The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Tobacco

Curing Tobacco Leaves via Drying

We regularly get asked how to cure tobacco. We’ve grown tobacco off and on for years, and have experimented with…
Composting

Is Cotton Gin Trash Good for the Garden? Is it Safe to Use?

I have been asked multiple times about using cotton “gin trash” as a garden amendment. This recent question from Bonnie…
Videos

The Untold Secret to Gardening Success

As shared by Jason Powell, owner of Petals from the Past Nursery in Jemison, Alabama: Petals from the Past is…
Aminopyralid

Aminopyralid Poisons Are Everywhere

Long-term herbicides are poisoning the entire composting stream. Lyn Brookes writes: We have discovered the effects of aminopyralid in municipal…
Announcements

Plant Sale – TOMORROW – Lake Alice Park, Florida

Good Gardener friend Derek will have a plant booth of amazing and rare plants for sale at the Wewahitchka Tupelo…
Grocery Row Garden, Lasagna Gardening, No-till

No-till Backyard Gardening?

Laura comments: Dave: I’m a relative newbie with a small suburban garden and am trying no till, but in my…
Encouragement

Ascension Thursday

The first book which I wrote, Theophilus, was concerned with all that Jesus set out to do and teach, 2 until the…
Crops, Potatoes

Pulling in Potatoes: Adirondack Blue Success

Growing potatoes at our previous property was quite disappointing. We had issues with rot, insects, blight, terrible yields and more.…
Composting

Why Would You Compost Pesticide and Herbicide-laced Materials?

A commenter takes exception to my giant bread-filled compost pile: “@davidthegood, why would one want to introduce GMO wheat which…
Flowers

A few blooms in the garden

This year we planted quite a few flowers in the Grocery Row Gardens. Lots of zinnia. Sunflowers. This little rose,…
Watermelons

Where do Watermelons Grow?

On our previous article about growing watermelons in sand, Kathy writes: “Would sand from a lake beach be good to…
Bamboo

Propagating Clumping Bamboo

On Monday and Tuesday, we had the Singleton family from Scrubland Farmz visiting from N/C Florida. Sam brought me some…