Survival Gardening Part 6, food storage, economic collapse

[insomniacgrace]

Thanks for this video clip. this is so useful and helpful.

[dayspeace]

interesting and good video.

[Helioforge]

Hi, it seems that in tactical gardening, stinging nettle has a high value as a defense plant. I don't like nettle for it's food value, but it seems to make sense as a perimeter, or interspersed in a high traffic/high theft area. : )

[SurvivalReport]

Survival and Preparedness DOTCOM is our forums, you'll find the food storage answers you are seeking there.

[shinniemay59]

Very informitive vidio, I am new at this, How do I store Suger for long term, or can it be done ? Thank you

[RDPproject]

What is this about ....*Senate Bill 510*...?

Is it true that the senate is going to try to make Home Grown foods and permaculture illegal?

Do you know anything about this?

Rob.

[sbenard1]

Pole beans vs. bush beans?

[marieatthelake]

What happens to spent nuclear fuel rods, stored thorughout America, when the grid goes down? They are cooled, using electricity.

[GreenLearning]

Good Good info, I will be adding more beans and peas! So, how many square feet of garden do you think it take to feed one person 100%?

[jaxzurr]

Excellent video!! Potatoes, carrots, turnips, beans, onions, etc. all low profile crops that can be hidden well. I always advise to split up the garden, here and there.

Potatoes can always be distilled for fuel if need be.

[Mongodelight]

just plant potatos and beans. The rest is available in your local forest.

[dave777blaster]

beans are excellent crops per sq ft they produce a lot. peas is another one.

pole varieties produce more for a given area.

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[CorparationMedia]

Yes, but the nutritional value of both are frankly horrible. Protein..yes..iron..maybe....n­ot enough to function day by day.

[Cheddar25000]

I know there are a lot of variables here so perhaps this is a tough question to answer but how much land would you recommend for a typical family of four to be self reliant all year for just vegetables based on your recommended varieties and a 120 day growing season? If one then wanted to grains such as wheat, oats, and perhaps a third type - again for four people all year assuming say 120 day growing season - how much land would you recommend to allow for both food and seed collection?

[SurvivalReport]

Depends a lot on soil condition, irrigation, experience, etc. I would err on the high side if anything and say maybe an acre just for the veggies. This is from experience not from reading a couple of "square foot" books. :)

[Cheddar25000]

Quick question... ref corn and its high fertilizer requirements. My thinking it that I would plants corn intermixed with soybeans or pole beans at the same time which should add nitrogen to the soil for the corn to use. I also thinking one could use human urine diluted with an appropriate amount of water to add nitrogen to the soil as well. Native peoples would bury a small fish in the ground beneath each corn stalk as they planted the seed to provide fertilizer. Any thoughts on viability?

[SurvivalReport]

We have rotten luck with corn down here, but the soil is fairly poor to begin with. One of the upcoming vids will be a comparison of corn grown strictly organically and a patch not grown organically.

[hiphopsocnroc]

OK, so your down in the south, how do I know maybe your hat, there goes "hideability" J/K

Good vids!

Hard times to come

[SurvivalReport]

Exactly. I guess everyone wearing a Cincinnati Reds hat lives in Ohio also ;) Thanks for watching.

[AnnieNM06]

some varieties of beans can be grown in cold weather or even in winter in temperate places.

good video. thanks

[SurvivalReport]

True, depends on your climate and that. Folks in Vermont aren't going to be able to grow some things we can grow. Conversely, they can grow some things we can't!

[DoctorsWife56]

Go Tech!

[SurvivalReport]

Thanks! I don't really follow sports, I just like the hat ;)

[DoctorsWife56]

At least the hat has as much class as you do. Keep posting!

[Maratrushka]

thank you im copying on my notebook all your advices, for when the net goes down or to expensive to pay.

[angelbe88]

I'm making flax/sesame seed crackers right now in my dehydrator. I add left over carrot and celery pulp from juicing, plus chili powder, salt, etc.. I'm also going to make some nut bars with dried fruit in the dehydrator. These are good foods that are packed with nutrients, and they also last a long time.

[OptikNerv1138]

Hey, I really appreciate this series of videos. My biggest take-away was the idea of stripping houses for the sheet-rock content. great idea. Agree with you on the .223 comment below too heh. Would like to hear more commentary on crop selection. You did mention chili's..important crop for me; I find highly variable yield with them depending on variety and particular plant and only save seed from the best..another reason to do this stuff BEFORE TSHTF.

dboy

[blabblab1212]

"Or Worse"

[blabblab1212]

You only need to store food for about a year! Those people who haven't stored food for that long will starve to death. After the herd is "thinned" by about 40% there will be plenty for the folks that are left. I love all this "civil information" caring for your fellow man, horse shit. If I show up at your door hungry, will you fix me a plate of food. I doubt it. I wouldn't even get within 100 yds. of your door without hearing a .223 whistling over my head or worse.

[SurvivalReport]

Are you implying that "I" said I would open a soup kitchen? Never said that bro!

Folks wouldn't hear a ".223 whistling past there head", it would most likely be .308 or X39 and chances of a warning shot are low ;)

I disagree greatly with the "you only need to store food for about a year." I agree that the "herd" will be greatly thinned in that period of time, that does NOT mean however that food will magically pop out of the ground for your use after that though.....

[ICPsucksEMrocks]

I have a nice harvest and gardens each year for when shtf and i'm ready for whatever's going to happen and the food i grow is going to be mine and noone would get within 200yds. of my house without hearing a .270 Winchester flying past their heads

[angelbe88]

For those of you who are unable to grow food, You can sprout lentils and eat them raw. ALso raw oat groats are edible after soaking. Seaweeds are filled with nutrients.

[SurvivalReport]

Definitely. Good points. Sprouts are an important part of your survival nutrition and a good way to get Vit C and "raw foods" into your food storage plan.

[numba1stunna4269]

I'm gonna start saving seeds. How many years do your most highly recommended seeds last before they are no longer useful? Thanks for the video. Great stuff.

[SurvivalReport]

Depends on the seed variety and type. The common thought is that most corn seed is only viable for 2 years. What's going to happen with all seed is that over time your going to get a smaller and smaller germination rate. In other words, you'll plant 100 seeds and maybe only get 40 plants. A few years more of storage might only net you 20 plants for those same 100 seeds. This is the #2 reason why we need to be gardening now. 1st being the experience factor. Thanks for the nice comments! SR

[SurvivalReport]

Power dependent for the most part aren't they? (recirculators, lighting, etc)

[vonhismean]

Okra! Good video

[SurvivalReport]

Good points! Thanks!

[basszack]

to heck with martha stewart! sounds good.

[SurvivalReport]

Sounds good! When's dinner? :)

[SurvivalReport]

Good point. Thanks! How does it store?

[scutterbear]

Great video. One series you may want to consider doing, in the fall, is to show demonstrtations of how to actually havest seed from crops. I know that would help newbies like me who have gardened but never saved seeds from grown crops.

[SurvivalReport]

Will do. Most of this sort of thing is very easy, people over complicate it like they do most things. Thankfully it IS easy or mankind would have died out 6 thousand years ago! Thanks for the nice comments! SR

[SurvivalReport]

Thanks for watching!

[SurvivalReport]

Thank you for the nice comments!