The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Composting, Manure

Extreme Composting: Outhouse Bananas Edition!

Rosita Alonzo comments on my terra preta video: “I HAD TO TELL YOU THIS: my grandpa was a Rural School…
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HE IS RISEN

And on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalen cometh early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre:…
Encouragement

Dies Irae
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Good Friday

And the whole multitude of them rising up, led Jesus to Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying: We…
Yams

When Do True Yams Come Up? Right Now!

Multiple people have asked me in the last couple of weeks when their true yams are going to emerge from…
Landrace Gardening

The Problem with Heirlooms

I’ve been thinking about the issue of lost genetics in plant breeding. Inbreeding rarely works out well long-term. There is…
Encouragement

Take the Homesteading Opportunities While You Have Them…

Donna comments on yesterday’s post: “This is the kind of info that helps me so much! I’ve only been gardening…
Frugality

10 Super Cheap Gardening Hacks

It’s a brand-new week and I have some cheap gardening ideas for you. Some of these you will already be…
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Palm Sunday

“And it came to pass, when Jesus was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethania, unto the mount called Olivet, he…
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Come Meet us at The Keepers of the Old Ways

We’ll be in Dothan, Alabama at the Keepers of the Old Ways homesteading conference on Friday and Saturday. FACEBOOK LINK I’ll…
Lousy No Good Soil-Fixin’ Experiment

Till vs. No-Till Demonstration

Noah Sanders performs a demonstration, comparing tilled to non-tilled soil: Though I am not a no-till only type of guy…
Trellises

Making a Cattle Panel Garden Trellis: 3 Methods

Earlier this week we posted a video on making a cattle panel trellis hoop over two garden beds, greatly increasing…