The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Announcements, Fertilizing

The Current Version of Steve’s Mix

I am about to post a video on mineralizing our gardens with Steve’s Mix. This is the current version of…
Crops, Potatoes

We Planted 1800 Linear Feet of Potatoes!

This is our potato patch this year: 12 rows, each 150′ long. We planted Kennebec, Yukon Gold, Red La Soda…
Announcements

Join the GROW500 Challenge!

We have a new challenge over at Skool, that will help you grow like never before. Here’s what I posted…
Jokes

An Amusing Comment on the Snowpocalypse

Martha Finney comments: A bit of humor for your day- (I often think I have farside angels, poking each other…
Frost protection

The Snow is Unbelieveable!
Encouragement

Sometimes preserving doesn’t work out…

This is an amusing story from Roots, Game and Trail: Upon tasting my first persimmon, I had a vision for…
Encouragement

Market Gardening on 15,000 Square Feet

Via my friend sis v:
Zone-pushing

A Good Test for the Barrels in the Greenhouse

Two nights ago, the temperature got down to about 27 degrees Fahrenheit. Rachel and I buttoned up the greenhouse ahead…
Videos

The Internet is Dead

In which we discuss music, fake propagation videos, AI, bad information, fake blog sites and more.
Sugarcane

Cane Mill in Progress

My friend JD and I took apart the cane mill last week. He brought some citric acid and made up…
Seeds

Seed Purchases for the 2025 Season

This is what I’ve bought for 2025. Order from Johnny’s Selected Seeds: And a second order from Burpee’s: The tomatoes…
Coppicing and Pollarding, Trees

Coppicing for Tree Hay

William (The Permaculture Consultant) shares how he’s letting trees regrow to feed grazing animals: We attempted this back at the…