The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Fall gardening

Announcements, Fall gardening, Videos

The Lousy Rotten No Good Awful Bad Soil Fixin’ Experiment Begins!

I’m on it now: The currant layout looks like this: But we may make a couple of changes, thanks to…
Experiments, Fall gardening, Garden design, Intercropping

Prepping and Planting Fall Gardens – and Intercropping!

Yesterday I posted a new video on our fall garden preparation and planting: In part of the video I talk…
Fall gardening

First Beds Planted!

Yesterday I had an ambitious plan for the family. We were going to dig beds, mark rows and plant the…
Fall gardening

Today is the Day: Fall Garden Going In!

Yesterday I took a soil sample from our new garden area and sent it off to Logan Labs for a…
Fall gardening

Everything Was Leading Up to This

It’s a little after 7AM as I look out the window into the still-gray morning. I can see the backyard…
Crops, Experiments, Fall gardening, Garden design, Mulch, No-till, Potatoes

Planting Potatoes in Fall… in Ontario!

Diane on Steve Solomon’s Soil and Health Group recently reported on planting potatoes in fall and graciously allowed me to…
Fall gardening, Florida gardening

Summer Gardening in Florida

D.W. asks about summer gardening in Florida: “Hi David, A couple of years ago I acquired property (10+ acres) with…
Container Gardening, Fall gardening, Florida gardening

Florida Fall Garden the Easy Way!

Though Florida won’t even think about cooling off for another month, now is the time to start your Florida fall…
Carrots, Crops, Fall gardening, Mustard

What to plant in your Florida fall garden

This is the time of year to get back out into the garden! Mrs. Survival Gardener and I tore out…
Fall gardening

Is it too late to plant a garden?

It’s November 21 and you had a really busy summer……