The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Composting

Composting, Pumpkins and squash

Cucurbita moschata var. compostia

David shares an amusing validation of our pumpkin-growing methods: “Hi David, Good afternoon — of course I thought of you…
Composting, Green Manure, Nitrogen-fixers

Time to Plant Sunn Hemp

It was super hot a week ago, but the rains have come and cooled things off a bit here in…
Composting

Is Cotton Gin Trash Good for the Garden? Is it Safe to Use?

I have been asked multiple times about using cotton “gin trash” as a garden amendment. This recent question from Bonnie…
Composting

Why Would You Compost Pesticide and Herbicide-laced Materials?

A commenter takes exception to my giant bread-filled compost pile: “@davidthegood, why would one want to introduce GMO wheat which…
Composting

Hot Compost at 15 Days

We’ve been making a “fast” compost pile, and recording some YouTube shorts as we do so. This is what it…
Chickens, Composting

Give Us This Day Our Daily TRUCKLOAD of Bread?

Rachel and I pray the Our Father daily. Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom…
Composting, Cows

Making Our Own FAST Compost Pile

After watching Geoff Lawton’s recent video on making fast compost, I was inspired to get my own pile together. It’s…
Composting

Building a Fast Compost Pile

Geoff Lawton on making quick compost: It’s impressively brown after a couple of weeks. Looks like it could use a…
Composting, Manure

Extreme Composting: Outhouse Bananas Edition!

Rosita Alonzo comments on my terra preta video: “I HAD TO TELL YOU THIS: my grandpa was a Rural School…
Composting

I Robbed Mother Nature

Our latest video may be the most entertaining yet: Why work hard to make compost? Nature makes it all the…