The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Composting

Composting

From the Inbox: Composting in an Apartment

Hi David: I saw an article of yours online when searching about meat composting. I have just started composting in…
Composting, Crops, Pumpkins and squash, Recipes

Runaway Pumpkin Success and a Seminole Pumpkin Soup Recipe

Remember this post? We’re getting paid for all the work we DIDN’T do. The vine (or two or three… I…
Composting, Nitrogen-fixers, Ponds, Uncategorized

Azolla and duckweed as fertilizer? You bet!

Duckweed as fertilizer? You bet! Check out this close up shot from one of my ponds: The larger plant is…
Composting, Fertilizing, Food Forest, Foraging, Weeds

Beautiful poisonous pokeweed

Of all the “weeds” that appear in my yard, the poisonous pokeweed is one of my favorites. I love the…
Composting, Pumpkins and squash

It’s always the ones you DIDN’T plant…

This year I was really hoping to beat rycamor the pumpkin king in an epic pumpkin patch smackdown. Unfortunately, almost…
Composting

Sheila attempts drunken composting

This is amusing: I have a large compost tumbler which we purchased at Tractor Supply last summer. I put it…
Composting

Welcome Survival Summit visitors!

Thank you all for stopping by. Glad you were able to (hopefully) catch The Survival Summit and learn more about…
Composting, Fertilizing

How To Make Fish Fertilizer

Remember that old story of the natives teaching the Pilgrims to bury fish beneath their corn plants? It works. That’s…
Composting, Fertilizing, Food Forest

Making easy biochar without barrels, infrastructure, burying, etc. etc. etc.

Rather than worrying about barrels and flues and infrastructure, it’s time to start making easy biochar! As I wrote Friday,…
Composting, Fertilizing, Food Forest, Mulch

Fixing bad dirt – extreme edition!

For gardening success, fixing bad dirt has to be a priority. The middle of my front yard is a wasteland.…