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by Plantiejo
Wed Jun 26, 2013 3:07 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What are you prepping for?
Replies: 89
Views: 15770

Re: What are you prepping for?

I am prepping to be as independent as possible from all the main utility suppliers, produce as much food for personal use as we can and to keep skills alive (repairing things, making things, being creative, recycling, trading with neighbours, drying & preserving foods and cooking without gas/ele...
by Plantiejo
Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:57 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week
Replies: 5086
Views: 627690

Re: What Preps are you doing this week

Everything is growing!! Cropping and eating has commenced. Granddaughter scrumping the strawberries, husband scrumping the mange tout and peas. Looking into ways of 'canning' various things for storage/winter use (if there's any left!!). :D
by Plantiejo
Fri Apr 26, 2013 1:14 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: What should we be doing in the garden?
Replies: 31
Views: 4940

Re: What should we be doing in the garden?

Any chance you could recommend a book or some article on this please? My Indian garden is not going to be dug, but I'd like some pointers for a more conventional garden for the usual suspects like brassicas, roots and onions. Cheers! :D Hello Brambles, I use Permaculture & Forest Garden books a...
by Plantiejo
Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:00 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: What should we be doing in the garden?
Replies: 31
Views: 4940

Re: What should we be doing in the garden?

Nice thread! Good to know what people are doing. I have been pressing on too... Mulch, mulch, mulch! (I do not dig the soil, ever). In Polytunnel (I feel lucky to have this and find it very useful) - Getting a good crop of Rocket that was started off inside on a windowsill and planted out beginning ...
by Plantiejo
Thu Apr 04, 2013 4:08 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Money, money money
Replies: 128
Views: 20554

Re: Money, money money

Squawk wrote: The last solar drier, was a bit of a bodge and was blown away in a storm (part of it), but I do still wonder if dried nettles will make an edible soup ?.
Good effort though Squawk, :)
by Plantiejo
Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:03 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Money, money money
Replies: 128
Views: 20554

Re: Money, money money

There's always a good feeling to be had from stashing anything useful. Tools, food, clothes, seeds, fuels, booze, gold coins, cash, etc. As a Prepper I feel it's a good policy to stash a bit of everything and everything in moderation. Trying to cover all bases. :) I am sure most (of us) Preppers wou...
by Plantiejo
Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:55 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Newbie from sw cornwall
Replies: 6
Views: 1121

Re: Newbie from sw cornwall

Hello and welcome to the forum from a South Devon member :) There are many threads on here that cover security and ways not to look "flash/showy' so someone wants to rob you. Try the search box, they are well worth a read.:) Personally we store things in different places, some hidden some not. ...
by Plantiejo
Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:08 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: First attempt at growing veggies in pots
Replies: 33
Views: 5249

Re: First attempt at growing veggies in pots

Some good effort being put in there! Well done. Thanks for sharing the photos. I started the usual inside in module trays late Feb, (using the propagator set at 20 C near a bright window) Toms, Peppers, Chillies, French Beans, Peas, Mange Tout and quickly moved them out to an unheated Polytunnel as ...
by Plantiejo
Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:56 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello from the South West!
Replies: 9
Views: 1472

Re: Hello from the South West!

Hello and welcome from another Sou'wester. :)
by Plantiejo
Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:43 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Total Newbie, in all senses of the word!
Replies: 9
Views: 1210

Re: Total Newbie, in all senses of the word!

A bit like me then, have some knowledge in some areas but eager to learn more.
Welcome to the forum Capa :)