The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

MingVase

I think this is a good time to start growing stuff... nice fresh organic salads to go with all those tins of corned beef and spam in the preps 

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Thriftygifty said:

I work with someone who was at the time of question in their late 20s he asked how potatoes were grown, I looked at him as if he had grown 3 heads and told they grew on trees.

Have some fun with him by telling him you are worried there will be no-one to pick the spaghetti off the trees in Italy due to it being in lockdown.

3secondmemory

MingVase said:

I think this is a good time to start growing stuff... nice fresh organic salads to go with all those tins of corned beef and spam in the preps 

I highly recommend sprouting for variety. If you compare the price of a packet in a garden centre, this bag of 250g organic radish seeds for £6.99 is pure value. 

Plenty to sow continuously throughout the summer plus loads for sprouting (3-5 days) and loads for peppery, coloured salad leaves (8-10)

Optimums nutrition, low impact, low carbon,  satisfying and therapeutic. 

euronorris

I love growing stuff. I saw the comment on the other thread, and couldn't believe it. I have answered, but there has been no response. I have to wonder, where do they think the seeds come from exactly?!

Nevermind, I suppose we all had to learn it at some point. 

My peas are sprouting in the garden. I'm keen to do more, but not well enough. The potatoes are chitting well on the windowsill, so will plant those soon.

Quick growing crops, if you're looking to dabble:

Salad leaves (pick some and it grows more)
Radish
Spring onions 
Beetroot

I'm sure there are more, but those are the first that spring to mind.

If you want strawberries this year, don't grow from seed. Buy an established plant, preferably in its second year as it will produce more. And buy more than one. Oh, and try for an everbearing variety not a June bearing one, or you'll only have strawberries in June.

Don't forget you can forage. Garlic in late spring/early summer, and blackberries in late summer. Anything to add freshness to the diet if needed

pineapple

I get a sea of wild garlic near me. I seem to be the only one who picks it Ditto for young nettle leaves - so long as they are not likely to have been peed on   I also grow loads of nasturtiums. Pretty to look at and you can eat them!

Onebrokelady

I saw the comment about the seeds on the other thread too, it's sad that people don't know about these basic things😟 I have tried growing veg in my garden but it's very shady due to lots of trees,I have chickens who always manage to find and eat everything that looks vaguely plant like and now resident badgers  in the copse behind my house, they are mounting a siege on the front lawn at the moment but digging holes everywhere, luckily my front lawn is awful and I was thinking of getting rid of it, it's on a steep slope though so I'm not sure what to do with it, I did grow a lovely crop of Cherry tomatoes in pots in the front garden last year so could maybe adapt the front for veg 😊

Onebrokelady

pineapple said:

I get a sea of wild garlic near me. I seem to be the only one who picks it Ditto for young nettle leaves - so long as they are not likely to have been peed on   I also grow loads of nasturtiums. Pretty to look at and you can eat them!

I have masses of wild garlic growing behind my house, I always know if the cat has been up there because he stinks when he comes back😂

MingVase

Growing up we used to call that stinky weed. I'd have to be paid an awful lot to eat that stuff!

3secondmemory

I love the stuff, you can steam the leaves or use them to wrap baked fish.

I’ve got some interesting books from the library on foraging and container gardening. Up till now I’ve gabbled or had help, this year I’m serious and I’m on my own! 

pineapple

MingVase said:

Growing up we used to call that stinky weed. I'd have to be paid an awful lot to eat that stuff!

Don't you like garlic then? It actually tastes quite mild. A local butcher adds it to his sausages. Delicious.