Archive for ' Gardening'
Posted:March 22, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom
How viable are your stored seeds?
A lot of us have seed packets left over from years gone by or we’ve saved seeds from our own gardens. Have you ever wondered if those seeds are viable anymore? What is their germination rate? [...]
Posted:March 06, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom
3 Tips for Getting Started With Food Storage (video)
Marjory Wildcraft is one of my favorite gardening gurus. You can learn more about her at Grow Your Own Groceries. Last month I had a chance to meet up with her, and we recorded this video. [...]
Posted:February 14, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom
It’s tiiiiime!!!! Start those seeds indoors with toilet paper rolls!
I love this idea from the GardenGirl, whose videos you can find on YouTube. Start saving toilet paper tubes, get some potting soil or use what she uses, coco fibers. Toilet paper rolls are probably the [...]
Posted:January 11, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom
Sprouting new garden plants from seeds: tips from an old pro
Guest post by reader Kay C. You don’t have to spend a lot of money at the nursery buying seedlings for your spring garden. With some advance planning, you can sprout your own seedlings at home, [...]
Posted:December 14, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom
Compost Now, Fabulous Garden Later!
Marjory Wildcraft of Backyard Food Production knows pretty much all there is to know about gardening and has just produced this video, “Cheap and Simple Worm Composting.” If you’re a beginning gardener, a compost pile is [...]
Posted:October 19, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom
Tips for saving seeds & a giveaway!
Marjory Wildcraft is an amazing woman with a wealth of information on her site, Backyard Food Production. Her tips are practical, and I’ve applied many of them to our own home garden. In addition to a [...]
Posted:September 05, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: What can a farmer’s market do for you?
Farmer’s markets sprout up just about anywhere and everywhere you might find farmers. In fact, you don’t even need to be an official farmer to be a vendor, just a really successful home gardener! In my [...]
Posted:September 01, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom
Gardening in a drought
Guest post by Mark M. NOTE: This may be something to print out and store in your SurvivalMom Binder for future reference. I have lived in many countries over the years, and have always had a [...]
Posted:June 19, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom
About those “survival seed banks”…
I thought I was getting a good deal. Dozens of seed packets for less than $40, all non-hybrid. I’d be able to grow acres of produce. My family would never go hungry! All seemed well and [...]
Posted:June 13, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom
Notes from a Master Gardener
Earlier this year I attended a class taught by Marta Waddell, a Master Gardener here in Arizona. I’ve referred to my class notes over and over again, and this morning realized they were good enough to [...]
How To Dry Shampoo Your Hair to Save Water
My girls and I have long curly hair that has to be washed everyday. B
Win a Copy of Survival Mom AND a FlashLantern!
Bookperks is running this giveaway on their own. I will ask them for
Win a Copy of Survival Mom AND a FlashLantern!
when is the give away closed? how will we know who won?
The Importance of Patient Advocacy
When we went through my mom's final illness, I so wished I could be wi
Anatomy of The Survival Mom's Pantry
Oh my goodness Soren you are hilarious! I guess we had better stock up
