Hi Everyone,
NOTES:
* More reasons to stock up. And Now It’s Oats
* Time to feed your garden again. I use a vegetable fertilizer with mycorrhizae fungi. I just buy it at Lowe’s. I like Kellogg’s brand, NOT this one, but similar. Dr. Earth Organic 5 Tomato Fertilizer. In addition to the fertilizer, I give them some nitrogen (DO NOT feed the beans). Either compost or worm castings. I usually do the worm castings. You should be feeding at least once a month.
* If you’ve kept your plants alive through the heat, they should start to produce again. Some things like the beets, beans, and cucumbers, I just started over. It’s like a “do-over”.
* EVERY week, as you shop, you should be thinking, “If I have to hunker down again for a month, can I do it?”
LONG TERM FOCUS: Milk
There are two types of powdered milk. There is instant powdered milk, and non-instant. She mixes her milk in a blender. 2 c. hot water + 1 heaping cup of powdered milk. Mix in blender. Pour into a milk jug, then add an additional 8 cups of water. Mixing Powdered Milk – YouTube
Instant milk is more expensive. But you can just stir it into cold water with a spoon, no heavy mixing is needed. Also, it takes more.
Here is a blind taste test: 8 Best Powdered Milk Brands: Taste Test RESULTS! But remember he does not include Emergency Essentials, or Honeyville or any other large Emergency Food Company.
I have always mixed my non-instant milk in a blender. It creates a ton of foam on top. Just let it sit and it will calm down. Best results come from letting it sit overnight in the fridge. It is NOT cost efficient. It is cheaper to buy fresh milk. And you should try to rotate it, or just be prepared to buy new milk every 3-5 years.
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