[djf]

In terms of actual survival in the event of a catastrophe or supply line breakdown. I think the best idea is this:

Buy 50 lbs of seed potatoes.

Find as many out of the way - park or backwoods places as you know of and plant one or two there.

98% of the population would not know a potato plant if they tripped over it, and the yield is high enough you will get a pound or two of potatoes at each site.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Find as many out of the way - park or backwoods places as you know of and plant one or two there.<<<

Yes, I agree with your idea and would do so even here, if I could still go out of the house.

There is a movement on, people are going far into the forests and planting food seeds, all over the country and in England.

I know that a lot of folks are planting any vacant land they find, some do well and can harvest it, others wind up in trouble, for using land they don’t own.

I hope that every one saves every seed for food they get their hands on, for themselves, for already shortages of some seeds are in the catalogs, for trading stock, to share and trade and to plant in any spot they might grow.

When we drilled our well in the Yuma desert/Wellton, Az, I served watermelon to the well drillers, they spit out the seeds and I had a watermelon patch for 6 months, until Christmas day when we ate the last one.

[ladyjane]

Buy 50 lbs of seed potatoes. Find as many out of the way - park or backwoods places as you know of and plant one or two there.

What a great idea for city dwellers.

It reminds me of the kids who planted marijuana seeds in the flower bed in front of the police station. Where was that? New Rochelle? Somewhere in Westchester County.

[wintertime]

Excellent idea!

[CottonBall]

Buy 50 lbs of seed potatoes.

Where do I get seed potatoes? I was thinking of planting some this summer, practicing you know.

[Marie]

“In terms of actual survival in the event of a catastrophe or supply line breakdown. I think the best idea is this:

Buy 50 lbs of seed potatoes.

Find as many out of the way - park or backwoods places as you know of and plant one or two there.

98% of the population would not know a potato plant if they tripped over it, and the yield is high enough you will get a pound or two of potatoes at each site.”

I like the way you think. As I prepare, I can’t help but worry about the rich target I’m planting on my back by planting my garden. “Stealth” gardening is a good idea.

[diamond6]

Can potatoe seed be bought at any nursery or is there a certain supplier that you like?