Preparing for Uncertainty and Self Reliance

[Montegriffo]

Ok, that's fucking sweet.

Getting pretty wound up for wheat farming now. Apparently, I can get an entire bushel (60 lbs) out of 1,000 sq. feet - about a quarter of the garden. Also, I can do winter wheat over the whole thing, in the fall. That should supply our bread/pancake/baking needs for a year and then some.

I didn't get it tilled in the fall, so I'm going to go ahead and get it done next week - hopefully giving the ground enough time to rest before planting.

I also have a neighbor who is a PhD Botanist, that informed me that I can use marigolds planted around, for pest control. I want to get the hang of doing things completely organically (it's a big process), and I'm hoping that this will help. We had a lot of issues with grubs and bugs getting into our shit last year.

Watch out for ergot, don't want your kids tripping.

[Montegriffo]

Will an ordinary household light switch work on a 12v circuit? Why are they rated at 15-20 amps? I have a 5 amp fuse in line to a 8 or 10 wat led bulb.

I've been using them for a whole range of 12v appliances for years without any problems.

[C-Mag]

Getting pretty wound up for wheat farming now. Apparently, I can get an entire bushel (60 lbs) out of 1,000 sq. feet - about a quarter of the garden. Also, I can do winter wheat over the whole thing, in the fall. That should supply our bread/pancake/baking needs for a year and then some.

I didn't get it tilled in the fall, so I'm going to go ahead and get it done next week - hopefully giving the ground enough time to rest before planting.

I also have a neighbor who is a PhD Botanist, that informed me that I can use marigolds planted around, for pest control. I want to get the hang of doing things completely organically (it's a big process), and I'm hoping that this will help. We had a lot of issues with grubs and bugs getting into our shit last year.

If I remember correctly from my youth, the seed rate is around 100 pounds per acre, so do the math, I think you are looking at needing 2-3 pounds of seed. But it only takes a few kernels to build an empire. Ever heard of Khorasan Wheat ?
http://www.goodfoodworld.com/2010/12/he ... 000-acres/

[SuburbanFarmer]

Ok, that's fucking sweet.

Getting pretty wound up for wheat farming now. Apparently, I can get an entire bushel (60 lbs) out of 1,000 sq. feet - about a quarter of the garden. Also, I can do winter wheat over the whole thing, in the fall. That should supply our bread/pancake/baking needs for a year and then some.

I didn't get it tilled in the fall, so I'm going to go ahead and get it done next week - hopefully giving the ground enough time to rest before planting.

I also have a neighbor who is a PhD Botanist, that informed me that I can use marigolds planted around, for pest control. I want to get the hang of doing things completely organically (it's a big process), and I'm hoping that this will help. We had a lot of issues with grubs and bugs getting into our shit last year.

Watch out for ergot, don't want your kids tripping.

Looks like some kind of fungus that grows on rye?

[C-Mag]

Your gonna love this BroGrump

Check this out, 6000 pounds of fruit and vegetables a year on 1/10th of an acre in Pasadena, CA


These hippies got it goin on.

[Montegriffo]

Watch out for ergot, don't want your kids tripping.

Looks like some kind of fungus that grows on rye?

The ergot sclerotium contains high concentrations (up to 2% of dry mass) of the alkaloid ergotamine, a complex molecule consisting of a tripeptide-derived cyclol-lactam ring connected via amide linkage to a lysergic acid (ergoline) moiety, and other alkaloids of the ergoline group that are biosynthesized by the fungus.[8] Ergot alkaloids have a wide range of biological activities including effects on circulation and neurotransmission

[Montegriffo]

[C-Mag]

Yeah, that's why this topic is more about stuff BroGrump is doing instead of Doomsday Preppers. There are some real clowns that have latched on to the Survivalist/Prepper Movement.

Check out this ass clown, he shoots off his own finger while filming Doomsday Preppers.

[C-Mag]

Here's another funny one. First rule of Prepping, ensure ample cleavage is exposed

[Fife]

Everything in life is marketing. Everything.