The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Nitrogen-fixers

Using Mimosa Leaves as Fertilizer?

In the South, the mimosa tree (Albizia julibrissins) is a common nitrogen-fixing species which is: A: Constantly denigrated as being…
Pumpkins and squash

A Smart Way to Plant Pumpkins

I recently posted a video on the pumpkins growing from our compost pile, and beneath I got a very interesting…
Announcements, Greenhouses

Thinking about a greenhouse…

We’re going to bring some of our surprise pumpkins to sell at tomorrow’s plant sale, along with some yam bulbils…
Announcements, Plant nursery

Plant Sale This Weekend – Saturday September 2nd!

We will have a plant sale this Saturday! ADDRESS: Atmore Flea Market – 1815 Highway 21, 36502, Atmore, AL TIME:…
Announcements

Yields Thus Far

Here’s the produce tally board, as of mid-day yesterday: 1,563 lbs of produce, and 1,993 eggs. Almost half the produce…
Pumpkins and squash

Why Do Pumpkins Always Do This?

You work hard to grow pumpkins in nice hills, with a nice clear space around them… …and yet, a vine…
Announcements

11 Years of Blogging!

This blog has been one of the constants in my life. Since starting it in 2012, we’ve lived in five…
Grocery Row Garden, Videos

The Grocery Row Garden at the End of August

Though it’s been very hot and quite dry, the Grocery Row Garden still looks pretty good: The ginger and taro…
Books

If God Loves Me…
Announcements

This is why we use Latin names…

So the guy picking the pictures for your articles doesn’t do something stupid. Can you spot the mistake? Using common…
Announcements

Inflation is Destroying Budgets – Please Learn to Grow Food!

It’s not getting any cheaper to live: “…it’s impossible to get a sense of the real damage from inflation without…
Food Forest

Margaret Roach Interviews Michael Judd on Food Forests

This is a very good interview over at A Way to Garden. Michael’s approach is very similar to mine (except…