The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Videos

Living Soil Film

I’ve been watching the “Living Soil Film” on YouTube in bits and pieces over the last day and am enjoying…
Announcements

Shipping container houses?

We might just build a shipping container house on our new land. Tonight I will share some ideas and talk…
Amaranth, Crops

Harvesting Amaranth Seeds

With a calabash gourd: I’ve been growing amaranth off and on for years. It’s a decent grain but a great…
Ice Age

Busting Holes in the Ice for Water

My friend Larry sent me a video from Canada: 30 below on Lake Erie! And the lake is almost completely…
Announcements, Bananas, Crops

Growing Bananas as a Staple Crop

I came across this video from 2016 and forgot how much I liked it: There’s a lot of info in…
Aminopyralid, Articles

How to Rescue a Garden Destroyed by Grazon Contamination

I received this heartbreaking comment on one of my blog posts about Grazon contamination in manure: “We have about 80…
Composting, Videos

What to Do When Your Compost is Too Wet

Peter asks about wet compost piles: “We have just come through an extraordinary monsoon event in which we have received…
Tools, Weaponry

How to Sharpen a Machete to KILLER Sharpness

I show you how in my newest video: Get a new file, everyone!
Florida gardening, Videos

All You Need for Florida Gardening Success

…is covered in last night’s Goodstream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzAUr_AYLyw I had over 140 people attending concurrently during this stream. In it, I…
Biochar

Slash and Burn and Biochar Test Beds

I posted this video recently: In the comments, my friend Steven of Skillcult left a good comment on the proper…
Announcements

The Goodstream and Amazon Composting My Books

My friend and editor Vox Day told me I should start a regular livestream, so if you’ve been seeing my…
Cocoa

Harvesting Cocoa

In case you haven’t seen it, I just rediscovered this video on harvesting cocoa: I’m going to have to plant…