I have been refreshing my memory on nuclear survival skills. Feeling the need to get that back corner of the basement cleaned out. With the dirt on 2 sides, and the concrete block foundation under our 14 foot long double fireplaces, it wouldn’t take too much to make a nifty shelter there, but it’s not the biggest priority.
Saving money to buy the greenhouse/sunroom so that I can expand my winter gardening of fresh produce, as well as get some room back for my home office computer area. The indoor garden and supplies has grown each year till it’s just too much.
I also try to save enough money to buy a Am. Silver Eagles. each year. However much the property taxes are, that’s the amount I try to put back. I figure down the road, if runaway inflation hits, we’ll be nearly self sufficient if we have to be, except for property taxes, so that’s the hedge against that.
I am excited that we actually have some fruit on the peach trees this year, so I’m hoping to can some peaches. I can enough green beans to last for a little over a year, and then we let them mature for dry beans, put those in the mylar bags, or mason jars.
I am planning on planting winter rye in the 100 sq ft of garden beds next to the walnut tree. That’s to improve the soil. In the spring, we’ll plant something that matures quickly, since the shade gets to be too much around this time of the year.
Then I’ll plant half in winter wheat. I grew that one winter and it did well. Wasn’t too hard to harvest either, though not my favorite thing to do. Will do some sort of winter grain rotation or soil improvement cover crop. Wish the space got enough sun for summer veggies, buy Hubby has plenty of the sunny spots anyway.
You can make a green house with pvc & clear plastic, or dig a “Walpeni” a semi underground green house.
I’m gettin ready to back up all my books & doc’s on different media & stored in different places as well as a back up computer & or tablet. Don’t forget commutations too. look to the frs radios & or cb’s for short range 2 way comm. short wave for long range [I even have a couple of crystal radio sets for information that needs no power supply]
Do you pressure can the green beans? I remember my Mom saying they were the one thing she was afraid to can. I still open kettle fruits but the availability of store food and the long shelf life makes rotation easier for me now.
I suggest buckwheat as a cover crop and soil improver.Grows quickly and overpowers the weeds,and it makes a tremendous amount of biomass.An added bonus is the bees just go nuts over all the flowers.
Well done, greeneyes. I can’t recall if you can some of your vegetables.
I’d love to have a greenhouse.