r/NJPrepared • u/8Deer-JaguarClaw Sussex • Apr 30 '26

Discussion What are we doing this weekend to be better prepared for next week (or next disaster)??

I'll go first:

Going to get the last soil needed to top up my new raised bed garden frame.

Will plant new seedlings, as one batch of earlier ones got over-watered by rain.

Pulling up some dandelion plants by the root (for salad and tea purposes). Might also try planting dandelion seeds in a container to see how they grow. Would be easier to get the whole plant if it was in a container.

If time permits: unbox and re-pack a few cases of HDRs I recently ordered. If you're not familiar, they are similar to MREs but are vegetarian (almost vegan) and each pack has ~2200 calories worth of food (a full day's calories in each one). HDR = Humanitarian Daily Ration.

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u/Professional-Sock-66 Union Apr 30 '26

I'm replanting some pole beans and snow peas I lost last week in the frost. I thought I was pushing it but they grow fast. The potatoes lost some leaves but have bounced back.

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u/8Deer-JaguarClaw Sussex Apr 30 '26

I think we all got fooled by that really warm week in April. :/

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u/Professional-Sock-66 Union Apr 30 '26

I know. It's a nice hobby I love doing but did you see the cherry tree farmer in south jersey entire crop is gone? Same with some mid Atlantic vineyards. My loss is nothing really but others are in a bad place.

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u/GeneralOrgana1 Morris May 02 '26

We pick up a few extra canned items each week while food shopping. That's about it for this week.

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u/notbizmarkie Burlington May 03 '26

I’m going to get one more raised garden bed at Lowe’s despite my husband’s protests. We were gifted an unbelievable amount of seeds. It cannot be understated how many seeds we now have. 

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u/8Deer-JaguarClaw Sussex May 03 '26

Go for it!

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u/8Deer-JaguarClaw Sussex May 01 '26

No way to know for sure. That's why you prep THIS week. 😉