Survival Gardening for Pandemics
7 Vegetable Pairs You Should NEVER Plant Together (No. 5 Is Where Everyone Messes Up)
Companion planting — the practice of intentionally planting two or more species in close proximity to each other — has many advantages. Paired properly, companion plants can help each other grow, deter pests, reduce weeds [ … ]
Survival Gardening for Pandemics
The Crazy Gardening Trick That Gives You 10 Times More Potatoes
Americans love potatoes, eating about 125 pounds, per person, per year. Although potatoes are easy to grow, many off-gridders on small plots of land avoid them because traditional growing techniques take up a lot of [ … ]
Survival Gardening for Pandemics
Potatoes: Which Varieties Store The Longest, Cook The Best, And Grow Just About Anywhere
The cultivation of potatoes originated in South America, where the Incas of Peru grew them for food some 10,000 years ago. The original potato, though, bore little resemblance to today’s enormous, oblong, white-fleshed tuber. [ … ]