As a Master Gardener, I will say for truly hard time sprouts would be your best bet. Very little space, no soil, not much sun needed, no bugs but easy to bug out with. You have more choices then alfalfa. Do search on sprouting seeds you can find lists of varieties to choose from. You can have a garden in days of tasty nutrient-packed fresh and still affordable food. You can sprout the dried beans you have on the shelf. Mung beans sprout to Chinese style bean sprouts. You can plant your sprout seeds for a crop. You do not have to wait till domes day. Start now and grow your own food. It is good healthy fun. I bet kiddos would like doing this. Thank you.
I just want to add to the above comment that I have sprouted lentils that I bought in the supermarket (bagged beans section). Common to find and easy to sprout at my kitchen sink, plus they are very nutritious. Plenty of instructional videos on TH-cam.
I was randomly gifted a little hydroponic setup with grow-light by a friend (who'd gotten it as a gift and didn't want it). It only grows 3 things at a time, but I freaking love it. Being able to grow fresh veggies in my tiny apartment kitchen in winter is an amazing gift.
I love seeing stories like this. I grow green onions, herbs and micro greens in my kitchen window too and it's so fun. I just started a chanterelle mushroom growing kit as well. Food you grow yourself is just so rewarding ❤️✌🏻😁
Great topic! Here is some additional advice: Cover the topsoil in your planters with a layer of mulch (leaves, wood chips, shredded paper) to prevent too much evaporation and thereby reducing your water usage especially if you keep plants on a balcony. Indoor plants are notorious for attracting fungus flies which hatch in the soil. If you cover the top with fine sand, they cannot hatch. If you grow green beans and peas: harvest on a regular base and they will keep on producing. If they are left on too long, the plant will believe it was successful in reproducing and stop putting out flowers.
@@LoriLeeSurfCityTemptations You are most welcome! If you notice signs of spider mites, give them a couple of good showers in the bath tub and increase humidity with misting sprays; make sure ventilation is good using a fan ;-)
@@rpmcmurphey927 It sure would; just be careful that you don't use straw that has seen a lot of herbicides and pesticides. Also try to use straw without a lot of leftover seeds (if there are a lot of seeds, just boil it first so they won't germinate, but let it cool down first, before you add it to your pots!) If you have long strands of straw, just cut them into smaller pieces to make it easier to arrange in your pots.
I started this back in December when I saw it was going to hit the fan in 2020. I haven’t bought any greens since February. My balcony is a small jungle now. I can’t even lean on the metal on the balcony. Lol
I have grown veggies on my patio 4 yrs now. Use 5 gallon buckets and grow bags. Herbs can grow in hanging baskets to save you space. Definitely a learning curve, but so worth it.
For those people that are worried about the cost, if you're on govt assistance (SNAP, or food stamps), check with your caseworker. In my state, you can use benefits to purchase edible plant seeds and seedlings. Start a small worm bin under the kitchen sink with red wiggler worms from sporting good stores. It makes great compost, and cuts down on trash. Start small and expand as space, money, and experience allows. Good luck! Thank you for all of the videos, there's a lot of great info that you're imparting!
I live in a tiny condo but I have five closets. I’ve converted the walk-in closet into a grow room. I use a combination of tabletop hydroponic units and several DWC buckets. I have the tabletop units in every room. I grow mostly micro dwarf tomatoes, leafy greens, strawberries and herbs in the tabletop units. I start the larger varieties, such as peppers and parthenocarpic cucumbers, in the tabletop units to be transferred into the DWC buckets. I sprout seeds, mostly alfalfa, and occasionally grown micro greens. (Cantaloupe micro greens are my favorite!) I live in the urban desert where drought and extreme heat makes it very difficult to grow outdoors in the summer. I have a small patio where I grow a few small citrus trees. I would starve if I had to rely solely on what I grow. I dehydrate a lot of excess produce and I buy staples in bulk.
the biggest thing that a prepper can do is get as many people into prepping. if everyone is ready for the worst there are less people that need what you have.
We grow lettuce, cherry tomatoes, and spices indoors all year round. Alaska, growing season is about two months. It is already getting cold 😁. -Great Video, thank you.
I absolutely love this series. As a complete novice gardener who is trying it strictly for emergency needs, I have no instinct for this. Your information gives me a great starting point. My first attempt last year, produced 8 potatoes, none of which were bigger than an inch in diameter, 10 little cherry tomatoes, and nothing else. Out of 12 different types of plants! Lol, I obviously have a lot to learn.
Bravo Kris! You always do your homework above and beyond! I had garden on and off all of my life, but when the pandemic hit, i picked up gardening yet again. Gardening is my therapy, and the rewards are great! I haven't been sucessful on everything, but every year, I get better. This year I struggled with tomatoes and Sunflowers! Did anyone else experience that? Thanks Kris as always!!! You rock!!!
Learn to think out of the box. When you really depend on growing your own food in an apartment or on a balcony, then you want to get the most out of it, and for a long time. 1. at home you can grow plants that need a warmer climate 2. less or no trouble with pests (learn how to get rid of them never the less) 3. if you grow plants during the cold season be careful, those plants will produce humidity. Depending on your home this could be an advantage (it's a natural humidifier) or in the worst case produce mold on your walls 4. go only for plants that have a high caloric density or other advantages (all parts are edible - contain different substances that help retaining your health - plants that can be used to produce fermented preserves, fe. Napa cabbage). 5. prefer plants that produce their own seeds or those were you can use part of the roots or rhizome for the next harvest 6. don't waste space and energy on to much different types of plants 7. produce your own compost in a Worm Composting Bin 8. no open soil - under every larger plant you can grow smaller green or some herbs. Some combinations of plants even are benefiting each other. 9. learn how to pollinate crops yourself Plants you could grow: Sweet potato (many don't know that the leaves are also edible), Potatoes (here all green parts are toxic), Handama (Gynura crepioides), Jerusalem artichoke, smaller types of pumpkins (Hokkaido fe), Ginger & Kurkuma (both in a sandy soil), Garlic, Asian Greens... 10. learn how to make use of wild plants that most people don't know or don't recognize. Some of them can even be harvested during the cold season. Fe. Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata). Plant your own wild food in safe and hidden spots - no work, no sweat, only harvest!
My adventure into indoor gardening actually started more than a decade back because someone gave me one of those Aerogarden systems for Christmas. Fast forward to now, and I have five Aerogardens in the breakfast nook alone. We're in the process of setting up a grow tent in a corner of the garage, complete with solar power backups. You really don't have to go all out when you begin gardening indoors; even having just one small pot, flower box, or hydroponic thingamajig to start means you're lapping everyone else who has none of those things. 😊
You forgot about fertilizer. I use dried banana peel powder and crushed eggshells (the eggshells are more for tomatoe plants bc they need calcium to grow tomatoes)
I have lived in a ground floor apartment for six years. I have growlight shelving units I built and I also have outdoor gardening space as well. We can't dig but we can use pots or totes. I keep salad veggies growing year around inside under lights as well as some herbs. I also start my plants indoors. I built a greenhouse for outdoors for storing some of the tender perennials. Using the xtra large totes, I drill drainage holes and grow several different types of potatoes. I grow green beans, several types of onions, cabbage, egyptian onions, berry bushes, and of course flowers. In smaller pots/totes, I grow smaller onions, chives,and this year I'll be growing some asian veggies I've wanted to try. Also I'll be adding more medicinal herbs. I grow catnip and catgrass for obvious reasons as well. I also grow carrots, I do a lt of cactus and succulents inside as well as a rare plant or two and orchids. Most of the indoor plants could go without lights as the window allows morning sun and bright llight. The livingroom has afternoon sun and bright light and so does the kitchen.
