The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Composting, Poisonous plants

Brazilian Pepper Composting and Mulch: Good or Bad?

Brazilian pepper composting or use as mulch? Good idea or bad idea? I have spoken in the past of Brazilian…
Crops, Moringa, Plant propagation, Seed saving, Seeds

Sprouting Moringa Seeds (No Luck? Maybe You Missed a Step!)

Retired Senior Chief asks “can you lend any advice on sprouting moringa seeds? I have about a 3% germination rate…
Garden design, Insects, No-till, Soil, Videos

Tiny Life Doing Huge Work

There is some good sense beyond the modern push to “no-till” gardening methods. One of the best arguments I’ve found…
Composting, Weeds

“Dry” Compost Tea?

Last week’s Homegrown Food Summit 2017 was awesome. Lots of great comments and interaction, plus I picked up many new…
Composting

Composting Fish Right in the Garden

Composting fish? You bet. Jim comments: “David the Good you are an inspiration. I am a brother gardener with similar…
Announcements, Books, Zone-pushing

The Survival Gardener Book of the Week #6: Push the Zone

Is it wrong to promote one of my own books? NO! Because Capitalism is the best “ism” (as my friends…
Ducks, Pest control

Three Easy Ways To Kill Slugs in the Garden WITHOUT Poison

What’s the best way to kill slugs organically? Well, I’m glad you asked. There’s more than one way to kill…
Composting, Garden design, No-till

Craig thinks I can do better…

…on my lasagna garden bed, that is. I like being part of the interchange of ideas between gardeners and permaculture…
Announcements

I’m BAAAAACK: 24 additional hours to watch for free!

My presentation Seven Ways to Feed Your Garden for Free at The Home Grown Food Summit was so popular it…
Composting, Frugality, Garden design, Hot Peppers, Videos

Easy Lasagna Gardening the FREE Way

Patricia Lanza’s book Lasagna Gardening inspired a lot of people, including myself. I was reminded of the sheet-mulching / lasagna…
Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture

Over 30 Perennials in a Small Garden

This is an inspiring garden from One Yard Revolution: Though there is a smaller selection of perennial vegetables available in…
Encouragement

Good Dads

I never met my biological father. He was looking forward to meeting me, but was murdered less than two months…