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This article delves into the idea of feeding yourself from your own vegetable garden, during hard times or emergencies. Although it is not stated just what these occasions are, I expect it is fairly relevant for the coming times of global upheaval. Although there is much talk of store bought fertilisers, this concept can be easily adapted to organic growing, should the local store be looted, or some such.

Gardening as a Hobby, is a marvelous passtime. However, there is a lot more work involved than that which you see on television gardening shows – where the tendency is to show before-and-after shots. Fair enough, who wants to sit there watching someone digging for 30 minutes.

Any reliable seed house can be depended upon for good seeds; but even so, there is a great risk in seeds. A seed may to all appearances be all right and yet not have within it vitality enough, or power, to produce a hardy plant. If you save seed from your own plants you are [...]

In our hurried, stressful world, we’re often looking for ways to relax and enjoy the things around us. Your own flower garden is a terrific way to do that. As the saying goes, you can improve life simply by stopping to smell the roses. And those roses smell even better if you grew them yourself! [...]

The best suggestion is to draw your organic vegetable garden on paper and make out a list of seeds early in the spring to save time later. Every family will of course have the vegetables they prefer over others, so individual taste alone can determine the allotted space for each variety. Your choice and plan [...]