Great video! I've had a variety of veggies since March indoors and on the balcony, sometimes more than I could eat. Fall cooling is setting in now so I'm preparing more seedlings for my indoor garden. Many plants enjoy being planted densely, companion planting works well here. Do ongoing subsequent seedings to keep them in various stages of growth. I did peas, beans, kale, lettuce, spinach. onions, tomatoes, carrots, variety of 10 herbs that are tasty in a salad but also medicinal and seasoning. Greens of most plants are edible as mentioned including carrot, young pea leaves, radishes etc.
I started gardening a few year ago, but planted a lot more this year and I already planted my fall garden due to the area where I am at. We also got chickens this year and I make sure I share the extras to friend, family and neighbor after I can, freeze, ferment. For Christmas and birthday last year, I requested an aero garden machines so during the winter, I can still "garden" inside. With the lack of supplies and food prices keeps going up, we all have to do something. Good luck everyone!
Moringa is an interesting plant to consider, good nutrition, lots of leaves, grows into a tree. Need warm weather and light though, but wouldn't hurt having one or two; i'm going to try to grow two in my window tnroughout this winter (canada)
I'd love to see more about foraging and storing foods. I just picked blackberries on the forest edge and made a couple jars of preserves for winter. There's so much more that can be made now this summer if we relearn what to pick. I barely had this incomplete knowledge passed down to me and I know there's a wealth of info lost, known only to a small few. This would be very valuable.
I have a budgie and this is a big benefit for me too. It's nice being able to just pick the right amount off for him. And I know it's safe for him! No pesticides. It gives me peace of mind.
City Prepper, such a great job on the cost/benefit analysis of small-space growing to concentrate on nutrient dense instead of calorie dense. Sprouts can be grown in mason jars just with ambient light. Hard-sided growing containers are so expensive but 5-gallon buckets with holes drilled in them and/or grow bags are reasonably priced
You can get a lot of vitamin-rich fresh produce by sprouting wheat grain, lentils and mung beans (beans sprouts). A lot of preppers already store wheat grain and dry lentils. Eat these sprouts raw with a salad dressing or mixed with canned tuna and mayonnaise as a sandwich filling. Or stir-fry the sprouts with some canned or freeze-dried or dehydrated vegetables from your food storage plus a flavorful sauce to serve over cooked rice or pasta also from your food storage. You will need sprouting trays or sprouting jars, a warm indoor temperature and enough clean water to rinse the sprouting seeds twice daily. The seeds can be sprouted in the dark so no need for grow lights or a sunny window sill. Sprouting is a way to get fresh produce in the winter when your outdoor vegetable garden is not producing or if you live in a desert with poor soil, excessive heat and insufficient rainfall. There is plenty of info out there on how to spout seeds.
@@MoniMeka I admit I am concerned about pesticides sprayed on fragile salad greens and how to best wash off that pesticide residue. But the dried seeds of legume plants are less likely to absorb pesticides sprayed onto their seed pods and I always rinse the legume seeds (beans, peas, lentils) before cooking.
I grew so many beans this year that 3 of my neighbors have permission to take as many as they want. Now that I know what i'm doing, i'm going to grow twice as many next year and preserve them.
Few tips I could give to help. Is one peas like cold weather. If it gets too warm the peas will die. The best time to plant the seeds it's right after the frost and snow melts and the soil is soft enough to work. If you wait too long in the year to plant them they will die before they could go to bloom. Second tip if you go to get seeds from a cucumber. You pick one and set it on a plate and wait for the cucumber to turn yellow. Because of the fruit is still green the seeds may not be fully developed enough. So it's best to wait till the cucumber turns yellow and a little mushy. Then you harvest the seeds and dry them out. And the third tip is if you plan on growing crops and harvesting their seeds for next year's crop always pick seeds that are heirloom or say they are organic. The reason why is hybrid and GMO seeds will not reproduce. 99% of them will not grow if you plant and the 1% that will grow will usually grow mutated plants that may not have any fruit or edible parts. While on the other hand heirlooms and organics will produce plants that have seeds that will come year after year after year.
We experimented with Grow Boxes this year. They didn't perform as well as advertised. I'll clean them out and plant some fall/winter veggies. We're trying Grow Bags now for other fall/winter veggies. I like the bags, because you really can't over water them and the roots don't swirl in a circle around the inside of a hard plastic container.
In large cities there's definetly a supply and demand issue .Where i live there are two large well stocked supermarkets but thousands of homes are within the catchment area so everything ran out very quickly when the covid scare was at its peak ..I now have around 6 months food and household products on hand as it was a bit of a wake up call to be honest as to how precarious our food supply is
Another reason to start in your apartment is for practice. Done just think you can get a homestead and start farming. Build your green thumb. Ive been trying to grow everything with seeds this year just for practice. Some of my garlic sprouted so I threw it in soil (stems are very long no idea whats under the soil). What are your thoughts for composting for opsec?
Garlic takes 9 months to grow, waiting on mine to come. I'm planting a pound lol hoping to get enough to use for 9 months and to make powder for cooking
Excellent, excellent. Thanks for sharing, I already sprout in my home. I went to Hippracrates Health Institute in the 1990s, and learned a lot about growing inside your home. I have books, DVDS dedicated to this subject. Handy Pantry, sent me a lot of seeds for sprouting years, ago.
As a balcony grower, I find insects or infections come via seedlings from garden stores which are chemically suppressed until sale. Having a quarantining space for plants is critical, but difficult when you also have indoor plants.
Great video and finally someone mentions eating the more unconventional parts of the plants. I've started researching a bit and so far have enjoyed the leafs of tomato, pepper, paprika, sprouts, ginger and carrot, starting out with moderate amounts and cooking them in most cases. I got interested because i read about an investigation which the Australian government had carried out to find the 10 most healthy edible plants. Pepper leafs ended up in that top 10. Also a famous Italian chef used to use tomato leafs as an ingredient for his pesto. There's not a whole lot of info available on this subject, and opinions differ sometimes, but i find it interesting and will keep checking it out.
