The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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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…
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Internet down

Net is down today – will post as soon as I get it back. Get ye outside and garden! -DTG
Crops, Florida gardening, Intercropping, Nitrogen-fixers, Perennial Vegetables, Pigeon peas, Tropical gardening

Pigeon Peas: A Survival Plant Profile

Pigeon peas aren’t your typical garden pea. They are a big plant – you could even call them a small…
Biochar, Videos

A Must-watch Documentary

Sit down for an hour and watch this. I guarantee it will be worth your time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Os-ujelkgw I have some…
Crops, Fertilizing, Garden design, Plant propagation, Sweet potatoes, Tools, Videos

Preparing and Planting a Bed of Sweet Potatoes

Planting a bed of sweet potatoes is easy. Preparing a bed for sweet potatoes is a little harder. That takes…
Herbs

Lemongrass Firestarters

Did you know you can use lemongrass as a firestarter? I only found out about this use recently, thanks to…
Composting, Videos, Weeds

Weed & Feed

My Dad was really a lawn guy when I was growing up. He loved this stuff: I don’t, obviously, as…
bees, Birds, Creatures, Habitat, Insects

Bird Feeders and Bee Houses

I have written before on attracting beneficial creatures to your yard and garden. I have even built a few bee…
Cooking, Creatures

An Unconventional Use for Snails

I was researching medieval history today for a project and came across a post on snails I found entertaining: …
Garden design, Grass, Habitat, Weeds

Natural Vegetative Strips

I came across a fascinating video on “natural vegetative strips” yesterday. Check this out: According to FAO: “Natural vegetative strips…
Crops, Experiments, Garden design, Yams

Trench-Planting Yams

Let’s see if this works: The clay here is very hard to dig, particularly near the house where the topsoil…
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…

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