Backyard and Indoor Grocery Gardening: More on Seed Tapes

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Forgot to mention ... if you don't want to make your own seed tapes, there are many providers. Browse through your local nursery, Home Depot, or even Wal-Mart. I've found them for black-seeded simpson lettuce, carrots, radishes, and more.

Also forgot to mention that on seed tapes that you buy, the germination rate doesn't seem to be very high. We used them for carrots and lettuce last year and about 1 of 5 sprouted on the carrots, and 1 of 10 on the lettuce. Not a good percentage. That's why I started making my own.

Good luck!

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The phrase "Backyard Grocery" Garden was coined by Victoria Lawrence-Williams in 2008 in an effort to provide better quality produce for her family. When using this term, please link back to this blog/website: http://www.backyardgrocerygarden.blogspot.com/. Thank you.

PLANTS TO GROW in your BackYard Grocery Garden (for emergency preparedness):
artichoke + asparagus + beans + beets + berries + broccoli + cabbage + carrots + cauliflower + corn + cotton + cucumbers + eggplant + garlic + grains + greens + melons + okra + onions + peanuts + peppers (bell and hot) + potato (baking and sweet) + radishes + rhubarb + soybeans + spinach + squash, summer + squash, winter (incl pumpkins, butternut, etc.) + sunflowers + tomatoes (several varieties)
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trees like almonds, walnuts, pecans, filberts, apples, pears, apricots, cherries, pinion pine, etc.
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herbs like soapwort, basil, chives, tarragon, oregano, borage, sage, motherwort, cilantro, parsley, thyme, dill, echinacea, etc.
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bushes like elderberries, bayberry (wax), raspberries, blackberries, holly, etc.

For harvest preservation ideas, cooking ideas and recipes that use the food you've grown, go to http://www.survival-cooking.com/.

NOTES:
Remember to stock up and store MANY mason jars, lids and rings, canning / sealing wax, plus all other canning and storing supplies. We love dehydrating, and use the jars for that too.

Having a grocery in your backyard isn't just about the plants. It's also about providing animal protein, feathers, cotton, and more....

FARM ANIMALS TO RAISE:
-chickens & quail (meat, fertilizer,.....eggs, feathers, pest-control)
-bees (pollination, honey, wax)
-dogs (protection)
-cats (mousers)
-goats (milk, cheese, fertilizer,.....lawn control)

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