The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Composting

Aminopyralid, Composting

Avoiding Dangerous Compost

In yesterday’s Goodstream, I covered yet again the danger of long-term herbicides in compost, manure, hay and straw. I also…
Composting, Worms

Geoff Lawton’s Simple Worm Bin Design

Like most of Geoff’s methods, this worm bin design is simple and easy to implement on the homestead: An old…
Composting

Capturing and Using the Leaves of Fall with a Simple Compost Enclosure

In my new video, which I readily admit is more ridiculous than most, Rachel and I assemble a new compost…
Composting, Experiments, Intercropping, Videos

Planting a Cover Crop/Green Manure Mix to Add Organic Matter

Since our soil has a serious dearth of organic matter, this weekend I planted a big mix of cover crops…
Composting

A Simple Compost Pile

A reader emails: “Just wanted to share a picture of my compost pile. My brother made the enclosure for me.…
Composting

Poor Man’s Compost Pile

My friend Kevin sends pictures of his novel compost pile in Honduras: Kevin writes: Greetings from Honduras. This is my…
Composting, Manure

The New Humanure Composting System

This is the most amazing compost-making machine I’ve built yet: For the last four years, we’ve been renting. I composted…
Articles, Composting, Construction

My Epic 3-Bin Compost System

I recently did a write-up and a plan of my 3-bin compost system over at The Grow Network. “I’m done…
Composting, Garden design, No-till

Lasagna Garden, One Year Later

As I’ve written many time, lasagna gardening is a great way to build soil. Check this out: I built that…
Composting, Construction

Working While the Sun is Shining

It’s a beautiful sunny day outside. During the tropical rainy season, that means something! Today I’m going to take down…