The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Grafting

Grafting Questions

BW wonders if he can fix a broken apple tree: “Long time listener first time caller! This past winter (Indianapolis)…
Plant propagation, Sweet potatoes, Videos

Grow Grocery Store Sweet Potatoes with this One Weird Trick

In my latest video I demonstrate my easy way to start sweet potatoes from the grocery store: How to Grow…
Announcements

Farming Day

Happy Monday! We didn’t get much done on Saturday, our normal farming/gardening day, so we are attacking the gardens today.…
Fertilizing

Micronutrients for Everything!

I have gotten a bunch of different micronutrient sources to add to my spring gardens. Thus far I have: Solomon’s…
Grafting, Videos

The Power of Grafting

In last night’s Goodstream I talked about the many things you can do with grafting and answered questions about the…
Apple, Fruit trees, Grafting

Grafting an Apple Tree to Make it a Self-Pollinator

Did you know that you can make an apple tree pollinate itself without planting a second apple? You can –…
Pecans

Keeping Pecan Trees Small

The ability of gardeners to control trees and plants never ceases to amaze me. Check out this video from Practical…
Fruit trees, Pruning

Are You Pruning Too Much?

Kio has taken some flack from arborists claiming that heavy pruning is bad: “I bought a lot of fruit trees…
Biochar

Easy Biochar Trench Burning Method

I took down a big tree in the middle of the garden area and cut it into pieces this last…
Composting

Massive Soil Improvement Using Leaf Mulch

This is a very good video sharing long-term results: Every time you throw out leaves and yard debris, you miss…
Aminopyralid, Announcements

Grapes incoming

I am in the midst of installing a small vineyard out back… will post more soon. In the meanwhile, you…
Terra preta

Comments on Terra Preta and More Thoughts

My recent post on the quest for Terra Preta has gotten some good comments so far. Reid Moon writes three…