by E.C. [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest where you could win a number of prizes including an 84 serving storage bucket of Wise Food Storage, 500 rounds of 9mm ammo, a NukAlert  a copy of my book The Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat and a copy of my CD It’s [...]

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Unusual Plants for The Survival Garden and Yard

This is a guest post by AZ Rookie Prepper and entry in our non-fiction writing contest – where you could win $100 cash. As spring has almost arrived, I thought I would offer some suggestions for those who enjoy and use gardening as part of their preps. I don’t have a huge garden; as a matter [...]

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Follow Up: Hybrid vs. Heirloom Garden Seeds

by Jerry Hi Everyone!  Well, I definitely got some feedback on my last guest blog, Hybrid vs. Heirloom: One Man’s Perspective.  While some of you agreed with my ponderings, some did not, and that’s totally fine.  As I had stated in the blog, this was my experience with hybrid vs. heirloom seed, and everyone’s experience is [...]

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Hybrid vs. Heirloom Seeds One Man’s Perspective

This is a guest post by Jerry Greenfield Hi All! First, I really wanted to say thank you to everyone for accepting my first guest blog so well! The amount of comments, conversation, and feedback was just amazing and overwhelming! So thank you very much! That being said, I saw a lot of conversation going [...]

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Tips From A Survivalist On Saving Seeds

Guest post by – Jerry Greenfield read more of his articles here. There are no guarantees in this world we live in today. We can’t rest assured that the grocery store will always be there or that its shelves will always be stocked full of food. We can’t count on our local home supply store [...]

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Guest Post: How to Prepare Your Yard for Winter

by Bailey Harris Taking time to winterize your yard is one of the best ways to maintain the health of your grass, trees, shrubs, and flowers. Raking, fertilizing, pruning, and mulching are just a few of the things that you can do to encourage strong spring growth. The following guide will help you prepare both [...]

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