The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Weeds

Weeds

5 Ways to Kill Weeds (or Grass) and Start a New Garden

Recently I posted on four ways you can start a new garden by removing your lawn organically. Then I thought,…
Weeds

Organic Weed Killer

One of the most useful organic weed killers isn’t a chemical at all… Or, in the case of our fall…
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…
Food Forest, Videos, Weeds

Creating Paths in a Food Forest

Part of the idea of a food forest is “filling in all the pieces.” You plant trees, then fill in…
Weeds

Nature Fixes Bare Ground

Take a look at what was a pile of bare rocks and naked dirt just a couple of months ago:…
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…
Articles, Weeds

The States in America Using the Most and Least Glysophate

The sheer quantity of weedkiller sprayed in the USA is appalling. I was reading this article last night and it…
Composting, Invasive plants, Weeds

Wedelia: A Pretty Pain in the Neck

I was doing some work for a client this last week. I was training a gardener to build a compost…
Invasive plants, Weeds

Killing Kudzu for Good

Ah, kudzu. The plant of legends. Gabrielle has it in her yard and wrote to ask how to kill kudzu…
Plant ID, Survival Plant Profiles, Weeds

Purslane Identification and Uses: A Plant Profile

Purslane Identification and Uses Common Name(s): Purslane Latin Name: Portulaca oleracea Plant Family: Portulacaceae Size: 6-16” Edible: Yes Medicinal: Yes…