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Quote of the day – “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” ~ Buddha
The latest on Hydroxychloroquine and why I refuse to shut up about it
Fun Stuff – A show I am binging on Netflix, The Ranch and Cole Risner’s Concert
Why I don’t even care what pork is in the 2+ Trillion Dollar Stimulus Bill right now
A listener reports on hydroponic progress in just 33 days starting from zero
Using yard debris with “lazy composting”
An on the ground CoVid report for NYC contrasted to what I am hearing from Seattle
Thoughts on a Rent – A – Garden Bed business
RO whole house filters vs. filters like those from Berkey
Dealing with quail that are not laying when they should be
A very expensive but very cool air rifle – The Airforce Texan
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Note – Bringing this around today because even in this crisis you can still get them relatively fast. There is a lot to love if you are living on staples right now or using a lot of those back yard eggs. Tune in today for some great ideas. (Episode 2628)
Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend.
Today’s TSP Item of the day is The Dash Mini Waffle Maker. This little gadget is only 10 bucks and it just works and works perfectly every time. You can use it to make waffles of course, a variety of other things from gooey treats, to awesome sandwiches and even omelets. Thing is as you guys know, most of that is off my menu permanently. In August of this year I went on a Keto diet, I have stayed on it and I have lost and kept off about 40 pounds, I am never going back!
So what gives with a waffle maker? Oh my low carb friends have you heard of the chaffle? The Chaffle in some ways is a cheese and egg omelet with a bit of almond flour mixed it. In fact ingredient wise and nutrition wise that is exactly what a chaffle is. Yet in my opinion this is a disservice to the chaffle to describe it this way.
No for those living on a low carb eating plan, the chaffle is the holly grail. It can stand in for that breakfast waffle, it can also make a damn good substitute for a bagel as you will see in the video below. Make two and you can finally make a totally decked out burger again and use them as buns. Craving something sweet, use some Lakonto Sugar, 100% coco powder and some low carb chocolate chips in the mix and you have something sinful tasting but still low carb all the way.
We are not done yet my friends, want a BLT, use a chaffle. What about pizza, yes you can make pizza, just make the chaffles first, top as you wish and pop in the oven to heat toppings and melt cheese. In fact know what I did one time. I thinly sliced pepperoni into ribbons and some Italian sausage into small crumbles, I then mixed both into the chaffle mix and essentially cooked them into the crust, less to fall off that way. I then topped with cheese, sauce, mushrooms and basil.
There is really no end and one of my favorite things to use is cream cheese and Everything Bagel Seasoning on the top. In the video below I do that with some arugula, chard and water cress from my back yard. I have done smoked salmon and cream cheese too. Rest assured this is a bagel stand in, not a babel substitute. It does not taste like a bagel, but it tastes very good and functions like one.
There were two keys to making chaffles a happy part of my life, one was finding the perfect recipe and the second was getting the technique right. You can use any cheese but here is the recipe that has worked best for us.
Few things here, one do NOT omit the xyanathan gum, it was the magic key to making them chewy and still keeping them soft. I tried coconut flour, it made them firm but too firm and not chewy. Almond flour on its own is too soft. While lots of people say use mozzarella cheese because it is neutral cheddar does not over power, the oils in it get you a better little bit of crisp the longer you cook. You get better color, better chew, better flavor.
Last almost every recipe sight you find will say to use the Dash Waffle Maker it is how I found it. They will also say the above or their version of the recipe is for two chaffles. DO NOT BELIEVE THEM, they sit on a throne of lies! It is more like 2.5 and this is important, if you watch the video you will see why. In the early days of the chaffle wars, the recipe was simply egg and cheese, no baking powder, no almond flour and to this day, very few recommend the magic xyanathan gum. The early days were dark days, chaffles were literally egg and cheese and while they looked like a waffle they didn’t taste very good.
The keto community though was desperate, these days wee dark in many ways. This was before keto really caught on and there were few if any dedicated things for those on keto, at times it felt like meat, salad, bacon, eggs and black coffee were all that existed in our universe. So people tried other cheeses, various nut flours, etc and eventually the chaffle matured into what we have now.
Sadly most recipe sites though are just money makers, the site you read today about keto this is likely run by people with many sites, perhaps one on cooking exclusively with cookie dough. Trust me if you make my recipe and shove all of it into two batches the batter is going to ooze out the front, cook into the rim and make turning the damn thing or getting it out a fricken mess.
