Item of the Day

Creating this as a quick log.

Books

• Mike Oehler's $50 and up Underground House Book
• The Self-Sufficient Gardener (John Seymore, 1980)

Crops

Mushrooms

• Oyster Mushroom Mycelium Plug Spawn - 100 Count. It's taken but 3-5 to inoculate a bag of sterilized straw, but they work well.

Gardening

• Silicate! $19 for 1lb. Build plant immune systems, important given decreasing energy we're receiving from sun

Indoor Growing

Aquaponics

• Grodan 1" cubes, which fit perfectly into the 1.5" Net Pots

Lights

LED

• Kingbo 45W LED grow lights only $29. I use these for both my spirulina and microgreens.

Grow Boxes

Reflective Material

• Reflectix -- has an r-value of 24. Is thicker, tougher than mylar; kind of like a shiny bubble wrap:

• • Reflectix (24"x25')
  • Reflectix (48"x10')

Defense

• .22 Rifle Cleaning Kit for your 10/22 takedown (see Ep 8)