The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Mulch

Garden design, Mulch

Is Using Wood Chips in the Garden ALWAYS Right?

Over at our Survival Gardener community, Brian asks two questions about using wood chips in the garden. Wood Chips in…
Mulch

This is why you mulch your trees!

When you see how tree roots grow, it brings things into perspective: Mulch is amazing. Mulch regularly and often.
Garden design, Grocery Row Garden, Lasagna Gardening, Mulch, No-till, Pest control, Weeds

4 Ways to Remove Grass and Create a New Garden

CF asks about removing grass so she can start gardening: “What do you recommend for removing sod when starting a…
Cows, Grass, Mulch

Making Hay With a Scythe

My neighbor grew a large patch of oats in his backyard for the deer this winter. Now that hunting season…
Mulch

More on the Value of Mulch

We’ve not had enough mulch for our gardens here, but I am working on solutions as we grow. Mulch is…
Garden design, Mulch, No-till

From Sand to Soil: Before and After Deep Mulching!

My friend Elizabeth has the same lousy, awful, no-good sandy, gritty dirt that I do. She lives four miles away…
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…
Composting, Mulch

Mulching with Shredded Paper

El Borak at Men of the West has posted a good article on using shredded paper as mulch: Most…
Composting, Manure, Mulch

Nitrogen-Rich Mulch with Jagannath K

This is a cool experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGT9NQ_5eNQ I have mulched with half-finished compost, seaweed and even kitchen scraps. Though I often…
Composting, Garden design, Mulch, No-till, Weeds

Does Composting Destroy Weed Seeds?

Does composting destroy weed seeds? We are regularly assured by composting experts that hot composting destroys seeds… yet I have…