I live in a rural area in Missouri. If you live in the city, try calling chambers of commerce in nearby rural towns and see if they have a farmers market once a week or a community auction. Where I live we have an auction within a 15 minute drive. Through the summer and fall they have produce auctions once a week, where you can buy good quality, mostly locally grown vegetables and fruit by the bushel, flat, or case lots. Sometimes you can find someone in the crowd who will split a bushel with you if you don't need the whole thing. If you are wanting to can or freeze food for the winter, it's worth a scenic drive to a rural area to bid on some good food, supporting the local economy/farmers. Pack a picnic and some water, there are no restaurants open nearby. Some people are quiet and standoffish, but others are incredibly friendly, and are willing to help you understand what's going on, etc... Edit; Oh yeah,...bring bags and/or boxes to carry your goodies home, just in case they are not provided.
Buy them seeds, get good growlights with high spectrum lights, T5s for seed starting. Get access to fertilizers whether it be compost or bagged fertilizers. Bug spray! Indoor veggies brings bugs! Have pest sprays handy. Get growing!💯
@@EnterTheBunker I have T5 florescant led growlights on pull chain. They are at least 5k lumens i use those for germinating seeds and growing leafys like lettuce n spanich. Also have full spectrum light within the house used for growing veggies that need more light. Potatoes, peppers etc still learning about the different grow lights are theyre so many. I did a vid on my set up system
@@TheAdhdGardener I'll have to go watch your video! I find the grow lights I've purchased do well at keeping my plants alive but they don't promote much growth unfortunately.
Just started growing tomatoes and peppers a little over a month ago. Not only is it a good skill, it’s quite enjoyable to see then grow and change everyday.
This is such a great info especially by 3rd quarter of 2022 as oil will be 150.00 plus that will cause a lot of truckers to loose their business and cause a extreme hardship on farmers creating veggies and meat . Everyone needs to get off their tails and grow grow grow… you can survive on veggies rice beans lentil’s. When gas is so expensive and food there will be many wishing they had done something instead of just watching
Thanks! This gave me some ideas. I started growing lettuce and green onions on my back apartment patio. Next spring I need to ramp it up some. I only have about 5 hrs direct sunlight though so it’s kinda tough.
Can you tell me how i can grow tomatoes indoors? I need to do that. And peppers and greens. I live in an apt. I am south-facing toward the ocean, but not a lot of sun.
I agree but the quality of the vitamins makes a difference between whether your body just pees them out or absorbs them so everyone, please do your research about vitamin absorbency and don't just think any cheap brand will work. This came from my doctor. She said if you don't take good ones you are wasting your time and money.
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Ty you mentioned something thats troubled me for some time and that was an option to 0 lighting my windows and patio face north and that side of apt is heavely shaded by trees add to that im on bottom floor i do have 1 bed room on south sidde and have looked at it as an indoor garden but held back as it faces the parking lot and would be highly extreemely visable could you elaborate on the films that would allow the needed light in while blocking view plz and tyvm
If you have a car or know someone that does, go out to the rural to a river bottom to collect your buckets of soil instead of using potting soil from a big box store. I have a South balcony in an urban apartment so I could have tomatoes going on, but I don't for I don't have access to leave the city or go somewhere to get my soil. There are not lots of tomatoes, vegetables, and fruits at farmers markets this year for things didn't work out or people are keeping everything for themselves instead of selling. I have petunias and some other plants, but these really are only to enjoy providing a relaxation. It's too late in most areas of the North America to start a garden, but probably fine to start now in Southern California and other areas of the South. Kale grows in cool climates and even all Winter. Greens you can boil are also another great one as long as it's not freezing and icy out. I stayed with my brother in Pine Bluff, Arkansas for a year and we grew lots of greens all Winter and the weather was nice, balmy, and sunny though too hot and humid with too many mosquitoes in the Summer. Southern areas probably can produce the most for you as long as you have a sunny space to do it.
I have to say I like ur videos so straight forward..and non emotional..but maybe add some tips on growing techniques aswell like how much Sun depth etc
Hi @City Prepping I loved the video. I've always wondered whether there might be a way to make your own soil without purchasing it; I mean, I know you can use used coffee grounds as fertilizer, but is there any way to make some actual usable soil for pots? I don't know, I've seen a bunch of videos on the topic, but it would be amazing if you would do a video on that. Blessings!
Not that I know of. I've heard of that setup, but don't know the options. If you research it and find out something you think the community would enjoy, feel free to email me the info.
Another option maybe is to use the over the door shoe organizer. I've seen examples online. I have one of the vertical stacking planters. It holds a lot and doesn't take up much space!
I have a sweet spot in my house where I store potatoes 🥔 and they always sprout!!! When this crisis happened I left to be with my family for a few months when I came back I was so scared 😱 and shocked 😳 when I saw my sweet potato 🍠 roots!!! It’s was so long like a snake
I’m trying to get there. I’ve bought a number of half gallon mason jars for hydroponic growing. I don’t have a balcony. I do have one very deep window sill. I can’t grow Spinach indoors as, I have cats, they would snack on that and it would ruin their health. So, my first thing is to see what CANNOT be grown indoors also.
Have you tried growing their own grass? They'll go for that, if they have it. However, if your cats will taste your vegetables out of curiosity, it won't kill them if ingested in a small quantity. They'll throw up anyway. But they'll try to arrange themselves a new green litter out of your pots. Or play with the plants. I don't know how big is your appartment but if you really really want to grow a small indoor garden and keep your fur babies out of the " danger area", you could find some really big indoor metalic enclosure, foldable, covered, playpen, something. Not for the pets but to grow your plants inside and avoid their complete distruction and still allow your kitties to have fun in their normal living area.
Iuliana Ion I do have cat grass. A few years ago, I planted it in a pot, it grew abundantly well and they enjoyed it. I have not had the chance to replant it. Unfortunately, due to some extreme family issues, it feels that life has become like skipping from problem to problem every 30 seconds and, then, came the pandemic. The only issues I have are that, while the cat grass grows beautifully, unlike that rather tired stuff at the cash register at Petco, it does not last long. In addition to that, I walk one of my cats on a leash and have found that there is no amount of indoor cat grass that will stop him from eating the lawn outside, every 2 feet. A lawn where pesticides are sprayed and may have been the cause of the death of my dog, many years ago. I also don’t want anymore of the vomit issue than I already have as, it’s much like, go outside eat grass, redeposit grass and vomit on the carpet indoors. I don’t want any amount of toxicity with the cats. At 8 years old, if they have any other upcoming issues, that is not going to help. I don’t have a lot of space here. Definitely not enough for a grow tent and have considered clear window shelves and/or one of those grow towers. I’d have to research the types of plants I need to grow and what the needs are of each. Space is at a premium here, due to my creative equipment and supplies. I am, however, looking at homes finally, as I will probably be disinherited and need not worry any longer about maintaining family ties. I’m at the stage where I’m indecisive, however, as although I’m employed, I’m WFH since the pandemic and it’s anybody’s guess if/when my employer will have us return to the workplace, eliminating the idea of being able to buy a property wherever I want and at a cheaper price than where I currently live. Also, as I live in the suburbs, it may seem that I can grow plants outside, but we’ve been informed by our complex that anything other than flowers will be ripped up and, as they use pesticides, I wouldn’t want to plant anything outside anyway. Even if I could, no doubt, people and wildlife would be helping themselves. There is a community garden nearby, but I know that it’s a great source of deer ticks and I don’t know that I would like communal farming.
