The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Composting

Biochar, Composting, Videos

Experiments in Creating Terra Preta

Thanks to Permie Flix, I recently saw another interesting experiment in creating terra preta: I love this kind of experimentation.…
Composting

Hard to Believe

At the beginning of April 2016, we left our homestead in North Florida and headed south to Ft. Lauderdale, and…
Composting

10 Reasons Not to Throw Away Your Teabags

This is a clever post my Grandmom sent me this week: 1. The bags decompose: Did you know that…
Composting, Cows, Fertilizing, Garden design, Grass, Intercropping, Manure, Nitrogen-fixers, No-till, Soil, Videos, Weeds

The Five Keys to Building Healthy Soil

This is an excellent talk: Worth sitting down and watching. Fascinating stuff, and it’s on a large scale. He reminds…
Composting, Frost protection, Garden design, Trees

Growing Gardens under Oak Trees?

Growing gardens under oak trees? Dear David, I have 10 very mature oaks in my front yard. At the base…
Composting

Cheap Cover Crops

Matt writes: Don’t know why I never thought to plant dried beans and peas to be used as a cheap…
Announcements, Composting, Creatures, Encouragement

In Memory of Gary

A few weeks ago I lost my friend Bill… and this last week I lost another friend. This friend was…
Composting, Pest control, Soil

Growing Potatoes to Feed the Soil

Bruce at RED Gardens makes some interesting observations: I like the way this guy thinks. Worms love rotting organic material.…
Composting, Fertilizing

Fermented Plant Juice

This is similar to the Korean Natural Farming method of fermenting plant material anaerobically: Multiple comments beneath the video claim…
Composting, Experiments

The Potential for a Compost Water Heater

Yesterday I walked up to the big galvanized compost pile I created and was amazed by how much heat was…