The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Grass

Four Ways To Improve Your Garden with Grass

Are you tired of cutting the grass? I understand! I’ve been cutting grass this weekend and it’s a lot of…
Encouragement, News

Sugar is Crack?

Last week I was helping a friend move and didn’t get my second cup of coffee. I needed some caffeine…
Encouragement

Dad’s Testimony

Shortly before he passed away a month ago, my Dad wrote down his spiritual journey as the introduction to a…
Composting

Orange Peel Reforestation

Compost everything, orange peel edition: “Treuer initially set out to locate the large placard that marked the plot — and…
News

Study: Global Warming Almost Entirely Natural

This doesn’t surprise me at all: “According to co-author Jennifer Mahorasy – who was behind the recent exposure of the scandal…
Crops, Vanilla

Planting Vanilla Orchids

One of my projects this week was planting vanilla orchids: Pollinating the flowers and processing the vanilla beans will be…
Garden design, Tire Gardens

Are Tire Gardens TOXIC? The Case For and Against

Are tire gardens toxic? In a newsletter a couple months ago I shared some thoughts on tire gardens along with…
Tools, Trees, Videos

Homemade Furniture

Weekend projects: Tomorrow I’ll share a video on planting vanilla orchids – I just popped 6 or more into the…
Fruit trees, Japanese persimmon

Persimmon Dropping Fruit Early?

Amanda asks about a persimmon dropping fruit: “I’m visiting my family in PA and my Mom says ‘ask David The…
Announcements

Psalm 112

Today I’ll just post the Psalm shared at my Dad’s memorial service yesterday. I got to watch via Facebook and…
Announcements

All Directions at Once

I don’t know about you, but I like to juggle many projects at the same time. Many things are mostly…
Crops, Pumpkins and squash

Defeating Vine Borers by Increasing Pumpkin Root Systems

Most pumpkins and winter squash have the ability to root at every node on their stems. Why not take advantage…