When survival gardening, it is important to be choosy about which plant varieties you plant. Some plants need a large amount of care and attention to succeed. Others can be left to grow virtually wild and unattended.
Some things to keep in mind when choosing plants varieties are:
How much water does it need and how regularly?
Does it need nutritional supplements to thrive?
What type of soil does it need?
Does it compete well with weeds?
These issues will tell you whether or not to use a particular plant variety. Survival gardening and especially stealth gardening, both impose restrictions that are not encountered in a normal home garden. There may be water shortages in a stealth garden. Or plenty of water available and no way to water the plant regularly.
If the soil is poor, it will be hard to get a usable crop from heavy feeders, such as some onions or squash varieties. Is you are stealth gardening, you may not be able to attend to the plantings regularly and weeds will be a problem. Growing weed and drought resistant plants will be helpful in these conditions. Choose the plants wisely and you will have a crop.
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