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Post by Admin on Sept 16, 2015 20:03:48 GMT
Buying some of these seeds and storing them may be worth thinking about. There will be a need to have a stock of crop seeds for when the system goes pop, these seeds are not GM seeds so they will be good for future seeds from crops and actually good for you unlike GM grown food. www.realseeds.co.uk/Bri |
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Post by Raven on Sept 17, 2015 8:52:28 GMT
Even if you only grow a few veg a year, at least get practising the art of growing, cultivating and storing seeds. Valuable knowledge for when the food supplies are short and growing food becomes the norm for every family again. I don't grow mass amounts of veg, in fact in my greenhouse and vegetable patch I grow a few of each veg, this gives me less plants to care for but at the same time I'm able to learn and understand how to care for several varieties.
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Post by Admin on Sept 17, 2015 12:33:10 GMT
Practice is key, and insomuch is the learning of the correct times to sow and at what depth and the aftercare for best cropping.
I believe a must for our future times.
My grandson loves his computer games, so much that it is quite annoying when you want to do something educational with him and he heads straight back to the computer.
Chris, my son, came up with an idea to entertain my grandson and my granddaughter.
He brought home loads of veg seed growing kits for them to plant, if it keys an interest and becomes fun then it's job done lol
I know my grandson enjoyed watering the beans that he brought home from school. we planted them out in our small growing patch and he ran outside each time he visited to water them and see how they were growing.
Bri
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Post by aethelwulf on Sept 18, 2015 11:13:51 GMT
A valuable book to add to the library is Grow Your Own, Kitchen Garden Year. Its from the Royal Horticultural Society. Its a what to do and when to do it guide for year round food production.
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Post by aethelwulf on Sept 18, 2015 11:19:11 GMT
Great time of year to get the kids involved in foraging too. We had littl'n out this morning foraging Blackberries and Hazel nuts. Some apples are ready now, and will go on through till November. Walnut trees by us are showing the signs as well. Lots of Elder berries coming too, and Pears really doing well this year by the look of it...
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Post by Admin on Sept 18, 2015 12:24:29 GMT
A valuable book to add to the library is Grow Your Own, Kitchen Garden Year. Its from the Royal Horticultural Society. Its a what to do and when to do it guide for year round food production. Good couple of posts aethelwulf and I will go visit Mr Amazon to get a copy of that book now ! I've just seen your member status so I'll change that to where it should be. Hope the family are all good ? Bri |
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Post by Admin on Sept 18, 2015 12:59:17 GMT
Just bought it aethelwulf,
The comments on it rate it very highly.
I am assuming that the kitchen garden area could be scaled up for future needs, that being the case it would make sense to work out what seeds need storing on rough numbers.
Bri
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Post by aethelwulf on Sept 18, 2015 16:25:55 GMT
That's it mate, once the know how is a working practice, it is then easy to scale it to suit needs. I read somewhere a good while ago that a tennis court sized growing area will feed 6 people through the entire year with correct management. Which gives an idea of the general scale.
Thanks for the update ! I'm honoured. Yes the family is all well thanks. Nipper is now not only walking but running. Stuck in everything and tantrums if she is stopped. Good fun though ! I hope all yours are well mate.
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Post by Admin on Sept 18, 2015 16:46:17 GMT
Yes my friend, we are all well and good, general issues aside.
I saw the FB vid of the little lady running around and I did smile, remember mine at that age plus the grandkids and another due in January.
Bri
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