Homesteading Preppers Library Series: The Garden part 2
Books profiled: “Saving Seeds” by Marc Rogers, “Seed to Seed” by Suzanne Ashworth, “Taylor’s Guide to Fruits and Berries” by Roger Holmes, “Growing Fruit” by Harry Baker, “The Bountiful Container” by Rose Marie Nichols McGee and Maggie Stuckey, “The Edible Indoor Garden” by Peggy Hardigree, and “Small Scale Grain Raising” by Gene Logsdon
25 Responses to Homesteading Preppers Library Series: The Garden part 2
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awesome! I’ve been trying to find the best books for reference materials just in case the worst happens…this is a fantastic find for me! thanks so much!!! I sent out several IM’s to youtube preppers and only got 3 responses:( SouthernPrepper1 was one and theeastcoastwatch was another. Thanks again!! Merry Christmas:)
mikemorrison281
March 3, 2012 at 4:10 am
My one and only orchard/fruit book is ‘Fruits and Berries for the Home Gardener’ by Lewis Hill. Everything you need to know is in it, and he writes in a nice down-to-earth way, easy to understand.
TheBookflutterby
March 3, 2012 at 4:46 am
How nice to meet another Gene L. fan. My favorite orcharding book is Michael Phillips’ book THE APPLE GROWER. Well worth the cost. Thanks for your video.
kriegsd1
March 3, 2012 at 5:15 am
AWESOME VIDEO!!
BlessedWifeNMom
March 3, 2012 at 5:46 am
Love this series. Now, to rob a bank so I can afford them all;)
fatpius
March 3, 2012 at 5:51 am
No doubt! it’s not agriCULTURE anymore..
it’s agriBUSINESS. empty ‘foods’….
contaminated, GMO’ed, hybrid, …it’s getting
harder and harder to grow, harvest, preserve, and save seeds. Sooo much to learn, so little time. Thanks!
fatpius
March 3, 2012 at 6:07 am
5*****
Octahoney
March 3, 2012 at 6:51 am
Thanks for the info, your comments about wheat has peaked my interest, will have to look into it. Thanks again.
BLBMZ
March 3, 2012 at 7:45 am
Hi hunt1803,
Thank you for the advice. Just have to try again this year. At lest I know which type of Toms does best for me.
nkey01
March 3, 2012 at 7:58 am
Excellent video. You might consider going to google books, and doing a search for gardening, there are excellent books from the 1800’s on growing food. People from the 1800’s grew a good portion of the food themselves. Goto google, search google books, then left side public domain only then search. Wonderful free stuff pdfs!
marthale7
March 3, 2012 at 8:32 am
No prob at all. Thank you for taking the time to do these video series; they’re exactly what was missing in the prep movement. 🙂
AgrippasNotebook3336
March 3, 2012 at 9:17 am
Thank you for taking the time to leave the encouraging comment. I appreciate it.
Michigansnowpony
March 3, 2012 at 9:43 am
That’s just it. . . We’ve (myself included!) gotten so used to turning on the computer and just looking anything up when we need or want to. I still love my books as I didn’t grow up with computers, but I just get nervous that people will be floundering for information if they can’t turn that cyber library on. Everyone should have a low-tech back-up for useful infomation. Oh, I’m preachin to the choir, aren’t I?. ; )
Michigansnowpony
March 3, 2012 at 10:14 am
Thank you. I try.
Michigansnowpony
March 3, 2012 at 11:00 am
@GoatHollow – Oh Doug, you have to read “The Contrary Farmer” by him. It’s one of my all time favorite books. The man can rant poetic about what is SO wrong with modern agriculture.
Michigansnowpony
March 3, 2012 at 11:04 am
@jayarab – Yeah . . . . ha ha . I use Amazon a lot because they have that great “buy used” option on a lot of books, so I just used them to check prices. But I DO sound like I have stock in the company or something, don’t I?
Michigansnowpony
March 3, 2012 at 11:59 am
@OBXSOLWIND – you’re welcome. My subs are the best!!!!
Michigansnowpony
March 3, 2012 at 12:03 pm
@dsarti1 – I ain’t done yet. . . . ; 0
Michigansnowpony
March 3, 2012 at 12:13 pm
haha amozon did not get any money today
dsarti1
March 3, 2012 at 12:21 pm
THANK YOU GREAT INFO.
OBXSOLWIND
March 3, 2012 at 12:43 pm
Thanks
dmacosta1
March 3, 2012 at 12:57 pm
great job given me a few more books to pick up…. maybe amazon should pay you comission lol 5*****
jayarab
March 3, 2012 at 1:22 pm
Gotta get me one of those Logsdon books!!!
Great job Renee 5*****
GoatHollow
March 3, 2012 at 2:07 pm
@nkey01
Well, if they were all heirloom varieties, maybe you bred up a new type of tomato! But really, you should have at least a hundred feet between varieties to prevent cross-pollination. Alternatively, you can isolate a few blooms on the plant before they open, and hand pollinate them once they do open, then only save seeds from the fruit you hand-pollinated.
hunt1803
March 3, 2012 at 2:37 pm
Very well done R. :)
liabatud67
March 3, 2012 at 2:38 pm