| A survival garden is different from regular gardening, | | | | want them deep enough to have a healthy dirt |
| only in the fact that you need to use non-hybrid | | | | system for your roots, but it doesn't have to be |
| seeds when planting it. | | | | more than 18 inches deep. |
| As far as getting the garden spot ready, planting and | | | | The length and width of your boxes is important, |
| taking care of it, there is no difference. For those | | | | though. If they are too long, the boards will |
| that have gardening experience, planting a non-hybrid | | | | eventually get a bow in them, with all the weight of |
| garden will be fun, as now you get to harvest your | | | | the dirt. From what I have experienced with raised |
| own seeds for next year. :) | | | | bed gardening is that you want your boxes just big |
| It is not easy though to find good non-hybrid seeds, | | | | enough to be able to reach into the middle from all |
| especially now with so many people getting into | | | | sides without having to walk around inside the boxes. |
| gardening as a means to survive any coming food | | | | Any additional weight on the raised beds can cause |
| shortage. | | | | the boards to bend if it is too long. |
| If it is all new to you an digging up part of your yard | | | | For the dirt, have a good mixture of topsoil, steer |
| or field seems like a ton of work, why not try raised | | | | compost or some sort of good barnyard dirt mixed |
| bed gardening? | | | | together. |
| It is a very popular way for folks that simply do not | | | | Jeff covered the ground first with a heavy plastic |
| have the tools nor want to invest into a tiller,etc, to | | | | then set the boxes on top of that. Although you do |
| do traditional gardening. | | | | not have to do the plastic, I highly recommend it as |
| Our friend Jeff used boards he had saved when they | | | | it will save you a LOT of work in keeping the boxes |
| remodeled a deck on their house to make the boxes | | | | weed free and will also make your survival garden |
| for the garden. | | | | area not only practical, but beautiful as well. |
| You can make them any size you want. You will | | | | |