@@privateprivate8366 Did the cat grass stop growing during the winter? If so, keep it, water it, chances are it'll grow back . Do you have a clean , untouched, not sprayed area, a forest maybe, around? You can find grass there, dig it out, replant it . I'm sorry to hear about your doggie. I know how much it hurts when they go. I have 26 rescued cats+5 rescued large dogs. Vomiting the grass keeps the cats healty, they get rid of those hairballs, so most of the times it's nothing to worry about, just a cat thing. My cats had acces to all kind of vegetables and they never tried to eat them." Tasted "things, but that's it. Shocked about that flowers only rule. I'd give the community garden a chance, even two. You can socialize, learn, practice, develop important skills, aquire all sorts of infos there from people with the same mindset as you. Wear long pants, long sleeves if you like, you won't get ticks. If you prepp, you need to try new things, get out of your comfort zone, learn. Think about it, if you would be forced to bug out in a SHTF scenario, you have to get stronger, in shape, outside in the sun. I'd go for pole beans( they grow fast, easy too, not poisonous for cats, you can plant the dry beans you buy for your preps. Herbs, for the start, also mint for the cats. And mushrooms. The cats won't eat them, they come in their own containers or bags, excelent meat replacement. Champignons are easy to grow.Don't give up dreaming. You'll get your house and garden one day and it will be your piece of heaven. So sorry about the familly issues and the temporary unemployement. Learn as much as you can, the way to what you need and hope will reveal itself soon. Give your kitties a kiss and a three blinks each :D from me. Stay safe, take care of yourself!
The recent "Detecho" storm that shredded Iowa and other states should wake more people up to start prepping because of the huge amount of crop damage that took pkace
Using storage totes will allow you to grow more . filling the bottoms with sticks and leaves will cut back on the amount of soil and help retain water. Clean wood chips and saw dust work well to. Bark is light . Pearlite is a big help
I was growing herbs and pepper plants and my apartment was getting full of fungus gnats. Its was crazy. Unfortunately i had to get rid of most of my plants for this reason.
It’s all good and done until spider mites find your plants. Then you can wipe out your entire balcony and even indoor plants since they hitch rides on us. And if you are like me, spraying down a tall tomato plant indoors is impossible if you care about your flooring considering spray area is quite large and you risk bringing bugs inside again.
Spider mites like dry, hot climate. If you mist your plants on a regular schedule to increase humidity , you can prevent an infestation, however, that can invite fungi, if you don't allow for good ventilation. Learn to read the signs of spider mites early; it will help you to fight them successfully if only by showering them off in the bath tub. You can combat spider mites with predatory mites of the type Phytoseiulus persimilis (available through the internet).
@@andreamortimer2610 Thanks for the good information everyone. I don't cater to the idea of using tarps or showers to spray balcony items down since bringing them in invites other plants to be infested and even using a tarp doesn't mean the spray area won't get liquids on surfaces or walls, but the humidity is a very good preventative, sadly which I did not do lol.
Thank you for the great advice as usual, do you Mr. City Prepping or anyone, know of any growing lights that can do well in sort of an outdoor environment. I have a large balcony that is 4.5 feet by 13 feet. I do not use the space for anything. However it is closed off on the sides and top, and the front barely gets any sunlight, screen in front. (south Florida weather, can grow all year). Sometimes rain can come through. I want to grow plants out there however I do not know of any "grow lights" that withstand the environment in there, any one know (hot, humid, sometimes wet) , ... maybe I can plastic seal the front of the balcony
How to bug into an apartment: th-cam.com/video/W5VFFl3UcnY/w-d-xo.html and the link to nutrient-dense plants: bit.ly/3adYx2W
@CityPrepping Is it ok to water tomatoes growing in a bucket with water unfit to drink?
As long as it isn't full of chemicals or toxins. Dirty water unfit for human consumption won't impact plants.
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As a Master Gardener, I will say for truly hard time sprouts would be your best bet. Very little space, no soil, not much sun needed, no bugs but easy to bug out with. You have more choices then alfalfa. Do search on sprouting seeds you can find lists of varieties to choose from. You can have a garden in days of tasty nutrient-packed fresh and still affordable food. You can sprout the dried beans you have on the shelf. Mung beans sprout to Chinese style bean sprouts. You can plant your sprout seeds for a crop. You do not have to wait till domes day. Start now and grow your own food. It is good healthy fun. I bet kiddos would like doing this. Thank you.
I just want to add to the above comment that I have sprouted lentils that I bought in the supermarket (bagged beans section). Common to find and easy to sprout at my kitchen sink, plus they are very nutritious. Plenty of instructional videos on TH-cam.
I was randomly gifted a little hydroponic setup with grow-light by a friend (who'd gotten it as a gift and didn't want it). It only grows 3 things at a time, but I freaking love it. Being able to grow fresh veggies in my tiny apartment kitchen in winter is an amazing gift.
I know your so grateful to that friend hopefully you got more
OOOO that thing is really expensive I am gonna make my mom go to a shop and buy it I'll beg untill I get it girl ur so lucky
@@luluowq9827 save and work hard if you really want something get it yourself! You will appreciate it more and achieve goals better
Okay thank you for the advice! :D
I love seeing stories like this. I grow green onions, herbs and micro greens in my kitchen window too and it's so fun. I just started a chanterelle mushroom growing kit as well. Food you grow yourself is just so rewarding ❤️✌🏻😁
Great topic! Here is some additional advice: Cover the topsoil in your planters with a layer of mulch (leaves, wood chips, shredded paper) to prevent too much evaporation and thereby reducing your water usage especially if you keep plants on a balcony. Indoor plants are notorious for attracting fungus flies which hatch in the soil. If you cover the top with fine sand, they cannot hatch. If you grow green beans and peas: harvest on a regular base and they will keep on producing. If they are left on too long, the plant will believe it was successful in reproducing and stop putting out flowers.
Thank you for that info .
@@LoriLeeSurfCityTemptations You are most welcome! If you notice signs of spider mites, give them a couple of good showers in the bath tub and increase humidity with misting sprays; make sure ventilation is good using a fan ;-)
Would straw work well to cover topsoil?
@@rpmcmurphey927 It sure would; just be careful that you don't use straw that has seen a lot of herbicides and pesticides. Also try to use straw without a lot of leftover seeds (if there are a lot of seeds, just boil it first so they won't germinate, but let it cool down first, before you add it to your pots!) If you have long strands of straw, just cut them into smaller pieces to make it easier to arrange in your pots.
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I started this back in December when I saw it was going to hit the fan in 2020. I haven’t bought any greens since February. My balcony is a small jungle now. I can’t even lean on the metal on the balcony. Lol
thats awesome man!
Zion my own personal jungle the wildlife it attracts is relaxing and good for photography
My goal.
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You must have a green thumb!
I have grown veggies on my patio 4 yrs now. Use 5 gallon buckets and grow bags. Herbs can grow in hanging baskets to save you space. Definitely a learning curve, but so worth it.
