The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Soil

Chickens, Composting, Cows, Plant propagation, Soil, Videos

How to Make Homemade Potting Soil With Three Simple Ingredients

Today you’ll learn how to make homemade potting soil using only three simple ingredients. I’ll also give you alternate recipes…
Clay, Composting, Soil, Videos

Why You Should Put Clay in Compost Piles

Steve Solomon recommends you add clay to compost piles, especially if you have sandy soils. Putting Clay in Compost Since…
Food Forest, Fruit trees, Garden design, Mango, Plant propagation, Seeds, Soil

Gardening in Shells and Mango Propagation

I’ve got two questions from a reader I’ll answer today today: gardening in shells and mango propagation. Let’s jump in!…
Permaculture, Plant propagation, Soil

Permaculture Plant Potting

I like this approach to potting plants: I used rotted wood chips to make potting soil in my old nursery…
Composting, Cows, Fertilizing, Garden design, Grass, Intercropping, Manure, Nitrogen-fixers, No-till, Soil, Videos, Weeds

The Five Keys to Building Healthy Soil

This is an excellent talk: Worth sitting down and watching. Fascinating stuff, and it’s on a large scale. He reminds…
Composting, Pest control, Soil

Growing Potatoes to Feed the Soil

Bruce at RED Gardens makes some interesting observations: I like the way this guy thinks. Worms love rotting organic material.…
Composting, Fertilizing, Soil

Fertility is Everywhere

You can find food for your garden in the strangest places. Fallen leaves, manure, rotten wood, ashes, fish guts, urine,…
Announcements, Soil, Tropical gardening, Videos, Weeds

More on Turning Weeds into Soil

The net is back up, so I’m back at it. Thanks for your patience. Yesterday one of my viewers on…
Fertilizing, Nitrogen-fixers, Soil

Does Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizer Destroy Soil Carbon?

According to a recent article at Grist: “At a time of climate chaos and ever-growing global greenhouse gas emissions, anything…
Experiments, Fertilizing, Soil

Termite Nest Potting Soil Insanity

I read in an ECHO publication that you can use termite nests to feed crops. Proving that a little bit…