Gardening

I apologize for not posting any updates. I've been on vacation - a long vacation.  I will post updates for Emergency Preparedness as I receive them.

String beans, volunteer tomato, carrots, corn, radishes

For now, one of the best things you can do to be prepared is garden. It's pretty easy to do if you can find a spot with some sun and open soil. String beans, carrots, corn, and radishes seem to do well, although working the soil we have here in Woods Cross helps. To break up the clay a combination of Utelite and other mulches, soils, and organic fertilizers has helped me.

Incarcerated strawberries, raspberries to the right.

  To prepare beds for strawberries, I brought in some good topsoil and Nutrimulch, along with the Utelite and a tiller to mix it up. Strawberries, however, are very pervasive, so make sure you box them in. Raspberries, on the other hand, are pretty hearty, and I've had to do very little to the soil to get them to work. Like Strawberries, they spread, but not via runner, via the berries and birds. 

Nothing like tomatoes, onions, peppers, and some cilantro: salsa!

  I have found through trial and error, the best time to plant raspberries is in the spring, if you are buying them, or in the fall if you are transplanting or moving them. All of our raspberries and strawberries have been harvested and made into wonderful jam and smoothies. If you have any questions on gardening, feel free to contact your friendly neighborhood Utah State extension office.
  Visit our Facebook page and post pictures of your gardens and any tips you might have. Good luck, and Be Prepared!