For those people that are worried about the cost, if you're on govt assistance (SNAP, or food stamps), check with your caseworker. In my state, you can use benefits to purchase edible plant seeds and seedlings. Start a small worm bin under the kitchen sink with red wiggler worms from sporting good stores. It makes great compost, and cuts down on trash. Start small and expand as space, money, and experience allows. Good luck!
Thank you for all of the videos, there's a lot of great info that you're imparting!
I live in a tiny condo but I have five closets. I’ve converted the walk-in closet into a grow room. I use a combination of tabletop hydroponic units and several DWC buckets. I have the tabletop units in every room. I grow mostly micro dwarf tomatoes, leafy greens, strawberries and herbs in the tabletop units. I start the larger varieties, such as peppers and parthenocarpic cucumbers, in the tabletop units to be transferred into the DWC buckets. I sprout seeds, mostly alfalfa, and occasionally grown micro greens. (Cantaloupe micro greens are my favorite!)
I live in the urban desert where drought and extreme heat makes it very difficult to grow outdoors in the summer. I have a small patio where I grow a few small citrus trees.
I would starve if I had to rely solely on what I grow. I dehydrate a lot of excess produce and I buy staples in bulk.
the biggest thing that a prepper can do is get as many people into prepping. if everyone is ready for the worst there are less people that need what you have.
So true.
Very smart and create a community to help one another with special skills we all have
We grow lettuce, cherry tomatoes, and spices indoors all year round. Alaska, growing season is about two months. It is already getting cold 😁.
-Great Video, thank you.
Awesome! How much are you prudcing and does it seem to add a lot to electric bill?
thewhitewolf the yield is not much, but the quality is excellent. Not much change in the electric bill, the new lights are great.
@@FrontierPreppers great thanks,
Can you tell me how i can grow tomatoes indoors? I need to do that. I live in an apt. I am south-facing toward the ocean, but not a lot of sun.
I absolutely love this series. As a complete novice gardener who is trying it strictly for emergency needs, I have no instinct for this. Your information gives me a great starting point. My first attempt last year, produced 8 potatoes, none of which were bigger than an inch in diameter, 10 little cherry tomatoes, and nothing else. Out of 12 different types of plants! Lol, I obviously have a lot to learn.
Bravo Kris! You always do your homework above and beyond! I had garden on and off all of my life, but when the pandemic hit, i picked up gardening yet again. Gardening is my therapy, and the rewards are great! I haven't been sucessful on everything, but every year, I get better. This year I struggled with tomatoes and Sunflowers! Did anyone else experience that? Thanks Kris as always!!! You rock!!!
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I have started lettuce tomato cucumber and bell pepper.once they get out of their baby solo.
Cups they go Into 5 gallon bucket out on my patio
Very nice information. I see a lot of people saying they cant grow because of space. This proves you can....very effective as well
I agree lol. Last year I grew a 23 cm courgette and this year I grew a tomato plant (about 30 tomatoes total). :)
Learn to think out of the box.
When you really depend on growing your own food in an apartment or on a balcony, then you want to get the most out of it, and for a long time.
1. at home you can grow plants that need a warmer climate
2. less or no trouble with pests (learn how to get rid of them never the less)
3. if you grow plants during the cold season be careful, those plants will produce humidity. Depending on your home this could be an advantage (it's a natural humidifier) or in the worst case produce mold on your walls
4. go only for plants that have a high caloric density or other advantages (all parts are edible - contain different substances that help retaining your health - plants that can be used to produce fermented preserves, fe. Napa cabbage).
5. prefer plants that produce their own seeds or those were you can use part of the roots or rhizome for the next harvest
6. don't waste space and energy on to much different types of plants
7. produce your own compost in a Worm Composting Bin
8. no open soil - under every larger plant you can grow smaller green or some herbs. Some combinations of plants even are benefiting each other.
9. learn how to pollinate crops yourself
Plants you could grow: Sweet potato (many don't know that the leaves are also edible), Potatoes (here all green parts are toxic), Handama (Gynura crepioides), Jerusalem artichoke, smaller types of pumpkins (Hokkaido fe), Ginger & Kurkuma (both in a sandy soil), Garlic, Asian Greens...
10. learn how to make use of wild plants that most people don't know or don't recognize. Some of them can even be harvested during the cold season.
Fe. Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata). Plant your own wild food in safe and hidden spots - no work, no sweat, only harvest!
My adventure into indoor gardening actually started more than a decade back because someone gave me one of those Aerogarden systems for Christmas. Fast forward to now, and I have five Aerogardens in the breakfast nook alone. We're in the process of setting up a grow tent in a corner of the garage, complete with solar power backups.
You really don't have to go all out when you begin gardening indoors; even having just one small pot, flower box, or hydroponic thingamajig to start means you're lapping everyone else who has none of those things. 😊
You forgot about fertilizer. I use dried banana peel powder and crushed eggshells (the eggshells are more for tomatoe plants bc they need calcium to grow tomatoes)
I have lived in a ground floor apartment for six years. I have growlight shelving units I built and I also have outdoor gardening space as well. We can't dig but we can use pots or totes. I keep salad veggies growing year around inside under lights as well as some herbs. I also start my plants indoors. I built a greenhouse for outdoors for storing some of the tender perennials. Using the xtra large totes, I drill drainage holes and grow several different types of potatoes. I grow green beans, several types of onions, cabbage, egyptian onions, berry bushes, and of course flowers. In smaller pots/totes, I grow smaller onions, chives,and this year I'll be growing some asian veggies I've wanted to try. Also I'll be adding more medicinal herbs. I grow catnip and catgrass for obvious reasons as well. I also grow carrots, I do a lt of cactus and succulents inside as well as a rare plant or two and orchids. Most of the indoor plants could go without lights as the window allows morning sun and bright llight. The livingroom has afternoon sun and bright light and so does the kitchen.
Hi I am new to growing, can you give me advice on how to keep bugs out? ( Indoor vegetables) Thank you
Great video! I've had a variety of veggies since March indoors and on the balcony, sometimes more than I could eat. Fall cooling is setting in now so I'm preparing more seedlings for my indoor garden. Many plants enjoy being planted densely, companion planting works well here. Do ongoing subsequent seedings to keep them in various stages of growth. I did peas, beans, kale, lettuce, spinach. onions, tomatoes, carrots, variety of 10 herbs that are tasty in a salad but also medicinal and seasoning. Greens of most plants are edible as mentioned including carrot, young pea leaves, radishes etc.
I started gardening a few year ago, but planted a lot more this year and I already planted my fall garden due to the area where I am at. We also got chickens this year and I make sure I share the extras to friend, family and neighbor after I can, freeze, ferment. For Christmas and birthday last year, I requested an aero garden machines so during the winter, I can still "garden" inside. With the lack of supplies and food prices keeps going up, we all have to do something. Good luck everyone!
