The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Soil

Soil

Could Elements be Changed into other Elements via Biological Processes?

A friend shared an interesting book review with me: “Reading this translation and compilation of a number of Prof. Louis…
Aminopyralid, Fertilizing, Soil

Aren’t Chemical Fertilizers Bad?

On my recent video where I mix up a batch of fertilizer with Steve Solomon, I had this interchange in…
Biochar, Soil

Making Small Batches of Biochar Without A Kiln

Yesterday evening my son and I did an experiment with making biochar in a cone-shaped pit. Bruce from Red Gardens…
Experiments, Fertilizing, Soil

Balancing Soil Minerals with Steve Solomon

This morning I posted a new video in which Steve Solomon joins me to fix our bad soil: This is…
Announcements, Soil

Soil Test Results

Check this out, chemistry geeks: I just got off the phone with Steve Solomon and started mixing up a cure…
Preservation, Soil, Weeds

Reading the weeds

I came across an interesting article today where the title caught my attention, Organic Gardening: Reading the weeds. It was…
Soil, Weeds

Wildflowers Repair Broken Ecosystems

Weeds were designed to repair the soil so this isn’t surprising: “Lupine, California poppies and buttercups are putting on a…
Soil

Homemade Potting Soil @ The Grow Network

“Today you’ll learn how to create homemade potting soil using only three simple ingredients. I’ll also give you alternate recipes…
Fertilizing, Soil

Land and Pumpkins

This morning I went to go look at a piece of land. It’s perhaps a little over a quarter acre,…
Garden design, Insects, No-till, Soil, Videos

Tiny Life Doing Huge Work

There is some good sense beyond the modern push to “no-till” gardening methods. One of the best arguments I’ve found…