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Growing Squash and Zucchini

Kevin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 20:55:33 +0000

Squash and Zucchini - Squash and Zucchini belong to the same family, and they have the same fertilizer requirements, so lets talk about them at the same time. One of the benefits of Squash and Zucchini - they can be eaten raw. So you do not have to use precious fuel cooking Squash or Zucchini - but cook your food to kill any bacteria on it. Fertilizer - use a well balanced fertilizer such as 13-13-13. Your going to need nitrogen for leaf production and pot ash for the Squash or Zucchini to form. On the plant there is a female and a male pod. Pollination usually occurs early in the morning while its still cool and the honey bees are out. The bee has to go from the flower on the male pod, to the female flower.

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Wilderness survival books

Kevin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:08:38 +0000

A new wilderness survival books section has been added to online store lineup. These are the kinds of books that every hiker, camping or even day hikers should include in their pack. Whether your trip is 1 day or a week long excursion – its always good to have a book on wilderness survival in…

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Pandemic flu alert level reaches phase 5

Kevin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:35:42 +0000

The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised its pandemic flu alert level to phase 5. Source – Yahoo News. Here is a link to the WHO website and press release - WHO goes to phase 5 on swine flu. What does this mean? It means that the outbreak can not be contained. In response…

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Good quality ice chest

Kevin — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:40:39 +0000

After a disaster – such as a hurricane – part of the relief efforts usually include bottled water, MREs or canned goods and ice. The ice is supposed to help people preserve their cold or frozen foods. But, this ice is of little good if the person getting the supplies to does have a good…

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Solar powered sidewalk lights instead of candles

Kevin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:00:11 +0000

Most people do not realize that they have a renewable light source right at their feet. And that is those solar powered lights along the walkway. If you do not have any solar powered sidewalk lights, take a look at a local hardware store, or big box mart - such as wal-mart, lowes and k-mart. They are usually in the garden section. When shopping for a solar powered light, do not get the cheapest ones on the shelf. But then again, dont go overboard on the price either. There are usually 2 different colored lights - clear and amber. Do not get the amber colored lens, they do not put out as much light as the ones with the clear lens. Be sure to get the lights that use an LED and not a regular bulb. The way those lights work, during the day the solar cell recharges 2 AA batteries. As the sun starts to go down, a light sensor tells the unit when to turn on. Depending on how much sun light the solar cell got, that defines how much light the unit can provide. The more sun light the cell is exposed to during the day, the longer the burn time at night.

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Types of Survivalist

Kevin — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:57:03 +0000

After watching the types of people that join the Survivalist Forum, there seems to be at least 4 different groups: Hoarders – the people that stock up on everything – food, water, canned goods, beans, rice, MREs,,,. These are the people that have hundreds or even thousands of canned or dried food products. Some of…

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Survivalist retreat example

Kevin — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:28:09 +0000

A survivalist retreat should start off with the most basic of necessities – food, water and shelter. Besides those items, location is very important. Access to running water, wild game animals, land for gardening, and away from the public view should also be important considerations. The video shows an example of what some people might…

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Food supply chains

Kevin — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:58:31 +0000

During outbreaks of the plague in Europe, there was one major problem that faced the rich and poor alike – and that was the availability of food. The more moving parts a machine has, the more likely it is to break. The supply lines that feed the world are fragile. Before the crops are ever…

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Stocking up on seeds

Kevin — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:41:26 +0000

As the local stores get their garden seeds in, its time to take an inventory as to what is need, what is not needed and what needs to be replaced. Seed stocks should include the types of food that the family will eat. And, most important, the types of seeds that will grow in a certain geographical area. The bags that the seeds are stored in should be marked with the type of seed and the date when the seeds were bought. The date is very important so that the seed stocks can be rotated out every 2 - 3 years. Examples of different types of seeds and plants: Potatoes - are usually planted from cuttings from a mature potato. When the "eyes" start to sprout on the potato, take a knife, cut a good section of the potato off (along with the eye). Types of potatoes like red skin or Irish are high producers.

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16 gallon portable water solution

Kevin — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:52:13 +0000

Every survivalist should consider some kind of portable water solution. Whether this is 5 gallon buckets, 7 gallon drums or like in this video, 16 gallon drums. The drum in this video will hold 16 gallons of water, but I only put 15 gallons in it. This is to leave a little head room. These…

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