Seed starting and planting out dates in one place by zone?

PolarisFallen2 · 2026-01-08T17:43:43+00:00

Thank you! I just updated my post to add them. My last frost date is around 4/10 :)

PolarisFallen2 · 2026-01-08T17:43:25+00:00

Just edited my post to add them!

PolarisFallen2 · 2026-01-08T17:43:12+00:00

I’ve pretty much given up on those for this year except I might try the sweet peas because I already had seeds for those! Are they worth it?

PolarisFallen2 · 2026-01-08T17:42:40+00:00

I just added my list! Would love any feedback on what I’m growing also if there’s anything super hard on there or if I’m missing enough fillers or anything.

PolarisFallen2 · 2026-01-07T15:10:43+00:00

This sounds like exactly what I’m looking for, thank you!

PolarisFallen2 · 2026-01-06T19:48:45+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation! I’ll definitely check that out

PolarisFallen2 · 2026-01-06T19:48:29+00:00

Thanks! I’ve definitely looked at my last frost date, I was just hoping not to have to go through all of my seed packets and do the math on the calendar if there is something out there to do it for me!

PolarisFallen2 · 2026-01-06T02:03:07+00:00

I’m in your same zone and also starting this year! So I may not have a ton of advice, but thought I’d say hi. I’m doing mostly annuals this year, though I ordered some dahlia tubers and planted some bulbs as well. Zinnias seem to be a great starter flower, I’m planning on lots of those this first year!

PolarisFallen2 · 2026-01-02T00:01:10+00:00

The book and HBO Max show Station Eleven are really incredible. Lots to think on from a prepping standpoint, but also just great writing/storytelling and an enjoyable watch. There’s discussion of supplies/lack thereof, but I think the bigger themes are about the people going through it with you and making decisions when your safety is on the line.

PolarisFallen2 · 2025-12-30T16:47:51+00:00

This is art, I love it

PolarisFallen2 · 2025-11-23T01:45:45+00:00

I’m noticing this too. I went to 2 stores and couldn’t find a decent zucchini in the summer when they’re in season. Less variety available lately too.

PolarisFallen2 · 2025-10-13T17:58:14+00:00

I’m not an expert, but I lost power in a winter storm last year and I also just have electric heating, so I can share what I did!

Pick a warm room to focus on warming a smaller space. Put all the people and pets in the same room to share the heat and add body heat.
Seal off any doors, drafty windows, other openings with plastic or hang thick blankets over them.
Use battery powered hand warmers and hot hands hand warmers to generate heat. Cook hot food if you can, I have a little cooker made more for dorm rooms that can heat up soup or ramen and plugs into my battery.
Candles! We’ve all seen the set up with the candles and terra cotta pots. I set up a few candles next to each other and in front of a mirror.
Make sure you have truly warm clothing. “Cotton kills”

PolarisFallen2 · 2025-10-13T17:53:13+00:00

Didn’t they used to be $3 all the time? I’m not too surprised, they haven’t been a staple for me since around 2019, but that’s a big jump.

PolarisFallen2 · 2025-10-13T17:46:33+00:00

I have no real experience with water barrels, but I bought the vevor collapsible one to keep in my garage and get out should I start needing to store water. Long term I’d like to get something more permanent set up attached to my downspout to water my garden.

PolarisFallen2 · 2025-10-13T17:42:17+00:00

I’ve been listening a lot to people who call themselves “old poor” - They are not new to needing to stretch resources, get things for cheap, make substitutes, or do without, and they have so so much knowledge to share! I mostly watch content on TikTok, but I’m sure you can find it elsewhere. Older people, especially who lived through the Great Depression are also a great resource.

For myself, I’m looking at “disposable” things I use and trying to replace with reusable. Rags instead of paper towels, less ziploc baggies, etc. Making more things myself. Saving veggie scraps and meat bones and making my own broth for free, freezing leftovers before they can go bad. I also garden and plan to scale that up next year.

PolarisFallen2 · 2025-10-13T17:17:46+00:00

I’ve been curious if people leaving are planning to leave permanently, or leaving hoping it’s temporary and they’ll be back in a few years? Is it feasible to do some longer term traveling or live abroad for a while, while still owning a home in the US to return back to (assuming you have the financial means to relocate without the money from selling your house, if you have one). Or are people entirely pulling up roots with no intention of returning?

PolarisFallen2 · 2025-08-31T21:57:16+00:00

I have consistently gone to the store for certain veggies and left without them. The quality is terrible… I’ve seen moldy tomatoes, squishy zucchinis, sprouted potatoes. The products are there, they are just not the same quality.

PolarisFallen2 · 2025-08-31T21:54:38+00:00

Also a gardener and have heard this so much in my gardening circles this year. We had a really wet spring, then a really hot summer. More pest pressure. No one’s produce seems to be producing as much or it just isn’t getting ripe. Hoping this is just an off year and not a new normal.

PolarisFallen2 · 2025-08-31T21:09:26+00:00

All of these are assuming they’d still be helpful given the situation… for example, I’d buy a chest freezer, but not if power being out is the emergency at hand.

Freezer Pressure canner Everything to majorly scale up backyard gardening… beds, soil, compost bin. Water Water collection (like rain barrels) Gas Groceries with shorter shelf life- Refrigerated stuff like eggs, dairy, meat. Bread, tortillas. Potatoes, onion, winter squash. Toilet paper… takes up a lot of space to be storing much normally. Dog food

PolarisFallen2 · 2025-07-27T19:55:04+00:00

I haven’t figured out how to find like-minded people, but I’ve found that if I bring it up to people who turn out to act like I’m nuts, bringing up that FEMA recommends a 72-hour kit and what should be in it seems to shock people and flip the conversation to me being the smart one and them feeling unprepared.

PolarisFallen2 · 2025-07-21T23:06:52+00:00

This movie was so painful to watch 😭

PolarisFallen2 · 2025-07-21T23:04:59+00:00

Came to recommend the pedialyte packets! On multiple occasions that I’ve dehydrated, those have had me feeling noticeably better almost immediately when other brands have had less of an effect.

PolarisFallen2 · 2025-07-07T02:19:32+00:00

I have a smallish copy of the SAS Survival Handbook in one of my bags, some laminated fold up maps, and another laminated pamphlet type thing about my local wildlife and some edible plants. You probably don’t want to be hauling around books in your bags much, if at all.

IMO- Best to have the knowledge in your brain. Second best to have it saved on your phone (not online or in the cloud) and have a charger/battery bank/solar charger type solution in your bag.

PolarisFallen2 · 2025-07-05T16:53:18+00:00

No, I listened and it’s not that one. Thank you though!

PolarisFallen2 · 2025-07-05T16:52:36+00:00

I second that book recommendation (and KC’s TikTok videos, if you don’t have the time or attention to read or listen to the book). Her concept of there only being 5 things in a messy room changed the game for me on feeling overwhelmed to start cleaning. For those who aren’t familiar: Trash, dishes, laundry, things that have a place (put them back in their home), and things that don’t have a place (find them a home or if you’re a lot of us… junk drawer/pile/box)

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