The keys to making a perfect chaffle are, first follow my recipe. Two if the shredded cheese is course chop it to a finer consistency. Let the batter sit for a bit so the xyanathan can do its thing. Biggest thing though is, DO NOT over fill the maker, thin coat using the back of the spoon to spread it out. Let it cook about 20 seconds till the edges start to dry, then close cook 2-2.5 minutes. About one minute into the cook set a coffee cup or something on the lid for weight. Then flip and cook for another 45 seconds to 1.5 minutes. The longer you cook the more of a bit of a crisp you get.
I just gave you the formula, it will take you a few missions to get it just right but I gave you what you need to leap ahead of the game and get to chaffle perfection in just a few tries. Once you master a basic chaffle the sky is the limit. From sweet to savory and anything you can conceive of, the chaffle is amazing.
Also in spite of all the detail above once you get it right it is FAST and easy. So much more so than most “keto breads” and such. Again what I really like is from a nutritonal profile unlike many treats it really is healthy keto, mostly a cheese omelet.
Right after Dorothy and I did this video I ordered a second waffle maker. Life is better now. If I am making two for myself I may or may not fire up both but if making them for both of us, you bet I fire up both. They are super quick to heat up, they are easy as pie to clean, nothing sticks to them if you follow my instructions. I am going to bet many of you will pick up one Dash Mini Waffle Maker, give this a shot and down the road pick up a second. It is the perfect tool for this job.
Two more things. There are lots of colors and most of them at 10 bucks, a few are more expensive. Just be aware of that. Also a couple are not waffle makers, there is one that makes a heart, one a pumpkin, you get the idea. To me these will not make a great chaffle, the holes are the magic of the chaffle.
Last while I put a lot into chaffles in this review this little thing rocks as what it is designed to be, a waffle and sandwich maker. So even if you are not keto or low carb it is dang good little tool. So consider giving The Dash Mini Waffle Maker a shot. Here is one example of a totally no keto hack, put 2 TBS of cookie dough in it and cook until done. Someday I am gonna do that, but not anytime soon.
Remember you can always find all of our reviews at TspAz.com
P.S. – this video shows you exactly how to make your chaffles perfectly.
Today it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line.
Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on N95 masks, medical exams, wind breaks, plant propagation, hiking, diesel trucks, the covid denominator and more.
In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula to give you the best chance of getting on the air.
I do what I can to get as many of your questions as possible on the air but can’t always get to all of them. Our council is made of a wide variety of experts in everything from the tactical to the practical and everything in between.
To get more information on our Expert Council visit our “Meet the Expert Council Page” to learn more about them and their specific areas of expertise.
Join Me Today As Our Experts Discuss…
Quote of the day – “If a writer knows enough about what he is writing about, he may omit things that he knows. The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one ninth of it being above water.” ~ Ernest Hemingway
How facial hair effects N95 Masks – Doc Bones
Getting the most from annual exams – Doc Bones
Developing wind breaks on your property with self propagation – Nick Ferguson
All about gaiters and hiking – Jessica “Dixie” Mills
Taking care of older diesel trucks, fuel additives and more – Derek Bonpietro
What if we don’t just have the CoVid denominator wrong, but very, very wrong – Jack
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Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend. Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day is the Hydrofarm Seed Starting System and Heat Mat.
This one is a bit different as I have not yet owned one but the recommendation is from James White who as on Wednesday’s show. Every piece of advice this man has given me has been spot on and given these things are shipping almost 2 weeks out as of right now, I didn’t want to wait in sharing it with you.
I find this ironic as just yesterday I was cleaning out my green house and getting it ready for my hydro builds in the coming weeks. I found some old 72 cell tray liners and dropped in a Rapid Rooter plug and was like, “holy shit that fits like a glove”, I mean I actually said that out loud to myself. Just this morning I popped some plugs into one and just tossed it into the shallow flood and drain tray in my vertical farm.
15 Minutes later I am approving blog comments and find an amazing one by James about this item, using it with rapid rooter plugs and how to either start seeds with it or even do small scale growing. Rather then go on about what I think about this item let me just give you James’ instructions for its use. I will say the only reasons I won’t be doing this is that I own a Park’s bio dome and I have so many other solutions in place. I honestly wish I had know about his fricken thing in December! Check out what James has to say about it…
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If anyone wants an “easy button” for getting started, consider something like this and use grow plugs/sponges like the Rapid Rooters Jack recommends check out this item…
This 72-cell system can be used for seed starting, and growing greens to maturity as an “upside down” Kratky setup.
