How to Plant Bell Pepper? (Complete Growing Guides)
Bell peppers (capsicum, sweet pepper) originated from Mexico and South America. When you set out bell peppers two weeks after the last frost,
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Water
Food Crisis Worsens: California Drought Causes Increase In UNPLANTED Farm Land
The amount of unplanted farmland in California is increasing, making the food supply crisis even worse. The drought is causing farmers to refrain
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China Launches Giant Cloud-Seeding Drones To Combat Record Drought
With China’s water supply rapidly deteriorating to catastrophic levels – something which could have profound effects on the global food, energy and materials markets – officials
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Gardening in Arid Environments
We talk about gardening a lot on this site. Maybe you live in a temperate climate with ample rainfall and workable soil. Gardening will probably
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Are You Ready for a Long-Term Water Emergency?
Are you truly prepared for a water emergency? How long could your family survive if the water stopped flowing from the municipal supply
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Drought-Stricken Lake Mead Less Than 150 Feet From “Dead Pool”
The surface of Lake Mead, North America’s largest artificial reservoir, now stands at 1044 feet above sea level and is dropping fast. If
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Watering and garden soil: 10 Irrigation techniques to use in your home garden
Managing a homestead can be tiring, especially if you have a large garden. To make things easier for yourself when it’s time to
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How to Desalinate Water and How It Could Change the Water Crisis
Whether the water delivery system stops functioning, or the water supply becomes tainted, you can practically guarantee that our precious H2O will become
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Start Gardening Differently
Preparedness and self-sufficiency usually turns to food production at some point. Whether we’re old hats or just getting started, there are some set standards
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How To Pressure Can Your Garden Kale
Every year we plant kale in both our greenhouse and our garden. We choose red Russian kale because it is cold hearty and
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Container Gardening: How To Grow Food With Limited Space
Container gardening is ideal for those with little to no garden space. Even if you live in a condo or apartment and are
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How to Grow Horseradish and Make Your Own Spicy Condiment
Ground horseradish is one of those condiments that people either love or hate intensely. There seems to be no middle ground when it
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How to Harvest Clean Drinking Water From a Tree
While everyone knows that you can tap maple trees for their syrup, birch and walnut trees can also be tapped. You’ve probably seen
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How To Create A Root Cellar On Your Property
If you have a basement or even room under your house, you can create a root cellar to store food! The trick is
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5 Tips for successful raised bed gardening
Raised bed gardening is a great way to grow your own vegetables if the soil is of poor quality. It allows you to grow
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California and Nevada Are Now 100% in Drought
California and Nevada are 100% in drought. Direct from Drought.gov: After two water years of dry conditions, both California and Nevada are now
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How to Stock a Survival Pantry
When you start to consider prepping, one of the first things you need to start prepping for is your prepper food storage. Beyond
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Something Fishy Happening In Miami As Thousands Of Koi Suddenly Die
Something fishy is happening in Miami as thousands of pricy koi fish have turned up dead at several homes and a city park.
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Prepping Basics – Emergency Preparedness Checklist
Have you always thought it would be wise to be better prepared for emergencies but don’t where to start? This prepping basics emergency
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How to Keep Food Cold Without A Fridge
In truth, we simply can’t think of living our daily lives without electricity. With the refrigerator working, preserving food, even at the peak
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How to Build a Simple Potting Bench
The potting bench that you are about to read about is not fancy, but very functional. It is also very easy to build
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How to Get Rid of Standing Water in Your Yard
Do you have one or more areas in your yard that hold water after a rainfall? This is a common problem, and sometimes
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Is your area’s water supply prone to fluoride hacking?
The Florida town of Oldsmar recently had its water supply hijacked, resulting in “potentially damaging levels” of sodium hydroxide (lye) being dumped into
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Going Off Grid? How to Prepare for Your First Year
If you’re looking to start your first off-grid homestead, try to keep your expectations in check. It could take years for you to
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