grow food free

The survival container garden produced many harvests this week. It is finally the time of year when food can and must be harvested and preserved daily.

My survival container garden is thriving. The warm weather and sunshine this past week has served them well. The first frost is at least a few weeks away.

The survival container garden is longing for warmer days and sunshine. And so am I. We had a few nights that were quite cold and humid, and it felt like fall.

I grew a lot more food in my container survival garden this week. I have a few more things to plant to truly grow as much food as possible this season.

The container survival garden is coming together nicely. Some plants have produced multiple harvests, but most aren’t quite ready. There’s still time.

Managing the container survival garden in August is all about fertilising, removing pests and harvesting. I am able to harvest and preserve food daily.

These are the perennials I’ve gathered and raised over the years in my survival container garden.

As Lughnasadh came and went, the harvest season began. Harvesting and preserving the garden is the daily routine. We’re in a race against time and the elements.

The survival container garden is doing well, all things considered. However, the effects of the rain cannot be denied. The garden is in desperate need of sun.

The second half of the season has begun. It is now all about maintenance, fertilising and harvesting daily in the garden. And preserving all that I can.