http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/ Troubled Times Forum Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:33:35 GMT Alexr14 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8419 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8419 I'd like to know what essentials you put in your bugout bag. Please share that list with the rest of us. Thanks! ... on ... camping ... at ... just ... what Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:55:30 GMT Steve Allen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8418 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8418 potatoes left in the ground will most likely freeze. When they thaw, the y will turn to mush and begin to rot. dig them up before the ground freezes. You could Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:48:03 GMT Roger Thuma http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8417 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8417 John, Depending on where you are located, you might be able to leave the potatoes in the ground overwinter. The key is how far down does the ground freeze. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:07:58 GMT john marzocchi http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8416 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8416 You know I was wondering about being able to just leave the potatoes in the garden, as this year I'm more than a little late to get everything in. So, if I Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:26:11 GMT kf4tap http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8415 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8415 Looks like some interesting post have came up while i've been off on uncle georges war on terror. If I may suggest a few things, 1) kiss, keep it simple 2) Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:58:44 GMT Steve Allen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8414 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8414 No, you don't want to do that. If you watched the July zeta video from Nancy, you would know the answer. 2 pots of equal size with a pie plate in between them Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:46:51 GMT veresay http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8413 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8413 hi, i'm new here! my name is Andrew, 23, from Ukraine i have few tips that i think are worth to share #1: watched on BBC - Water UV Purification - African Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:37:04 GMT Tian Boon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8412 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8412 I measured to day the speed rotation of our planet and if my calculation is right it slowed down by 15:07 minutes and in comparison with last year's at 11:06 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:01:29 GMT Roger Thuma http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8411 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8411 The potato plant will try very hard to find sunlight for photosynthesis. If you cover it with black plastic and expect to find tubers, you will need to remove Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:55:06 GMT Roger Thuma http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8410 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8410 You also need lye when making soap. That's why it's called "lye soap". Additionally, you can use any fat, not just animal fat. So all that vegetable oil Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:21:01 GMT Tian Boon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8409 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8409 I start planting potatoes about 4 years now by trial and error, and I would like share some experiences, normally I bought some potato seeds from the local Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:17:03 GMT veresay http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8408 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8408 tip #3: i've heard that they grow potatoes under black polyethylene film in Poland. they plant potatoes in Feb, cover with film and it doesnt grow up with Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:16:47 GMT veresay http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8407 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8407 tip #3: ashes boiled in water makes lye - can be used for washing clothes. since you need animal fat to make soap and you require a significant luck to hunt Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:53:24 GMT Nuno Almeida http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8406 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8406 Consider also an post-carbon urban environment that might be forced to live with nature... in that kind of scenario, this type of structure might be a useful Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:55:18 GMT slugga659@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8405 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tt-forum/message/8405 The one problem I see is that trees won't survive in the Aftertime - they will all rot and eventually fall down so a treehouse will only be workable for so