I do love a good coldframe. I've long said that if I had my way then all the veg beds would be raised at least 2ft to save bending. Combine that with some glass cover and I suppose you've got a Victorian melon house.
If you pack that 2' to 18" with straw and manure then add 6" of compost you get a self heating hot frame and can grow salad in WinterI do love a good coldframe. I've long said that if I had my way then all the veg beds would be raised at least 2ft to save bending. Combine that with some glass cover and I suppose you've got a Victorian melon house.
Basic good advice in any situation that does not require instant reaction.Keep calm and have a cup of tea. If you've enough rashions spare.
You need to find someone locally to swap with! I'm sure there's someone who'd love parsnips in return for green beans or whatever they're sick of.One thing that seems to come up and need untangling in prepper forums is the difference between not having anything to eat and not having what you want to eat. Personally I'm happy to put in a few extra rows of potatoes to mitigate grain shortages and, for example, instead of sausage sandwiches I'll have bangers and mash. I.e. I'll have something to eat. Other people will be hoarding flour so they can bake bread, i.e. what they want to eat.
I grew so many parsnips last year that I was sick to death of them but I'll do the same this year because it'll mean I have something to eat. Even if I wish half those parsnips were garlic which, year after year, I cannot successfully grow at home. Ho hum.
With the news covering various food shortages and countries not exporting surplus staple grains and the such like are people here now thinking slightly differently or are those taking it a slightly more serious seen as over reacting?
What are people doing?
As a non-prepper, mainly just keeping an eye on things in the shops. I'd say we've probably tried to broaden our horizons in terms of the food we eat... surely that is the best way to avoid going hungry and it costs nothing and it's fun too. I know a few folks that only eat cheese, chicken, pasta and bread. Lord knows how they will survive... come to think of it how they HAVE survived. Found some good wild edibles this year that could bulk out some meals well, mainly young shoots.I must admit I didn't mean what I envisage as people whom are already on the prepping bus increasing their efforts.
I just wondered if somewhat 'Normal folks' have not ( after experiencing the C0-2-the-Vid and recently conflict , and what appears to be somewhat some global destabilisation and concerns over currency ,) changed their view to somewhat basic changes to life and have some ( justifiable ) concerns.
Extra staples in the cupboard (tinned stuff, pulses and lentils) and there always seems to be plenty of potatoes and vegetables in the shops.I must admit I didn't mean what I envisage as people whom are already on the prepping bus increasing their efforts.
I just wondered if somewhat 'Normal folks' have not ( after experiencing the C0-2-the-Vid and recently conflict , and what appears to be somewhat some global destabilisation and concerns over currency ,) changed their view to somewhat basic changes to life and have some ( justifiable ) concerns.
Having lived through two world wars, Granny was apparently never going to endure rationing like that again......now bearing in mind that this was in the early seventies, so Granny had had her sugar stash since the end of rationing....so twenty years or so ?
It took us, a family of five, not a single bought in cake or biscuit ever in the house, at least a year to use up the sugar.
I wonder just how much of our present 'just in case' will end up being redd out when we shuffle of this mortal coil too ?
Toddy; who still has a box of 1970's 'power cut' candles