The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Composting

Composting

She buried a rotten chicken carcass!

Karen used the melon pit idea from Compost Everything and fed rotten chicken to her squash with amazing results: “I…
Composting, Invasive plants, Scrubland, Tropical gardening

Controlling Brazilian Pepper and Gardening in Mims

Paul asks some questions about controlling Brazilian Pepper and growing some food: I have (multiple acres) in Mims. It is…
Composting, Fertilizing

Using Seaweed as Fertilizer (the easy way)

I picked up some seaweed from the beach on Sunday afternoon and put it in my garden yesterday: I wrote…
Composting, Fertilizing, Videos

Using Seaweed Fertilizer in the Garden

I’m sold on using seaweed fertilizer, whether fresh or purchased – and as people try it for themselves, they’re also…
Composting, Corn, Pumpkins and squash

Should you plant on mounds in a dry area?

Calen asks about planting on mounds in fast-draining soil: “I’m a native Cracker from [coastal Florida]. I’ve been homesteading on…
Composting, Mulch

Mulching with Shredded Paper

El Borak at Men of the West has posted a good article on using shredded paper as mulch: Most…
Composting

Compost Tea: An Easy Way to Stretch Your Compost

This week, over at The Grow Network: Don’t Kill Yourself Making Compost! Long ago, I used to spend a lot…
Composting

More on the Dangers of Straw Bale Gardening

On my controversial article on straw bale gardening, I recently received this comment from Terri of Ladybug Farms: “I totally…
Composting

Turning Compost and Getting it Hot Again

I need to make some new compost piles like this one: We’ve been saving kitchen scraps in sealed bucket on…
Composting, Weeds

Combining Weeding and Fertilizing

In this video, Rachel does a great job demonstrating how to turn weeds into feed for the garden. Hard to…