In this video, I share the 5 best crops to grow for food security and food storage. With high inflation and so much uncertainty, it’s a great idea to have a store of nutrient dense foods for you and your family, but what are the best crops to grow? I share my 5 favorite veggies for long-term storage in this video.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 2 Most Important Survival Gardening Tips
1:27 Plant #1: Potatoes
5:09 Plant #2: Sweet Potatoes
8:04 Plant #’s 3-5: Alliums
10:44 My Food Storage Strategy
12:19 Adventures With Dale
VIDEO REFERENCES:
How to grow sweet potato slips: https://youtu.be/0igp5IzO21g
How to cure and store sweet potatoes: https://youtu.be/69Nw5JbEle0
How to harvest and cure potatoes: https://youtu.be/6Q-sBCIQ2D4
How to grow garlic: https://youtu.be/Kjnfx9pC5yY
How to grow onions and shallots from seed: https://youtu.be/1gKvOx5R39A
How to cure and store onions: https://youtu.be/e-l7FHXLhWg
How to cure and store shallots: https://youtu.be/Y_PYx-nEyzo
If you have any questions about growing food in a survival garden for storing food and food security, have questions about growing fruit trees or want to know about the things I grow in my raised bed vegetable garden and edible landscaping food forest, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and garden hacks, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share some DIY and “how to” garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please ask in the Comments below!
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