I'm so happy to see this video!!! Yes everyone should start growing their own food..jar the leftovers n store for winter💯🌱
Moringa is an interesting plant to consider, good nutrition, lots of leaves, grows into a tree. Need warm weather and light though, but wouldn't hurt having one or two; i'm going to try to grow two in my window tnroughout this winter (canada)
I'd love to see more about foraging and storing foods. I just picked blackberries on the forest edge and made a couple jars of preserves for winter. There's so much more that can be made now this summer if we relearn what to pick. I barely had this incomplete knowledge passed down to me and I know there's a wealth of info lost, known only to a small few. This would be very valuable.
btw your video inspired me to plant a few more things on the tiny patio. Fingers crossed they make it starting this late in the season.
I grow all kinds of veggies. It ensures that my guinea pigs always have fresh food to eat, not just me. Prepping for your pets is important too!
Yep!
I have a budgie and this is a big benefit for me too. It's nice being able to just pick the right amount off for him. And I know it's safe for him! No pesticides. It gives me peace of mind.
City Prepper, such a great job on the cost/benefit analysis of small-space growing to concentrate on nutrient dense instead of calorie dense. Sprouts can be grown in mason jars just with ambient light.
Hard-sided growing containers are so expensive but 5-gallon buckets with holes drilled in them and/or grow bags are reasonably priced
You can get a lot of vitamin-rich fresh produce by sprouting wheat grain, lentils and mung beans (beans sprouts). A lot of preppers already store wheat grain and dry lentils. Eat these sprouts raw with a salad dressing or mixed with canned tuna and mayonnaise as a sandwich filling. Or stir-fry the sprouts with some canned or freeze-dried or dehydrated vegetables from your food storage plus a flavorful sauce to serve over cooked rice or pasta also from your food storage.
You will need sprouting trays or sprouting jars, a warm indoor temperature and enough clean water to rinse the sprouting seeds twice daily. The seeds can be sprouted in the dark so no need for grow lights or a sunny window sill. Sprouting is a way to get fresh produce in the winter when your outdoor vegetable garden is not producing or if you live in a desert with poor soil, excessive heat and insufficient rainfall. There is plenty of info out there on how to spout seeds.
If you sprout lentils, or any other bean, should they be organic?
@@MoniMeka I admit I am concerned about pesticides sprayed on fragile salad greens and how to best wash off that pesticide residue. But the dried seeds of legume plants are less likely to absorb pesticides sprayed onto their seed pods and I always rinse the legume seeds (beans, peas, lentils) before cooking.
I grew so many beans this year that 3 of my neighbors have permission to take as many as they want. Now that I know what i'm doing, i'm going to grow twice as many next year and preserve them.
Few tips I could give to help. Is one peas like cold weather. If it gets too warm the peas will die. The best time to plant the seeds it's right after the frost and snow melts and the soil is soft enough to work. If you wait too long in the year to plant them they will die before they could go to bloom. Second tip if you go to get seeds from a cucumber. You pick one and set it on a plate and wait for the cucumber to turn yellow. Because of the fruit is still green the seeds may not be fully developed enough. So it's best to wait till the cucumber turns yellow and a little mushy. Then you harvest the seeds and dry them out. And the third tip is if you plan on growing crops and harvesting their seeds for next year's crop always pick seeds that are heirloom or say they are organic. The reason why is hybrid and GMO seeds will not reproduce. 99% of them will not grow if you plant and the 1% that will grow will usually grow mutated plants that may not have any fruit or edible parts. While on the other hand heirlooms and organics will produce plants that have seeds that will come year after year after year.
Very helpful thank you !!
If you roast and grind dandelion roots they make a relatively decent coffee alternative. It is caffeine free though
We experimented with Grow Boxes this year. They didn't perform as well as advertised. I'll clean them out and plant some fall/winter veggies. We're trying Grow Bags now for other fall/winter veggies. I like the bags, because you really can't over water them and the roots don't swirl in a circle around the inside of a hard plastic container.
Thanks!
In large cities there's definetly a supply and demand issue .Where i live there are two large well stocked supermarkets but thousands of homes are within the catchment area so everything ran out very quickly when the covid scare was at its peak ..I now have around 6 months food and household products on hand as it was a bit of a wake up call to be honest as to how precarious our food supply is
Great video for those who live in apartment complexes and thank you for sharing both part 1 and part 2
I always plant tomatoes with marigolds as this keeps tomato worms away.
Another reason to start in your apartment is for practice. Done just think you can get a homestead and start farming. Build your green thumb. Ive been trying to grow everything with seeds this year just for practice. Some of my garlic sprouted so I threw it in soil (stems are very long no idea whats under the soil).
What are your thoughts for composting for opsec?
Garlic takes 9 months to grow, waiting on mine to come. I'm planting a pound lol hoping to get enough to use for 9 months and to make powder for cooking
@@stephaniern33 good to know!
Thank you for all your videos. You have a nice comforting voice and know what your talking about. I can't wait to watch more . Lov
I've been looking for youtube channels that give tips on apartment prepping. I'm glad I stumbled upon this video 👌🏻Great tips, thank you for sharing!
Excellent, excellent. Thanks for sharing, I already sprout in my home. I went to Hippracrates Health Institute in the 1990s, and learned a lot about growing inside your home. I have books, DVDS dedicated to this subject. Handy Pantry, sent me a lot of seeds for sprouting years, ago.
Great information. I grow about 75lbs of food on my balcony annually. It is so true what u say. And
As a balcony grower, I find insects or infections come via seedlings from garden stores which are chemically suppressed until sale. Having a quarantining space for plants is critical, but difficult when you also have indoor plants.
Please allow subtitles on your videos for those who have hearing issues
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Great video and finally someone mentions eating the more unconventional parts of the plants. I've started researching a bit and so far have enjoyed the leafs of tomato, pepper, paprika, sprouts, ginger and carrot, starting out with moderate amounts and cooking them in most cases. I got interested because i read about an investigation which the Australian government had carried out to find the 10 most healthy edible plants. Pepper leafs ended up in that top 10. Also a famous Italian chef used to use tomato leafs as an ingredient for his pesto. There's not a whole lot of info available on this subject, and opinions differ sometimes, but i find it interesting and will keep checking it out.
in asia we almost eat the whole plant..
as long as is edible and well cooked it is good!
I’ve always read and been told that tomato and potato, too, leaves are poisonous,
I love this channel. And I love the community. I am especially grateful for the tips on growing indoors. God bless you all of you.
I live in a rural area in Missouri. If you live in the city, try calling chambers of commerce in nearby rural towns and see if they have a farmers market once a week or a community auction. Where I live we have an auction within a 15 minute drive. Through the summer and fall they have produce auctions once a week, where you can buy good quality, mostly locally grown vegetables and fruit by the bushel, flat, or case lots. Sometimes you can find someone in the crowd who will split a bushel with you if you don't need the whole thing. If you are wanting to can or freeze food for the winter, it's worth a scenic drive to a rural area to bid on some good food, supporting the local economy/farmers.