1: Fill the tray nearly full with water/nutrient. Include some (.5%-1% concentration) H2O2, it helps improve and speed germination plus gives your plants a sterile start.
2: Drop in the rooting plugs. Use all 72cells if you are strictly starting seeds. Space them into something like a checkerboard pattern if you intend to grow to maturity.
3: Place a seed in each plug. You can use more seeds, but start with 1 per plug, the germination rate will be darn near 100%.
4: Place the humidity dome on top and close the vents
5: Optional: Use the included heating mat if needed
6: Place the whole thing under lights set to an 18/6 (light/dark) cycle as Jack recommends. Note the lights will heat your rig, so don’t place them too close to the dome to avoid overheating.
7: Wait 2-6 days for the first few seeds to sprout and open the dome vents when this happens. Remove the dome completely after all/most seeds have sprouted. At this time you can drop the lights closer to your seedlings if you want. IMO they work fine from 12?-18? so moving them isn’t strictly necessary. Note that removing the dome isn’t strictly necessary either, some plants will do fine or better with the dome, but at some point it is just in your way and might crowd your plants.
8: Keep an eye on your nutrient level, with the vents open or the dome removed your nutrient will evaporate. Top up if needed to about 1/2 full. Remember what Jack said about drowning the air roots, don’t overfill.
9: Grow to transplant or harvest size.
10: Enjoy! Seriously, it’s easy and tastes great.
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Note that James also recommends if you want to go with a liquid nutrient and won’t be doing tomatoes, peppers, etc. that you consider using the Urban Farmers Vegetable Mix as it is less for encouraging fruiting and flowering. Again I tend to use Master Blend for greens but all of it works. In the end with the Hydrofarm Seed Starting System and some Rapid rooter plugs with your choice of nutrient coupled with some good grow lights you can make tons of starts or even grow greens out in less density.
I do want to caution you to pay very close attention to item 8 above, don’t over fill and DON’T let it go dry either. Have a daily top up to 1/2 way schedule. If you want to actually grow to maturity I recommend at least two of them though. So consider adding the Hydrofarm Seed Starting System to your home grown food arsenal today.
Remember you can always find all of our reviews at TspAz.com
P.S. – Note the height is 8 inches with the dome on, please consider that for fit with any shelving you plant to use, buy, build, etc. I am also sure there are other ways to piece together a similar solution, may be with stuff you already have, may be with a bit deeper tray, etc. This is an off the shelf solution known to work by a man who’s advice has always been helpful. That said if it gives you an idea using what you already have or mostly have, run with it.
Episode-2626- Simple, Fast and Easy Kratky Hydroponics for Growing Food[ 1:25:36 ]Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
I consider it quite fortunate that back in late November of 2019 a listener asked me about something called, “Kratky Hydroponics” named for Dr. Kratky who is a professor at the University of Hawaii. Up until that point I had never really seriously considered hydroponics as I vastly preferred aquaponics because it is a more natural system.
When I grasped the true simplicity of Kratky though it would not let go of me. I first used it to create a very inexpensive and productive seed starting system and even that system grew some things so fast it was producing food for me. I quickly grew beyond it to my indoor vertical farm system. Today though we are going to stick 90% to Kratky with just a few ideas on systems that use pumps.
My goal is for anyone who listens today to be confident enough to try Kratky at some scale and hence be eating food they grew themselves in under 30 days time from right now.
Join Me Today to Discuss…
Exactly what is Kratky and why does it work so well
The two types of roots it produces and why it is important that you know the difference
Why indoor growing under lights is such a great idea especially to get started
Why you might not want to do things exactly like I did
Ideas for Kratky Contiainers
“Rubbermaid Totes”
Ball Jars
5 Gallon Buckets
Lined Box Frames
Kitchen “Tupperware”
Garbage Cans
If it holds fluid it will work, but think about how much it holds a great deal
Container depth needs are subject to the plants, the time of growth and the space
Links Referenced about Hydroxychloroquine Works and On Why Some OTC Supplements May do Some Portion Thereof
How hydroxychloroquine actually works with zinc to fight CoVid, despite what the media says this is a KNOWN. It is old data as it does the same with other viruses and has done so in the past. This short video explains the process https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIymfznD7YA
The question is quercertin a zinc ionophore is answered with yes, proven here. It was used with Green Tea Extract as well though. It is important to understand that both the ionophore effect and zinc are most likely needed to be effective https://bit.ly/2xgFPYO
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Note – Pricing seems a bit higher than when I first posed these, it is likely due to increased demand as more people want to grow their own food.
Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend.
Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day is Barrina LED Grow Light 6 Packs. I have been recommending the Kingbo Grow Lights for a few years now. I recommended them for starting seeds not growing out plants. They are great for that, thousands of them have been purchased for that purpose, I have not had any complaints.
They do have their limits though. Chiefly they need to be VERY close to the plants, if you do that they can even do a decent job growing plants to a decent size. Again though they are limited, as I have always said. I have been looking for a new light to start recommending for the same purpose (seed starting) yet with more power so you can fully grow with them as well.
It simply stands to reason that after three years time now tech should have gotten better and we should be able to get something better for about the same price. It looks like we can get something a LOT better for a LOT less which is frankly awesome. I have been trialing these new lights for a few weeks now and I am blown away. The bang for the buck is amazing. I used them to build an indoor seed starting system based on Kratky Style Hydroponics (as seen in the videos below) For that I used 2 six packs of the 2 foot lights. These lights come in two options for length, and two options for quantity they are…
Clearly the options for 6 lights are a better price per watt and I really recommend you buy the larger quantity because it just makes sense. On the 4 foot lights the extra two are only 10 bucks, consider that meaning one is basically free. Yet I wanted to point out the lower quantities have been added by Barrina as some may just not need 6 total lights. Personally I am using 3 lights per 2 foot of shelf depth and I am beyond happy with my results so far.
Compare that to the old Kingbo’s which are a single 45 watt light for 27.99 or (62 cents a watt), but it gets better. First the Kingbo’s are square, at about 1 foot square it takes 2 to light a 2 foot shelf and 4 to light a four foot shelf. The Barina’s are shaped like a T8 fixture, so you can use two of them to light a shelf of the same length. Meaning the 6 pack of either would fully light three shelves of equivalent length. (At two per shelf, keep in mind I am using three to a shelf in my system.) Next up they Barnia’s daisy chain link so you can have all 6 of them running on one timed outlet with out a bazillion cords to manage. This is the timer I recommend for that.
While the Kingbo’s are a fine light for what they are I can’t recommend them as a new purchase any longer. Even running three lights to a shelf the way I am, the Barina’s cost 30 dollars per two foot shelf, vs. 56 for the Kingbo lights. The growth I am getting with three to a shelf is amazing. Some of my starts are damn well big enough to just eat at this point.
I coupled them with this great little mini greenhouse indoor shelf system and whether you want to do hydro or conventional starting for 30 bucks it is hard to beat the price on it. But any shelf system will do. I have a large 4 foot shelf in my outbuilding and I am thinking about getting a set of 4 foot lights and setting it up as well. I will say if you get the mini green house and run 3 lights to a shelf like I am, you likely won’t want to close it up, it gets pretty warm in there running a total of 12 lights.
One hack on my system I want to do when the current run of starts is over is to get a big concrete mixing tray like this one here. The shelf in my system fits perfectly into one, that way any leaks or condensation drip is caught and stays off the rug.
Here is my view on what these lights represent. For the past 5 years LED lights have been getting better and better, especially high end commercial ones used for things like vertical farming. That market is now globally a multi billion dollar market. While these lights are not as good as those used in commercial operations, I feel like they are just about one tier below them, and likely as good as the best thing you could buy 2-3 years ago, for a fraction of the cost. My seed starting system could be improved or modified to be a food production system, tune in to todays show (episode 2573) and I will discuss some ideas about that in the TspAz segment at the end of the show.
Anyway if you have Kingbo’s don’t get rid of them, use them for what they are good for, but if you are looking to expand, grow indoors, start seeds, etc. I say give the Barrina Lights a chance, they will save a ton of money and my results so far are exceptional.
P.S. – That indoor Mini Greenhouse is on a FREAKING HELL OF A DEAL RIGHT NOW FOR 35 bucks. You’d want the 2 foot lights with it, but man you can start a ton of seed with that set up for a total of 80 bucks. If you are doing hydro, you have three shelves and room for a sump tank at the dang bottom to boot. Damn it, now I have to get one of these things too! Don’t forget to get a timer to go with it! Let me add this thing is LIGHT DUTY, I wouldn’t even use it in direct sun, it will get too hot. I see this as a good item to start seeds with, not much more. Tune in today for more on this. Also while I am using three lights per shelf, when I was using 2 the results were still quite good.
