The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Articles, Crops

Does it make sense to grow grains on your homestead?

Grain: the staff of life. We’ve heard that before. And to an extent, it’s true. Much of the world uses…
Composting, Videos

Comment of the Week on Composting Meat

I posted this video earlier this week on how to compost meat without attracting rats: Beneath the video, Tom Sensible…
Videos

Building Simple Bookcases

I spent the weekend building simple bookcases for a school library. Here’s how I did my plywood and dado-joint construction:…
Composting, Videos

How to Make a Simple Compost Pile

…from whatever you have laying around: I really like this method. You can see a live demonstration of it here,…
Garden design

Square Foot Gardening: What is It and Does it Work?

Retired engineer-turned-gardener Mel Bartholomew’s “Square Foot Gardening” consistently tops the list of best-selling gardening books—and there’s a reason. Square Foot…
Frost protection, Pigeon peas

Growing Pigeon Peas in North Florida

Deborah recently commented on my pigeon pea survival profile page about her success in growing pigeon peas in North Florida:…
Announcements

Power and a building break

I got power in my cabin and office at the land today. Lots of rain and the place was a…
Grass, News

The Grass Gestapo is Out of Control

Yet another reason to give up on the former Land of the Free: “A few weeks ago, I noticed a…
Tiny Houses, Videos

House-Building Update: The New Office

My new office is almost done. I am getting ready to post a new video in a day or so…
Weeds

Nature Fixes Bare Ground

Take a look at what was a pile of bare rocks and naked dirt just a couple of months ago:…
Composting

Composting Animals

Jim shares a story about composting a sheep: “A sheep died and was buried in this large pile of compost.…
Trees

Ethiopia Reportedly Plants 350,000,000 Trees in 12 Hours

I recently came across this story of reforestation: “Ethiopia may have set a world record by planting 350 million trees…