Raised Bed Gardening Primer for 2026 – Epi-3797

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We are just a few days from Valentines day.  For me that is when I want most of my seeds started for spring set out.  I use that date as a cut off because I tend to set my plants out starting about March 15th.  This is also the time of year when my inbox starts to heat up with questions about the coming garden season and one topic always exceeds all others.  No not which variety of tomato to plant, not which fertility aid to use or what to use for mulch.  No the number one question is always … Continue reading →

VEVOR Galvanized Raised Garden Beds – Item of the Day

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Special Note – Now is the time to get your beds ready for spring if you are expanding or establishing a garden this year.  And if you are going with raised beds, these are the most economical, fastest and easiest way to get it done. Inventory Alert – The 4x8x2 beds were in stock when I put this item out this morning.  They must of been low in stock because they since sold out.  I do have five suggestions in their absense.  First they do have beds that are 80″x40″x19″ which is about 6.5 feet by 3.5 feet as a … Continue reading →

New Things the TSP Community is Growing in 2026 – Epi-3796

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Pretty much every year I do a show like this where I go into 10-12 things I am going to try growing this year that I have never grown before.  Thing is after decades of doing that I really don’t have a list of that many this year, that I have never grown before anyway.  I do have a few I will share today. The big thing though is my core crops, at least many of them came from this annual exercise.  Examples include Ping Tung Eggplant, Tromboncino Squash, Snake Beans and Safflower all became standard crops by starting out … Continue reading →

Expand Your Fodder System with Nick’s Updated Fodder Trees Pack

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Hey folks, Jack Spirko here from The Survival Podcast. If you’re serious about homesteading, self-reliance, and cutting those skyrocketing feed costs, I’ve got something you need to check out right now. My buddy Nick Ferguson, the plant wizard on our Expert Council, has his annual plant sale firing on all cylinders over at www.rareplantstore.com. And let me tell you, he’s updated his Fodder Trees packs this year to make them even better for expanding your existing plantings. This is especially true if you’ve grabbed his packs in prior years. This year, Nick’s Fodder Trees 1X pack is priced at just … Continue reading →

Adjustable Grow Light Rope Hangers – Item of the Day

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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 are Adjustable Grow Light Rope Hangers and the ones I am linking to provide 6 sets (12 individual units) for only 18.99 or 1.58 a piece.  The first thing I want to say about these is unlike 99% of the time I don’t feel brand is that important here.  This is clearly a mass produced inexpensive product and dozens of vendors offer the … Continue reading →

Expert Panel Q&A – Epi-3795

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Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on politics, rental property, cooking, silver pricing, dogs, high end handguns, Bitcoin and more. Make sure if you submit content for an expert council show you do the following…. Email it to me at jack @ thesurvivalpodcast.com Put TSPC Expert in the subject line Ask you question and state the expert you have the question for in one coherent sentence Hit the return key a few times and then give all the details you think are necessary ` Following that procedure makes it about 100X more likely your question … Continue reading →

Biochar & the End of Sell-Out Farming – Epi-3794

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Zack Farr is a third generation Florida farmer who watched working land get chewed up and paved over while everyone pretended it was progress. Instead of cashing out, he walked away from a corporate job and went back home to try to make land pay again. That path led him somewhere unexpected, burned citrus piles, stubborn plants, and eventually biochar. In this episode we dig into what biochar actually is, why it works, and how turning wood waste into carbon can rebuild soil, clean water, and keep land in production. Zack tells the real story, not theory, not grant buzzwords. … Continue reading →

2 Inch Nursery Pots for Starting Seedlings – Item of the Day

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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 2 Inch Nursery Pots for Starting Seedlings from The Hydroponic City.  These are a fairly generic item so if you find a similar item from another supplier you prefer by all means go ahead and order from them.  That said I know this supplier has a good solid product that won’t fall apart, they ship fast and get everything to you as … Continue reading →

First Tuesday Coffee Chat with John & Nicole – Epi-3793

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Today two of my favorite people, John Willis and Nicole Sauce join me for our First Tuesday Coffee Chat. Today we talk about some current events and news stories but mostly dig into the recent ice storms and what prepping should be done for such events. We talked about the things you need to get though winter storms including the 4 simple preps that would save 90% of people, 90% of the problems.  I learned about an 1800s cook book that I bought right in the middle of the episode.  We even talked a bit about the recent shooting in … Continue reading →

The Power of Stupid on Display – Epi-3791

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Is it the best of times or is it the worst of times?  Perhaps it is just the dumbest of times?  I mean just look around you and ask yourself how we got here.  Just five and half years ago over half of America was hiding from the flu while building forts out of toilet paper and bottled water.  They were also chanting death cult slogans like, “stay at home, save lives” and “my mask protects me and your mask protects me” all while shoving untested vaccines into their bodies. Eventually that stupidity ended but today’s stupidity looks far worse … Continue reading →