The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Encouragement, Photography, Pumpkins

1,000lbs of Food: Yolanda Weighs in on Her 2020 Gardening Success

Earlier this month I received an email from Yolanda B in Southeast Indiana: “I watched you, in the past, weighing…
Garden design, Mulch, No-till

From Sand to Soil: Before and After Deep Mulching!

My friend Elizabeth has the same lousy, awful, no-good sandy, gritty dirt that I do. She lives four miles away…
Pear, Recipes, Videos

The Best Pear Salsa Recipe Ever

Many people have asked about our pear salsa recipe. It’s about time I share it! Down in the tropics pears…
Aminopyralid, Composting

Avoiding Dangerous Compost

In yesterday’s Goodstream, I covered yet again the danger of long-term herbicides in compost, manure, hay and straw. I also…
Announcements, Fall gardening, Videos

The Lousy Rotten No Good Awful Bad Soil Fixin’ Experiment Begins!

I’m on it now: The currant layout looks like this: But we may make a couple of changes, thanks to…
Announcements, Experiments

Full of Promise: Planting Trees, Running Trials, and Lots of Garlic!

Last week I planted two peach trees and a mulberry: These trees were gifts to my landlord, who is also…
Beans, Encouragement, Florida gardening, Pumpkins and squash

Terrie’s Florida Gardening Success

Terrie writes of her Florida gardening success: “Thanks David The Good! SOME of our Seminole pumpkins – seeds from Southern…
Experiments, Fertilizing

The Great Amendment Experiment

For years I have been asked about side-by-side trials, whether it is a MiracleGro vs. Urine experiment or a anaerobic…
Composting, Worms

Geoff Lawton’s Simple Worm Bin Design

Like most of Geoff’s methods, this worm bin design is simple and easy to implement on the homestead: An old…
Composting

Capturing and Using the Leaves of Fall with a Simple Compost Enclosure

In my new video, which I readily admit is more ridiculous than most, Rachel and I assemble a new compost…
Composting, Experiments, Intercropping, Videos

Planting a Cover Crop/Green Manure Mix to Add Organic Matter

Since our soil has a serious dearth of organic matter, this weekend I planted a big mix of cover crops…
Aminopyralid, Fertilizing, Soil

Aren’t Chemical Fertilizers Bad?

On my recent video where I mix up a batch of fertilizer with Steve Solomon, I had this interchange in…