Remember you can always find all of our reviews at TspAz.com
Here are the two playlists showing to of my set ups, check the growth in these systems…
Episode-2625- Stories of Off Grid Living, Adventure and ReGen Ag with Eddy Garcia[ 1:17:29 ]Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Growing up on a small Hawaiian island, Eddy Garcia has over 30 years of experience living off-grid. His deep connection to Nature has taught him fundamental truths that are woven into Living Earth Systems. Observation, Consistency, Stewardship.
Eddy has been self-reliant from a very young age. He lived off-grid on Maui & Molokai as a kid with a traditional Hawaiian native family and had to teach himself how to hunt, produce energy, build shelters…
In the meantime, he developed a deep understanding for nature that has enabled him to grow food for himself and his community, become entirely self-sufficient, and survive on his own in a unique ecosystem.
Now as an adult, he’s a leading expert in the regenerative agriculture field due to his innovative systems based off of his decades of living close to Nature. He’s been featured in Surfer Magazine for the worms he discovered that compost styrofoam, on The Permaculture Podcast with Scott Mann, The Urban Farm Podcast, PermaEthos TV, The Underswell podcast, and has been a speaker at the Rising Tides Summit.
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Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend.
Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day is General Hydroponics Rapid Rooter Grow Plugs. Just three weeks ago I began my journey with Kratky Hydroponics building a seed starting system, the results have been amazing. For instance these tomato plants were grown from seed in just 25 days, they even have blossoms on them already. I have been growing vegetables since the early 80s when I was a little kid in my Grandfathers garden. I have never seen anything like this, I am sure my GrandPa would have called it “sorcery”!
As you all know I am pretty new to Hydroponic Growing but now I am developing a full scale indoor vertical farm for home use, that will grow at least 25 plants to full harvest size a week. This new system will use a blend of deep water hydro and Kratky.
Two things will remain the absolute same though. One, I will use Barrina Grow Lights in it. Two I will use General Hydroponics Rapid Rooter Grow Plugs. When I started there were tons of options, other pre made grow plugs, some say jiffy pots work good and cost less, rock wool, LECA, etc. One product though had the most positive things said by newbies and the least negative, you guessed it General Hydroponics Rapid Rooter Grow Plugs.
Let me say I think long term I will find some option that is more economical. At 15 bucks a 50 pack they are about 30 cents a piece. Which really is not expensive when you think about what a head or organic lettuce or a baby bok choy sells for at the market. If I were growing 5,000 plants a week in a commercial operation sure it would add up. I figure for home scale production the cost is not minuscule but it is minimal overall. Also when starting peppers, tomatoes, egg plant, etc for spring it is almost not worth considering when most plants like that sell for 3 bucks or more a piece at box stores.
In the end here is the deal, I am in building mode with projects right now. The seed starting one, the indoor farm this week and two outdoor systems are coming too in my green house and aviary remodels. I want to form a baseline of performance with as few variables as I can, and these damn things work and work like mad. The roots grow so insane in just a couple weeks that I am forced to modify the dang net cups just to get the transplants out as you see in this video.
So it isn’t that rock wool isn’t lower in cost, it is that in side by side comparisons I have seen rapid rooter just do better for more people. It isn’t that LECA isn’t reusable and better long term, it is that in side by side comparisons I have seen rapid rooter just do better for more people, especially new people to the hobby. See where I am going here? It appears (to me anyway) that rapid rooters allow for less accurate PH and fertilizer calculations. Sure when you get everything absolutely perfect all of it works, and I am not saying you can just dump things with no testing and have these work, I am saying these will perform better than most other options even if you are not perfect.
I am simply using Texas Tomato Food, rain water and getting my PPM to about 650 for starts. Letting it go as high as 1100 as evaporation happens and that is it. As I am using rain water I didn’t even test PH which everyone screams you must do. Our spa PH kit says the PH is under 7, how much though I don’t know it only goes down to 7. I am going to get a PH test solution in place and get more accurate but as you can see, this all works and works beautifully!
If you want to see a full play list of the project so far, you can find it here. Also hold on tight because the new indoor farm is getting built this week as soon as Lowes gets my damn shelf in. Also tune in today, big announcement coming where some of you can come see the new indoor hydro farm hands on next month.
Otherwise though if you plan to start playing with Hydro, try General Hydroponics Rapid Rooter Grow Plugs. Let them form your baseline and if you can find a lower cost or reusable media long term, go for it. But if you are new to anything make your life as easy as possible. Frankly at 15 bucks for a 50 pack, I consider this a very affordable way to do just that.
