I was watching Self Sufficient Me and halfway through the video he mentioned Egyptian Spinach. I thought this would make another great prepper plant to plant or store seeds from.

Common Names: Bush okra, Jew’s mallow, Jute, Jute mallow, Meloukia, Molokhia, Moroheia, Moroheiya, Mulukhiyah (and other spelling variations), Nalta jute, Tassa, Tasso, Wild okra, tororo no, koshta, saluyot, po krachao, rau day, West African sorrel, Malu Khia, Melokheya, Meloukia, Salad Mallow, Jew’s mallow, Moroheiya

This “food of kings” dates back to the time of the pharaohs, when an Egyptian king drank it in soup to recover from an illness. Modern Egyptians also use Molokhia to make a soup prepared since ancient times that is considered highly nutritious.

A very hardy, fast-growing annual. The young leaves used in salad, older leaves and the shoot tips are cooked like spinach and are high in protein. It self-sows readily. Sow spring and summer. Suitable for subtropical and tropical areas.

The seed is naturally green in colour and is NOT treated. Start seeds in flats or direct sow fairly heavily and thin. This is hot weather-loving green. Plant out after the danger of frost has passed and the soil is warm. It does best in good soil for rapid growth, so continue to provide compost or nutrients throughout the season. Likes full sun, warm to hot weather and steady moisture – mulch will help keep the soil moist. Cut tender top leaves continuously or harvest whole plant and succession-sow.

https://growerjim.blogspot.com/2014/12/molokhia-egyptian-spinach.html

“Guerrilla gardening is the act of gardening – raising food, plants, or flowers – on land that the gardeners do not have the legal rights to cultivate, such as abandoned sites, areas that are not being cared for, or private property. It encompasses a diverse range of people and motivations, ranging from gardeners who spill over their legal boundaries to gardeners with a political purpose, who seek to provoke change by using guerrilla gardening as a form of protest or direct action. “

I was watching Survival Lilly dis-morning.Link below that was shedding light on what was occurring in Europe. Such as Britain making backyard gardeners register chickens, organic farms having accidents and being shut down etc. She suggested starting Guerilla Gardens to combat backyards being forced to shut down. With news headlines quoting that backyard gardeners create more carbon that big businesses.

I had tried this many years ago with varying degrees of success. I was in a mobility scooter on oxygen scooting around seed bombing different areas to see if it would work. The places that weren’t spayed by the local councils did in fact thrive.

“Who controls the food controls the people” Henry Kissenger 1974

https://www.thethinkingconservative.com/who-controls-by-henry-kissinger

Maybe its about time we all looked at Guerilla Gardening as a way of food security for the future.

http://www.guerrillagardening.org/

https://todayshomeowner.com/lawn-garden/guides/ultimate-guide-to-guerilla-gardening

https://www.abc.net.au/gardening/how-to/guerilla-gardens/13924202

I don’t like the term BUG OUT BAG! It gives the impression that you can head off into the woods and survive with very little else. Three Days being the standard time frame, hence the 72 hour bag. In my opinion if you rely on a bug out bag you will eventually become a refugee.

If one of many scenarios happens, the so called bug out bag should be part of your PACE, (Primary, Alternate, Contingency and Emergency), plan. Not the whole plan.

I prefer the term sustainment bag, either a 3 day or a 10 day, for example. Even though the same equipment is in both bags ; medical, shelter, cutting tools, food, hydration, lighting, combustion, navigation, self defense, cooking etc. The term sustainment has a more realistic overview of its capabilities, just with a different methodology behind it.

A get home bag for in a vehicle I can understand, an emergency bag I can understand. However bugging out requires some where to go to. Most people don’t have that option. INCH bags, there’s no way to live out of it for extended periods. I mean atleast three months unless your in the perfect area for game and edible native foods and the ability to hunt and identify plants.

In reality it takes months to start a garden and requiring food to keep you fueled while building a shelter.

Having a small pack with three days of food and tools to support yourself and to throw into your vehicle when traveling off the beaten track will sustain you until the food and water runs out. The same with a larger backpack with ten days of food. Both of which I keep working on building with constant updates to equipment. However they are the E in my PACE plan not the primary action to rely upon..

Abelmoschus manihot, commonly known as aibika, is a flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is a subshrub or shrub native to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, central and southern China, Malesia, New Guinea, and Queensland. It was previously classified as a species of Hibiscus but is now categorized under the genus Abelmoschus.

Family: Malvaceae

Genus: Abelmoschus

Kingdom: Plantae

Species: A. manihot

Other common names; Aibika (PNG), Sunset Muskmallow, Sunset Hibiscus, Pele (Polynesia), Ailan Kapis (Vanuata), Lettuce Tree, Bele (Fiji), Beli (Tonga), and Slippery Cabbage (Solomon Islands).

Aibika has a potential yield of 65 tonnes per year, which makes it one of the highest yielding leafy vegetable. This, combined with its high nutrition profile and ease of growth, makes it one of the most important, most understated food plants.

Another good survival crop to keep an eye out for.

I was watching Spiritus Systems How to sleep in semi permissive environments and they showed a small tipi set up on a tripod system that I thought looked brilliant for what I like to do. Something new to add to the list.

https://twovetssportinggoods.com/the-tripod-tipi/