The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Nitrogen-fixers

Nitrogen-fixers

Nitrogen-Fixer Fail! Adding Mimosa Leaves Decreased Plant Growth

Adding mimosa leaves as a fertilizer to a bed didn’t increase plant growth. Instead, it seems to have stunted it.…
Experiments, Nitrogen-fixers

Could the “Inga Alley Cropping” method be mimicked with Albizia Julibrissin?

Mike Hands’ method of “Inga Alley Cropping” is a quite successful method of allowing tropical soils to continuously crop without…
Nitrogen-fixers

Using Mimosa Leaves as Fertilizer?

In the South, the mimosa tree (Albizia julibrissins) is a common nitrogen-fixing species which is: A: Constantly denigrated as being…
Nitrogen-fixers

Nitrogen-Fixers Repairing Broken Ground: Sesbania Edition

On Friday the 11th, Rachel and I and one of our sons visited one of the two Ever’man groceries in…
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…
Corn, Food Forest, Nitrogen-fixers

Planting Corn and Nitrogen-Fixing Trees Together

As always, I am conducting experiments: This time I dug stations for corn and instead of interplanting with pigeon peas,…
Nitrogen-fixers, Videos

Identifying Nitrogen-Fixers in the Wild

Yesterday afternoon we took a long hike and gathered some nitrogen-fixing tree seeds for a new agroforestry project I am…
Nitrogen-fixers

Nitrogen Fixers and How They Work

David the Good has been asked several questions about nitrogen fixers. He took some time and recorded a LIVE to…
Food Forest, Garden design, Natives, Nitrogen-fixers, Permaculture, Rainwater harvesting

Establishing a High Desert Food Forest

Gina wrote to ask about planting a high desert food forest: “I would like to know however how to create…
Experiments, Food Forest, Nitrogen-fixers

Pithecellobium dulce for Alley Cropping

Gary comments on my Inga Alley Cropping post: “I have been thinking about experimenting with Guamuchil (Pithecellobium dulce). It’s not…