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Post by zabrubon on Apr 21, 2009 1:27:18 GMT -5
I found organic seeds at the store today and bought a few packages. But what about planting them? I saw Organic soil being sold but it was a moss of some sort Will that work?
I was raised mostly in the city so know very little about farming and how to make a seed grow. But I do know there are lots of squirrles out side my patio door so how do I inexspensively keep them out of my tomatoes that I am going to grow? What other little tips are out there? Do I put the seeds in water to make them sprout, do I plant them in the organic soil. What temperature do they need to maintain? How about sunlight? What type of container? What do I do about the bees? I hate bees. they scare me terrible. I was stung a lot as a kid. I was a daisy mae, no shoes, ya know and lots of dandilions in the grass, just great for gettting lots of bee stings.
I just want my vegetables to grow and not die. I don't even have any real flowers cause they all die on me. Hahah, like my husband. Oh that was mean. Sorry, it just came out. But he was mean too. Sorry again about that, it has nothing to do with seeds.
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Post by mrc on Apr 21, 2009 9:05:52 GMT -5
Also see this site - All Non GMO tinyurl.com/cmy4mw"Indestructible Survival Seed Bank Can Be Buried To Avoid Confiscation."
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Post by ctbarb on Apr 21, 2009 12:32:39 GMT -5
Grady, Have you purchased seeds from this Survival Seed Bank company? Sounds like it could be quite a deal...wonder if they can also be grown using artificial light??? Converting one's garage space with raised beds, special lighting and heat, could possibly keep producing plant material year round...anyone know anything about this? I grew up on a farm where all of our food was produced on property; I had never eaten "store bought" food until after I was married and thought it was all rotten! I can remember throwing away a nice piece of steak because it just didn't smell or look like I was use to! My husband almost had a stroke... Sounds like a freezer, lots of canning jars, pressure cooker, etc. is the ticket to fresh food! We froze just about everything we harvested except we canned tomatoes, beans, soups/stew, eggs, etc. Gee, now I wish I'd paid more attention!!! Now the soil is another question...how do we know whether or not the soil hasn't been infected? Stuff falling from the sky, etc. Where do we get "pure, untouched, nutrient filled" dirt? No additives, just plain manure from non-GMO fed cows??? This takes on a whole new look of survival, doesn't it? Let me hear what you think! Sorry for taking over your thread, Grady....are you growing a garden? Do we need to put netting over the crops to protect them from prying eyes? Gee, now I sound like a paranoid schistzophrenic! Oh well, I've been called worse - DOP!!! Hugs y'all, ctbarb
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Post by zabrubon on Apr 21, 2009 13:12:02 GMT -5
ctbarb, love your questions. I used a pressure cooker years ago, good idea. My great grandparents owned a farm in West ByGod Virginia and I used to visit. Would help string beans, remember those days. Loved going to the garden and getting a tomato or cucumber out for eaten. Yum! Yum! I can taste and smell it right now. They would can everything but i never was taught, was too young.
Grady Ghost, wow $129 does it all. Thanks. I am going to start small right now with a package or two of seeds. How do I know if seeds are really organic? Do you have a garden?
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Post by mrc on Apr 21, 2009 14:13:15 GMT -5
Actually Barb believe it or not I just heard about that seed company advertised on the radio this morning, went and checked out their site and then saw this thread and thought, what a coincidence and posted it. We do have tiny gardens at home, wife grows tomatos and stuff, nothing that could sustain our family. I think at this point our soil everywhere is contaminated with the GMP putida and such, there is no escaping it.
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