Crops You Can Grow With Very Little Irrigation

Crops You Can Grow With Very Little Irrigation

I wanted to share this article with you all as it is very useful for those of us that have issues with irrigating our crops due to such problems as low rainfall or maybe even just the fact that we have not as yet been able to get water easily to our garden areas.

Where I live, during the main growing season we get very little rain at all and in most case absolutely none for several months at a time so watering a garden is not an easy task. For us this is compounded by the fact that for most of the year we are under tight water restrictions also.  This makes seeking out crops that we can grow under these conditions very important.

All of these crops can be planted in areas of the garden that we have problems watering for one reason or other.

This article comes from theprepperproject.com.

It is an excellent site to visit and spend some time looking through their archives for all things dealing with prepping. I have no affiliation with this site and just think that people can learn from some of the information contained there.

There is a link at the bottom of this introduction piece that will take you to the original article.

Enjoy and I hope that you can glean some useful information from this article. 

7 Survival Crops You Can Grow Without Irrigation

So many states are in drought right now that I am sure some folks have probably given up gardening entirely. I am sure the big farmers are struggling and home gardeners most likely just can’t garden due to water restrictions. The Prepper Project can help. The share 7 crops that you can grow with little to no watering. Some plants will send roots very deep to find water and some just hang on to what they do get.

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The one that always surprises me is watermelon. I just have to wonder how they can be so juicy yet require so little watering. They don’t need much water though and there are six more in the article. So even if you live where there is a drought you could still grow at least a little fresh produce for your family.

Click here to see the whole list:

http://theprepperproject.com/7-survival-crops-can-grow-without-irrigation/

7 Survival Crops You Can Grow Without Irrigation

April 19, 2014

Were you able to find anything useful here? How do you deal with drought or a lack of water access to your garden? Are there crops that you find do much better under these conditions? If so then please share your thoughts and experiences with others here in the "Comments" section below.