|
|
Post by Fractus on Jan 29, 2015 13:07:46 GMT 10
i think it is original but who knows. if you are planning to grow your own food and have a good stock of seeds and have the skills to use them. As soon as it is clear the shtf, rush to bunnings or you local nursery and buy up all their suitable food seedlings and fruit trees This will give you a three week plus head start on producing food from seeds. And the ability to make and orchard if you have not already done it. Pay with that credit card you have in reserve that may never need to be paid back or cash if you really trully have too. It will not be a first thought for you average zombie so you will beat the crowds and pick up some fertilisers etc at the same time. these are some silver beet and broccoli I have tried to grow from seed. 3 weeks already!  |
|
|
|
Post by StepfordRenegade on Jan 29, 2015 13:40:28 GMT 10
i think it is original but who knows. if you are planning to grow your own food and have a good stock of seeds and have the skills to use them. As soon as it is clear the shtf, rush to bunnings or you local nursery and buy up all their suitable food seedlings and fruit trees This will give you a three week plus head start on producing food from seeds. And the ability to make and orchard if you have not already done it. Pay with that credit card you have in reserve that may never need to be paid back or cash if you really trully have too. It will not be a first thought for you average zombie so you will beat the crowds and pick up some fertilisers etc at the same time. these are some silver beet and broccoli I have tried to grow from seed. 3 weeks already! Haha what a good idea... don't forget the compost mix as well  |
|
shinester
Senior Member
China's white trash
Posts: 3,119 
Likes: 3,578
Email: shiny@ausprep.org
|
Post by shinester on Jan 29, 2015 13:49:33 GMT 10
Ha. Isn't the definition of SHTF kind of put the idea of getting anything impossible If I'm doing any kind of shopping, it'll be close to home [.5km] and with the items and plans I've already drawn up. Seeds, whilst useful, are not much good for a few months even if you can stop people from eating/stealing them. I'd almost rather spend it on food at that point. If you could then fertilizer would be a HIGH priority as it will get you growing in poor soils. Besides, seeds [get heirloom on ebay] are ridiculously cheap, with perhaps a season of vegetables for $20, stocking up on something would be a good idea for any prepper once they've got a few months of food sorted out. Sure they would do better with seedling mix or soil with some organic material in it, but any dirt will do if watered properly. Start growing them in your windows [or in small pots outside] after said event starts and you'll have food 2-3 months later. For a staple crop, you would probably want to also get a 25kg bag which is a HUGE amount of corn. Or cut out the 'eyes' of any potatoes you have in the cupboard to start spuds, perhaps keep a spare bag in there for such an event. Again, given time in the ground a bag of spuds cut into eyes will make a huge amount of spuds. Another tip from working at a garden center when I was a teenager, assuming you can find a store that does it still, get the used seedling trays/pots and so on. We used to have a bin people put pots in [and took out of sometimes] which would be a free sources of good seedling raising trays. |
|
|
|
Post by StepfordRenegade on Jan 29, 2015 16:07:07 GMT 10
Ha. Isn't the definition of SHTF kind of put the idea of getting anything impossible If I'm doing any kind of shopping, it'll be close to home [.5km] and with the items and plans I've already drawn up. Seeds, whilst useful, are not much good for a few months even if you can stop people from eating/stealing them. I'd almost rather spend it on food at that point. If you could then fertilizer would be a HIGH priority as it will get you growing in poor soils. Besides, seeds [get heirloom on ebay] are ridiculously cheap, with perhaps a season of vegetables for $20, stocking up on something would be a good idea for any prepper once they've got a few months of food sorted out. Sure they would do better with seedling mix or soil with some organic material in it, but any dirt will do if watered properly. Start growing them in your windows [or in small pots outside] after said event starts and you'll have food 2-3 months later. For a staple crop, you would probably want to also get a 25kg bag which is a HUGE amount of corn. Or cut out the 'eyes' of any potatoes you have in the cupboard to start spuds, perhaps keep a spare bag in there for such an event. Again, given time in the ground a bag of spuds cut into eyes will make a huge amount of spuds. Another tip from working at a garden center when I was a teenager, assuming you can find a store that does it still, get the used seedling trays/pots and so on. We used to have a bin people put pots in [and took out of sometimes] which would be a free sources of good seedling raising trays. Some good advice! Unless I've misunderstood, Fractus was saying if you've already got seeds (and the skills to use them), to instead get seedlings and fruit trees (not seeds) to get a head start on growth. |
|
shinester
Senior Member
China's white trash
Posts: 3,119
Likes: 3,578
Email: shiny@ausprep.org
|
Post by shinester on Jan 30, 2015 6:21:16 GMT 10
Unless I've misunderstood, Fractus was saying if you've already got seeds (and the skills to use them), to instead get seedlings and fruit trees (not seeds) to get a head start on growth. ... oh yes, you're right  |
|
|
|
Post by SA Hunter on Jan 30, 2015 21:17:03 GMT 10
Thank goodness there is a Bunnings within walking distance.
|
|
krull68
VIP Member
Posts: 535
Likes: 875
|
Post by krull68 on Jan 30, 2015 23:51:45 GMT 10
We are so lucky here, everything we need is within 5km of our house.
|
|
|
|
Post by Peter on Jan 30, 2015 23:59:21 GMT 10
Thank goodness there is a Bunnings within walking distance. Stuff that - I'd be spending entirely too much time and money there. |
|
|
|
Post by SA Hunter on Jan 31, 2015 1:01:26 GMT 10
Wow, you must have access to my bank statements - it's getting harder and harder now to justify my purchases to the cook too!!
|
|
Christos
Senior Member
Posts: 110
Likes: 133
|
Post by Christos on Jan 31, 2015 23:56:38 GMT 10
Bunnings.................i spend more thime there than my full time job.
would be interesting to see how many people raid bunnings for those supplies in SHTF,
Cheers, Chris
|
|
|
|
Post by wellrounded on Feb 2, 2015 8:01:15 GMT 10
I use Bunnings as an indicator of how my prepping is going.
We don't go often because of distance but I usually struggle to find something I need. That's a damn fine feeling. I always check out the specials table though. Last visit I scored a few dremel bits for $1.00 each, don't need them as I already have a big stash but at that price a few more won't hurt. I'm also finding bunnings a bit on the expensive side for a lot of stuff, might just be that I'm going to a small rural one?
|
|
|
|
Post by graynomad on Feb 2, 2015 10:15:27 GMT 10
Despite their tag line Bunnings aren't particularly cheap I think, but at least you can be pretty sure they will have what you want in one place. There has been a few times in my life when I've been sick of the sight of Bunnings, usually towards the end of a prject when I'm in the "I'm over this" stage |
|
