The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Composting

Composting

My Continuous Composting Pile Method

In case you didn’t see it, here is how I manage and run a continuous composting pile for my house:…
Composting, Invasive plants, Weeds

Wedelia: A Pretty Pain in the Neck

I was doing some work for a client this last week. I was training a gardener to build a compost…
Composting

A Nice and Simple Composting Toilet Build

I watched a video last week by Jon Mangum, where he shares his simple composting toilet build: If you don’t…
Articles, Composting, Fertilizing

BEWARE: This Manure will DESTROY Your Garden!

Check out my new post over at Tenth Acre Farm: Cow manure is rich in nitrogen, organic matter and a…
Amaranth, Composting

Using Amaranth as a Chop-and-Drop

A few days ago I posted this video where we’re using wild amaranth as a chop-and-drop: You run a risk…
Composting

Why You Should Quit Burning Stumps

Yesterday I posted a video on why it makes sense to quit burning the stumps of felled trees: We often…
Composting, Permaculture

Growing Your Own Mulch

Over at Permies.com, Laurence Keela has some info on growing your own mulch: “Our land has low levels of nitrogen…
Composting

Four Tricks to Make Compost Hot Again

Yesterday I posted a short video on jump-starting a compost pile: One of those methods will make it happen.
Composting, No-till

Capturing Soil Residue to Build Soil Humus

There are some interesting possibilities hinted at in this presentation: What I took away: lipids and carbohydrates feed the fungi,…
Composting, Videos

Continuous Composting

Check out my post on continuous composting over at The Grow Network. “It’s not quite “instant compost,” but if you…