Comments on: City Dwellers: What Would You Do If Society Collapsed? http://lifeonthebalcony.com/city-dwellers-what-would-you-do-if-the-government-society-economy-collapsed/ Gardening Tips for Apartment and Condo Dwellers Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:06:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Prue http://lifeonthebalcony.com/city-dwellers-what-would-you-do-if-the-government-society-economy-collapsed/comment-page-1/#comment-3738 Prue Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:02:42 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=1323#comment-3738 Hi Fern - my friends were discussing this the other day! They all voted they would move to my apartmenr, at which point I told them I'd selfishly barricade the doors, it's every balcony gardener for themselves (Except my friend M because he would bring loads of red wine to help with those long post-apocalyptic hours.) We'd be stuffed if the mains water was affected - no rain = no plants = life in Australia. Although we have heavy water restrictions careful water saving techniques can work. But without this my balcony garden would cease to exist as we know it. Hi Fern – my friends were discussing this the other day! They all voted they would move to my apartmenr, at which point I told them I’d selfishly barricade the doors, it’s every balcony gardener for themselves (Except my friend M because he would bring loads of red wine to help with those long post-apocalyptic hours.)

We’d be stuffed if the mains water was affected – no rain = no plants = life in Australia. Although we have heavy water restrictions careful water saving techniques can work. But without this my balcony garden would cease to exist as we know it.

]]> By: Toadflax http://lifeonthebalcony.com/city-dwellers-what-would-you-do-if-the-government-society-economy-collapsed/comment-page-1/#comment-3735 Toadflax Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:48:39 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=1323#comment-3735 I'd invest in building a greenhouse. Since I live in Zone 5, my outdoor gardening span is from May to October. With a greenhouse, I'd be able to expand that to March through November. If I have to survive on my backyard/front yard, I'd convert my floral landscaping planting areas to garden, also. Canning would become part of my fall spare time. Right now, I freeze tomatoes, spinach, and beans. I don't like to mess with canning, but I would start messing if there was a food scarcity. Another thing, freezing depends on electricity, but once you can, the food sits on a shelf. I’d invest in building a greenhouse. Since I live in Zone 5, my outdoor gardening span is from May to October. With a greenhouse, I’d be able to expand that to March through November. If I have to survive on my backyard/front yard, I’d convert my floral landscaping planting areas to garden, also.

Canning would become part of my fall spare time. Right now, I freeze tomatoes, spinach, and beans. I don’t like to mess with canning, but I would start messing if there was a food scarcity. Another thing, freezing depends on electricity, but once you can, the food sits on a shelf.

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