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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

How to Control Pests Using Natural Methods

August 22, 2022 Apartment Prepper Emergency Preparedness, gardening in small spaces, Pest Control

Written by Bernie Carr If you live in an apartment, you’re likely to experience pest problems at one time or another. Multi-family dwellings share walls, floors, pipes that make it

Apartment Life and Micro Farming

September 17, 2020 Apartment Prepper Apartment Living, Apartment Prepper, Apartment Prepping, Emergency Preparedness, gardening in small spaces, gardening in the city, Self-Sufficiency, Sustainable living

The ideal prepper’s retreat would be a 40+ acre ranch/orchard out in the middle of nowhere. Unfortunately, in life the ideal rarely happens. For many of us, living in an apartment is our only option at the moment, whether that be due to work, family, or whatever. And though at first glance it would seem that those who live in apartments will never be able to produce their own food, that is simply not true.

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

How to Keep Your Plants Alive When You Move

January 24, 2019 aptprepper Emergency Preparedness, gardening in small spaces, gardening in the city

Editor’s note: During my last move, all my plants wilted in the Houston heat and humidity. One of these plants had been with me for 11 years. I had

The Best Plants for a Happy and Healthy Home

June 7, 2018 aptprepper Apartment Living, Emergency Preparedness, gardening in small spaces

Written by Sarah Smith Today, more than ever, a majority of the population lives a very disconnected life from nature. It’s no secret that many of us fill our homes

Start An Indoor Garden in Your Apartment

May 3, 2018 aptprepper Apartment Living, Emergency Preparedness, gardening in small spaces, gardening in the city

Written by Craig Living in a small apartment doesn’t mean that you can’t bring the beauty of nature into your small home. There are design opportunities for even the tiniest

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

Growing Vegetables in the Balcony

June 3, 2016 aptprepper Apartment Living, DIY, Emergency Preparedness, gardening in small spaces, Self-Reliance

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com To become more self sufficient, a common piece of advice is to grow your own vegetables. Ideally, you would have a nice sized