Balcony Garden - Apartment Prepper

Best Medicinal Herbs to Grow in Your Apartment Garden this Fall

October 3, 2024 Apartment Prepper Balcony Garden, Emergency Preparedness

Written by Bernie Carr I’m starting autumn season planting in my Aerogarden and am including several herbs, some of them have can be used for home remedies. Fall is a

Balcony Gardening 101: Maximizing Green Space for Apartment Preppers

March 21, 2024 Apartment Prepper Balcony Garden, Emergency Preparedness

Written by Bernie Carr It’s springtime and our thoughts turn to the joy of cultivating our own fresh produce. Apartment preppers may not have a lot of space but balcony

How to Grow a Sustainable Source of Food on Your Balcony

October 20, 2022 Apartment Prepper Balcony Garden, Emergency Preparedness, Frugal living, Frugality, gardening in small spaces, Self-Sufficiency

Written by Kyt Lyn Walken “The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.” Abraham Lincoln Much of

Should You Try Gardening in the City?

May 4, 2020 aptprepper Balcony Garden, Emergency Preparedness, gardening in small spaces, gardening in the city

Editor’s note: It’s springtime and we’re all having to shelter-in-place due to the coronavirus pandemic. Whether you live in a home in the suburbs, or in an apartment in the

Money Mondays: Save Money on Gardening Supplies

April 15, 2019 aptprepper Balcony Garden, Emergency Preparedness, Money

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Gardening is a great skill to learn but it can get expensive if you don’t watch your spending. I’ve talked to people who

Plants that Repel Mosquitoes for Your Balcony Garden

August 9, 2018 aptprepper Balcony Garden, Emergency Preparedness

Editor’s note: Since we live in an area that is considered one of the worst cities for mosquitoes, we are at risk for mosquito-borne illnesses such as West Nile virus,

Why You Need Food Storage Even if You have a Garden

July 2, 2018 aptprepper Apartment Living, Balcony Garden, Beginner prepping, Emergency Preparedness

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Every year I start an apartment garden with the best of intentions. Some seasons I get a great result, but other times,

Companion Planting Tips for your Balcony Garden

September 14, 2017 aptprepper Balcony Garden, Emergency Preparedness, gardening in small spaces, gardening in the city

The fall season, which starts in less than two weeks gives us another chance to grow a balcony or patio garden. I have started sprouting seeds in containers. Combining certain

5 Tips to Start Your Apartment Garden with Very Little Money

March 2, 2017 aptprepper Apartment Living, Balcony Garden, DIY, Emergency Preparedness, gardening in small spaces, gardening in the city, Self-Sufficiency

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I’ve been seeing Facebook posts about starting up this year’s garden. I know it is still early March and in many areas the

Free or Cheap Ways to Get Seeds

February 17, 2016 aptprepper Apartment Living, Balcony Garden, Beginner prepping, Emergency Preparedness

Now that it is mid-February, spring is not that far away. The first official day of spring is Sunday, March 20th. It is time to start thinking about the balcony garden, and ways to get started inexpensively.