The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Announcements

First Nursery Sale of 2024! March 2nd at Palafox Market South!

Tomorrow is our first sale of the year, and we have some exciting new plants in the nursery this year.…
Plant propagation, Tomatoes

Rooting Hormone Tip and Tomatoes in the Greenhouse

We’ve been doing a lot of plant propagation lately, preparing for a long nursery season. Mulberries, potato mint, Chinese artichoke,…
Announcements

No Bargains Left

I read this article this morning by Charles Hugh Smith – lot of truth here: “What changed in the economy…
Uncategorized

Planting a Pig

On Sunday, one of our piglets had some sort of seizure, then died. Not sure what happened, but she was…
Biochar

Traditional Charcoal Making in the Spanish Mountains

h/t David Kindltot
Biochar

Making Biochar in Soup Cans: The Video

Yesterday we posted a new video on making free biochar retorts from cans: We also posted some outtakes over at…
Potatoes

Your Nutritionist

Perry notes that: “There are also bugs in your food. Insects, and the other bugs they put in to track…
Food Forest, Grocery Row Garden, Single Row Gardens

Orchards vs. Vegetable Gardens: Why Not Combine Them?

We often erect a mental wall between planting an orchard and planting a vegetable garden. Either you have neat rows…
Composting

Fetid Swamp Water in Singapore

Julie shares about her experience with making fetid swamp water in Singapore: When I used to live in Singapore, every…
Biochar

Biochar Mini-Kiln Success

I got two #10 cans and made a little biochar retort with the method shared in this post. My six-year-old…
Articles

Better Gardening Through Experimentation

I wrote the following eight years ago and found it again yesterday. It still holds up! Have you ever read…
Encouragement

Grow Thousands of $$$ of Organic Produce for $83

Almost a year ago, I produced this video on saving money in the garden: It’s really useful to remember how…