The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Tools

Broadfork, Tools

Using a Broadfork is Stupid! Or is it?

South comments: Instead of buying that expenditures hand tool you go to Home Depot and rent a motorized tiller and…
Construction, Tools, Woodworking

Amy’s Beautiful Produce Weighing Stand

Happy Independence Day to my American readers. I hope you all get to spend some quality time with family while…
Tools, Videos, Wheel Hoe

A Homemade DIY Wheel Hoe

This is really cool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNTDJq3Cr_A The blade on this wheel hoe doesn’t have the ability to oscillate, which makes it…
Tools

Where Have You Been All My Life?

Though I have been less than enthusiastic about various mechanized garden tools in the past, I must admit to a…
Hoes, Tools

A Vintage Shovel-Hoe

Karl sent me some fascinating pictures of a vintage hoe his grandfather made from a shovel. He writes: “This hoe…
Machete, Tools

Turning an Old Hand Saw into a Machete!

Check out this cane knife my brother Brian and Nick Cutkay made for me: My brother wrote me a couple…
Tools, Weaponry

How to Sharpen a Machete to KILLER Sharpness

I show you how in my newest video: Get a new file, everyone!
Hoes, Tools

A Strap Hoe from Recycled Material

This is cool: Last night I took Rachel out to a joint where a lot of boaters hang out so…
Broadfork, Tools

A knock-off Meadow Creature

Everyone knows how much I like the Meadow Creature broadfork. The problem: you can’t buy them where I live. A…
Hoes, Tools

Forging a Hoe

My internet is still dead, but I asked my landlady if I could borrow her wifi while I wait for…