Remember you can always find all of our reviews at TspAz.com
P.S. – This is one of those items where multi packs have STUPID, I repeat STUPID pricing. Buying a two pack is way more expensive than buying “quantity two”. Just be aware of that. Here is a full play list of the Kratky Seed System so far.
I have been telling the audience about a sale on MSB on air this week and figured I should do a dedicated post about it. I am running this sale open ended until this national lock down is over.
I am making it 25 dollars off. So you can sign up or renew today for just 25 bucks for a year. Not enough? Well, how about it ain’t off your first year, it is 25 bucks for as long as you remain an active member. Just use the discount code 25bucks when you sign up.
I set up MSB from the beginning with the hope that it would not cost my members a dime in the long term. So I set out and locked in about 70 discounts on tons of stuff you likely buy all the time. Simply by using these discounts a few times a year I can’t see how anyone living a modern survival lifestyle won’t get their money back at least two times over a year, especially at 25 bucks.
If you want to pay by check, silver, etc. you can get a form to fill out on the sign up page. Just print it out and make sure to write the discount code on the form. If you pay with silver we will just give you some extra time instead of cutting the price.
If you want to pay with cryptocurrency, just email me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast dot com with TSPC in the subject line and we can work it out.
P.S. – A special note, the default online payment method is now credit/debit cards via Stripe. Some folks seem to think they need a Stripe account to use that method, you don’t. It is just my merchant account provider. All you need is any major credit or debit card and you are good to go.
I do still take PayPal but they have been really buggy with a ton of failed renewals and problems when people are trying to sign up and they have been NO HELP in fixing it. So while you can use PayPal I prefer that you sign up via Stripe. And if you have a PayPal debit card you can of course use it that way.
I am going to say a bit more on the concept of treating CoVid with hydroxychloroquine today and play a patient testimonial as well. Doing this because I feel we 100% need to educate people about this. Doctors are still resistant and supplies are still limited but for many this is the answer to treatment.
Very quickly though we will turn to growing your own food. Today I just going to give you some options to get planting fast, like container gardens, grow bags, etc.. What the main focus is going to be though is long duration, fast production foods. Things you can start to harvest relatively fast, yet produce for a season or more and don’t require you to really stay on top of them on a daily basis.
What I mean by this is pretty simple. Lettuce is pretty fast, baby plants can be harvested in 20ish days, adult in 30-40. Some can be “cut and come again” but that is limited. For you to harvest lettuce continuously you have to be starting new crops often and fully harvest adult plants before they go to seed and or get bitter. Contrast that with say Chard that can go 18 months usually before going to seed and harvested as desired.
Join Me Today to Discuss…
On Covid
It is important to understand that Doctors are Using Chloroquine two ways
With other drugs, in the hospital for advanced cases
Mostly with zinc, sometimes other drugs, to keep people out of the hospital
Please don’t buy into the bullshit of the media telling you it doesn’t work, scaring you about its use, or using it to bash Trump
A quick review of how you can get zinc into your cells with simple supplements
On Growing Your Own Food
I can’t go deep into methods today but here are some methods to consider
Hydroponics, especially kratky
Grow Bags
Container Gardens
In Ground
Rain Gutter Grow Buckets – Larry Hall
Raised Beds
Bag Gardens
Think about shade, soil costs, etc.
A quick word on disease resistant hybrids
Long Duration Crops – What I mean by this and why you want them
Swiss Chard, also beats
Sweet Potato Greens
Celery
Walking Onions and Potato Onions
Chives
New Zealand Spinach
Longevity Spinach
Arugula
Ground Cherry
All the Great Herbs – Oregano, Basil, Thyme, Parsley, etc.
Water Cress
Perilla
Sorrel
Collards and Kale
Water Spinach
Malabar Spinach
Amaranth
Mid Tier Long Duration Crops – Take Longer but Give Good Continuous Harvest
Egg Plant
Cucumber
Tomatoes
Peppers
Beans and Peas – Consider Asian Long Beans
Other Options for Low Maintenance but Less Continuous Harvest
Links Referenced about Hydroxychloroquine Works and On Why Some OTC Supplements May do Some Portion Thereof
How hydroxychloroquine actually works with zinc to fight CoVid, despite what the media says this is a KNOWN. It is old data as it does the same with other viruses and has done so in the past. This short video explains the process https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIymfznD7YA
The question is quecertin a zinc ionophore is answered with yes, proven here. It was used with Green Tea Extract as well though. It is important to understand that both the ionophore effect and zinc are most likely needed to be effective https://bit.ly/2xgFPYO
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