Pack a picnic and some water, there are no restaurants open nearby. Some people are quiet and standoffish, but others are incredibly friendly, and are willing to help you understand what's going on, etc... Edit; Oh yeah,...bring bags and/or boxes to carry your goodies home, just in case they are not provided.
On those buckets make sure they are food grade. Sometimes bakeries will give you the empty ones they have. Can't hurt to ask :)
Buy them seeds, get good growlights with high spectrum lights, T5s for seed starting. Get access to fertilizers whether it be compost or bagged fertilizers. Bug spray! Indoor veggies brings bugs! Have pest sprays handy. Get growing!💯
You've got that right! Seeds and nutrients now!
Do you have grow lights? Which lights do you suggest?
@@EnterTheBunker I have T5 florescant led growlights on pull chain. They are at least 5k lumens i use those for germinating seeds and growing leafys like lettuce n spanich. Also have full spectrum light within the house used for growing veggies that need more light. Potatoes, peppers etc still learning about the different grow lights are theyre so many. I did a vid on my set up system
@@TheAdhdGardener I'll have to go watch your video! I find the grow lights I've purchased do well at keeping my plants alive but they don't promote much growth unfortunately.
@@EnterTheBunker what kind of lights n how strong are they?
I had to move to a 55 plus park. Wondering how i can grow food now.
Just started growing tomatoes and peppers a little over a month ago. Not only is it a good skill, it’s quite enjoyable to see then grow and change everyday.
This is such a great info especially by 3rd quarter of 2022 as oil will be 150.00 plus that will cause a lot of truckers to loose their business and cause a extreme hardship on farmers creating veggies and meat . Everyone needs to get off their tails and grow grow grow… you can survive on veggies rice beans lentil’s. When gas is so expensive and food there will be many wishing they had done something instead of just watching
Love the medicinal herbs, that knowledge may save many lives!
You've learn a lot in little bit of time!
Way to go, thanks for sharing.
20 years ago when I was a teen, my garden was going great. Until my mother found it!!!
What happened, did she eat you out of house and home?
Hmmm, was your "garden" producing a lot of THC & CBT? 😉
What happened ?
Illegal plants?
Awesome. Thank you for making this video. Just what I have been researching. Looking forward to your future content.
Awesome, thank you!
Green thumbs up!!
So grateful for this video! No need for you to comment back. Appreciatively, Ahna
Never leave an open flame unattended, but a lot of growers use a few candles or lamps to supplement Co2 indoors.
Thanks! This gave me some ideas. I started growing lettuce and green onions on my back apartment patio. Next spring I need to ramp it up some. I only have about 5 hrs direct sunlight though so it’s kinda tough.
Maybe you could try the watercress....he said that doesn't require a lot of sunlight and is packed with vitamins.
Loved this video. Practical and necessary.
Can you tell me how i can grow tomatoes indoors? I need to do that. And peppers and greens. I live in an apt. I am south-facing toward the ocean, but not a lot of sun.
I don’t know what buggin means but I like the teaching on what to grow on a balcony
While this is nice, please stock up on multivitamins just in case the garden fails.
Multivitamins aren’t going to keep you from starving ... you need protein and carbs.
Dry white rice is one of the most over looked preps.
I agree but the quality of the vitamins makes a difference between whether your body just pees them out or absorbs them so everyone, please do your research about vitamin absorbency and don't just think any cheap brand will work. This came from my doctor. She said if you don't take good ones you are wasting your time and money.
@bacitracin ointment check out Megafood. I started the blood builders for a condition I have and 2 months later I no longer had the condition. Not a lot of fillers used and my doctor loves the brand.
All of a sudden, l can’t find vitamin A!
Ty you mentioned something thats troubled me for some time and that was an option to 0 lighting my windows and patio face north and that side of apt is heavely shaded by trees add to that im on bottom floor i do have 1 bed room on south sidde and have looked at it as an indoor garden but held back as it faces the parking lot and would be highly extreemely visable could you elaborate on the films that would allow the needed light in while blocking view plz and tyvm
If you have a car or know someone that does, go out to the rural to a river bottom to collect your buckets of soil instead of using potting soil from a big box store. I have a South balcony in an urban apartment so I could have tomatoes going on, but I don't for I don't have access to leave the city or go somewhere to get my soil. There are not lots of tomatoes, vegetables, and fruits at farmers markets this year for things didn't work out or people are keeping everything for themselves instead of selling. I have petunias and some other plants, but these really are only to enjoy providing a relaxation. It's too late in most areas of the North America to start a garden, but probably fine to start now in Southern California and other areas of the South. Kale grows in cool climates and even all Winter. Greens you can boil are also another great one as long as it's not freezing and icy out. I stayed with my brother in Pine Bluff, Arkansas for a year and we grew lots of greens all Winter and the weather was nice, balmy, and sunny though too hot and humid with too many mosquitoes in the Summer. Southern areas probably can produce the most for you as long as you have a sunny space to do it.
When will you be making a grow tower?
I absolutely love this video! Music to my ears (:
Excellent info, well thought out and presented.
Thank you for making this video. This is very useful.
You're very welcome!
Very informative. Very helpful.
I have to say I like ur videos so straight forward..and non emotional..but maybe add some tips on growing techniques aswell like how much Sun depth etc
Great content! Looking forward to the 25 Plants video!
Hi @City Prepping I loved the video. I've always wondered whether there might be a way to make your own soil without purchasing it; I mean, I know you can use used coffee grounds as fertilizer, but is there any way to make some actual usable soil for pots? I don't know, I've seen a bunch of videos on the topic, but it would be amazing if you would do a video on that. Blessings!
Check out Robbie and Gary Gardening easy. She compost directly in her containers
@@ludicrousone8706 thanks, I will
Thank you for this video. I have been looking for a wall aero garden for my small condo patio. So expensive though. Any suggestions?
Not that I know of. I've heard of that setup, but don't know the options. If you research it and find out something you think the community would enjoy, feel free to email me the info.
Another option maybe is to use the over the door shoe organizer. I've seen examples online. I have one of the vertical stacking planters. It holds a lot and doesn't take up much space!
Thank you brother
How do you reinvigorate soil when you live in an apartment?
I have a sweet spot in my house where I store potatoes 🥔 and they always sprout!!! When this crisis happened I left to be with my family for a few months when I came back I was so scared 😱 and shocked 😳 when I saw my sweet potato 🍠 roots!!! It’s was so long like a snake
Great work.
Thanks CP, your information from your video will help me a lot.
Nice to know, thanks
Great info! Thanks
I’m trying to get there. I’ve bought a number of half gallon mason jars for hydroponic growing. I don’t have a balcony. I do have one very deep window sill. I can’t grow Spinach indoors as, I have cats, they would snack on that and it would ruin their health. So, my first thing is to see what CANNOT be grown indoors also.
Have you tried growing their own grass? They'll go for that, if they have it. However, if your cats will taste your vegetables out of curiosity, it won't kill them if ingested in a small quantity. They'll throw up anyway. But they'll try to arrange themselves a new green litter out of your pots. Or play with the plants. I don't know how big is your appartment but if you really really want to grow a small indoor garden and keep your fur babies out of the " danger area", you could find some really big indoor metalic enclosure, foldable, covered, playpen, something. Not for the pets but to grow your plants inside and avoid their complete distruction and still allow your kitties to have fun in their normal living area.
