The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Announcements

And it’s not just you, trust me!

My wife read yesterday’s post on seed scammers and said I sounded too harsh towards readers who may have gotten…
Announcements, Seeds

No, There Are No Blue Watermelons! Avoid Seed Hoaxers!

A reader wrote me this last week sharing a site that sold blue watermelon seeds. These watermelons are a long-time…
Fruit trees, Mulberry, Orchards, Peaches, Pruning

A Pruned Mulberry Tree

Victor sent pictures of his mulberry tree, post pruning: In my previous post, it looked like this: I told him…
Composting

More on the Dangers of Straw Bale Gardening

On my controversial article on straw bale gardening, I recently received this comment from Terri of Ladybug Farms: “I totally…
Composting

Turning Compost and Getting it Hot Again

I need to make some new compost piles like this one: We’ve been saving kitchen scraps in sealed bucket on…
Garden design, Videos

Intensive Gardening Introduction

Bruce of Red Gardens has a good video on his experiences with both double-dug and no-dig intensive gardening: Though I…
Biochar, Coconuts, Cooking, Fruit trees

Turning coconut shells into charcoal

This is really cool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFrt3e3-TSE&feature=share h/t Mart Hale for the video. BONUS: Cassava makes a guest appearance.
Composting, Weeds

Combining Weeding and Fertilizing

In this video, Rachel does a great job demonstrating how to turn weeds into feed for the garden. Hard to…
Announcements

Novel Ways to Feed Chickens

I recently joined Marjory Wildcraft on an “Ask Me Anything” podcast and one thing that came up was feeding chickens…
Apple, Fruit trees, Nectarines, Orchards, Peaches, Pear, Plums

‘Tis the Season for Planting Bare-Root Trees

My sister Stephanie bought a variety of fruit trees and has been busily planting them in her Delaware yard. Hard…
Mulberry, Orchards, Pruning

Pruning Mulberry Trees to Keep Them Small

Mulberry trees are one of my very favorite fruit trees, providing a huge amount of berries for very little work.…
Announcements, Videos

7 Ways to Feed Your Garden for Free (now for FREE!)

Yesterday I decided to release my 45-minute film “7 Ways to Feed Your Garden for Free” on YouTube… for free:…

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