Fall flowers
Survival Gardening for Pandemics

Begin Next Spring’s Flower Garden This Fall

  Food gardening and survival gardening are two of the most popular topics I write about as a gardener. However, I enjoy planting flowers in my garden, too. There’s just something about watching a flower [ … ]

asparagus perennial
Survival Gardening for Pandemics

10 Hardy Perennial Plants You Can Eat

Articles abound as to what to plant in your garden each year to get the best harvest. Did you know that you can create a permanent garden of sorts on your land that will come [ … ]

superweeds roundup
Survival Gardening for Pandemics

10-Foot-Tall ‘Superweed’ Grows Resistant To Roundup

Superweeds possibly caused by gentically modified plants and glyphosate chemical pesticides are a growing problem, according to agriculture experts, with huge weeds becoming more prevalent in pastures and fields around the globe. Increased exposure to [ … ]

planting garlic
Survival Gardening for Pandemics

7 Steps To Growing Healthy, Tasty Garlic

Garlic is one of the easiest things you can grow in your garden, regardless of your gardening background or years of growing experience. It’s virtually maintenance free and even folks with so-called “brown thumbs” can [ … ]

FDA rules organic farm
Survival Gardening for Pandemics

New FDA Rules Will Put Organic Farms Out Of Business

In its efforts to ensure the safety of food, the US government may actually be ignoring the real problem while shutting down small organic farms. So says the Cornucopia Institute, a Wisconsin-based farm policy research [ … ]

short season gardening
Survival Gardening for Pandemics

How To Garden In Cold Climates With Short Seasons

Gardening is something that is quite enjoyable for many, offering food as payment for all of that hard work and planning. Gardeners in most areas can use the general gardening advice that’s available in such [ … ]

Survival Gardening for Pandemics

Top 5 Questions About Raised Garden Beds

For many years I’ve been a big fan of raised-bed gardening. It wasn’t until recently that I began to grow some of my food directly in the ground without raised beds. Now, I use a [ … ]