Iuliana Ion I do have cat grass. A few years ago, I planted it in a pot, it grew abundantly well and they enjoyed it. I have not had the chance to replant it. Unfortunately, due to some extreme family issues, it feels that life has become like skipping from problem to problem every 30 seconds and, then, came the pandemic.
The only issues I have are that, while the cat grass grows beautifully, unlike that rather tired stuff at the cash register at Petco, it does not last long. In addition to that, I walk one of my cats on a leash and have found that there is no amount of indoor cat grass that will stop him from eating the lawn outside, every 2 feet. A lawn where pesticides are sprayed and may have been the cause of the death of my dog, many years ago. I also don’t want anymore of the vomit issue than I already have as, it’s much like, go outside eat grass, redeposit grass and vomit on the carpet indoors. I don’t want any amount of toxicity with the cats. At 8 years old, if they have any other upcoming issues, that is not going to help.
I don’t have a lot of space here. Definitely not enough for a grow tent and have considered clear window shelves and/or one of those grow towers. I’d have to research the types of plants I need to grow and what the needs are of each. Space is at a premium here, due to my creative equipment and supplies. I am, however, looking at homes finally, as I will probably be disinherited and need not worry any longer about maintaining family ties. I’m at the stage where I’m indecisive, however, as although I’m employed, I’m WFH since the pandemic and it’s anybody’s guess if/when my employer will have us return to the workplace, eliminating the idea of being able to buy a property wherever I want and at a cheaper price than where I currently live.
Also, as I live in the suburbs, it may seem that I can grow plants outside, but we’ve been informed by our complex that anything other than flowers will be ripped up and, as they use pesticides, I wouldn’t want to plant anything outside anyway. Even if I could, no doubt, people and wildlife would be helping themselves.
There is a community garden nearby, but I know that it’s a great source of deer ticks and I don’t know that I would like communal farming.
@@privateprivate8366 Did the cat grass stop growing during the winter? If so, keep it, water it, chances are it'll grow back . Do you have a clean , untouched, not sprayed area, a forest maybe, around? You can find grass there, dig it out, replant it . I'm sorry to hear about your doggie. I know how much it hurts when they go. I have 26 rescued cats+5 rescued large dogs. Vomiting the grass keeps the cats healty, they get rid of those hairballs, so most of the times it's nothing to worry about, just a cat thing. My cats had acces to all kind of vegetables and they never tried to eat them." Tasted "things, but that's it. Shocked about that flowers only rule. I'd give the community garden a chance, even two. You can socialize, learn, practice, develop important skills, aquire all sorts of infos there from people with the same mindset as you. Wear long pants, long sleeves if you like, you won't get ticks. If you prepp, you need to try new things, get out of your comfort zone, learn. Think about it, if you would be forced to bug out in a SHTF scenario, you have to get stronger, in shape, outside in the sun. I'd go for pole beans( they grow fast, easy too, not poisonous for cats, you can plant the dry beans you buy for your preps. Herbs, for the start, also mint for the cats. And mushrooms. The cats won't eat them, they come in their own containers or bags, excelent meat replacement. Champignons are easy to grow.Don't give up dreaming. You'll get your house and garden one day and it will be your piece of heaven. So sorry about the familly issues and the temporary unemployement. Learn as much as you can, the way to what you need and hope will reveal itself soon. Give your kitties a kiss and a three blinks each :D from me. Stay safe, take care of yourself!
Iuliana just saw this. Thank you so much, in every way. Prosperity to you and yours.❤️
Thanks. I didn't know that about cats and spinach. Are you growing any cat-grass for kitty cat to snack on?
I live on the ground floor with a good patio space, keeping my plants away from thieves or bugs will be my issue :(
I hope you’re staying safe as a woman living on a ground floor level!
Get a motion sensor light for that area. Forewarning of intruders of all species 😊.God bless you.
Giant Thks to you for this video. Ahna
So thorough! Thank you for this video :)
Well done video 👍👍
I've been distracted with other house projects, what would you recommend I plant in the next month if I could? I'm in Los Angeles
Many videos available for what to plant in August.
The recent "Detecho" storm that shredded Iowa and other states should wake more people up to start prepping because of the huge amount of crop damage that took pkace
This is very interesting!!
Glad you think so!
EXCELLENT video Chris, as always. Thanks for all you do for this community.
Good information great video
Glad it was helpful!
I appreciate the content you bring to your audience I’m going to try a vegetable wall
Using storage totes will allow you to grow more . filling the bottoms with sticks and leaves will cut back on the amount of soil and help retain water. Clean wood chips and saw dust work well to. Bark is light . Pearlite is a big help
I was growing herbs and pepper plants and my apartment was getting full of fungus gnats. Its was crazy. Unfortunately i had to get rid of most of my plants for this reason.
Tomato seeds have to be fermented before they're dried out, to remove a hard covering from the seed.
There's no need ferment tomato seeds for them to grow. I've heard this before, but it's not true.
I’ve always had tomato seeds sprout without fermentation.
How do plants get pollinated inside?
Wow, good video !
Thank you. :)
I thought chaz people perfected the art already
It’s all good and done until spider mites find your plants. Then you can wipe out your entire balcony and even indoor plants since they hitch rides on us. And if you are like me, spraying down a tall tomato plant indoors is impossible if you care about your flooring considering spray area is quite large and you risk bringing bugs inside again.
That definitely is a possibility.
Spray them in the shower or bath tub😛
Use a tarp before spraying
Spider mites like dry, hot climate. If you mist your plants on a regular schedule to increase humidity , you can prevent an infestation, however, that can invite fungi, if you don't allow for good ventilation. Learn to read the signs of spider mites early; it will help you to fight them successfully if only by showering them off in the bath tub. You can combat spider mites with predatory mites of the type Phytoseiulus persimilis (available through the internet).
@@andreamortimer2610 Thanks for the good information everyone. I don't cater to the idea of using tarps or showers to spray balcony items down since bringing them in invites other plants to be infested and even using a tarp doesn't mean the spray area won't get liquids on surfaces or walls, but the humidity is a very good preventative, sadly which I did not do lol.
Thank you for the great advice as usual, do you Mr. City Prepping or anyone, know of any growing lights that can do well in sort of an outdoor environment. I have a large balcony that is 4.5 feet by 13 feet. I do not use the space for anything. However it is closed off on the sides and top, and the front barely gets any sunlight, screen in front. (south Florida weather, can grow all year). Sometimes rain can come through. I want to grow plants out there however I do not know of any "grow lights" that withstand the environment in there, any one know (hot, humid, sometimes wet) , ... maybe I can plastic seal the front of the balcony
thewhitewolf I promise you don’t need a grow light. I save our banana peels, egg shells, + coffee grounds to fertilize.
This was great thanks
I just hate that my balcony dsnt get much light but I have so much space there