The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Insectary plants, Insects

Aralia Spinosa: Pollinator Paradise

Last week we had our nursery inspected. The inspector enjoys coming to our place, and often other agents will tag…
Urban Gardening

Planting Urban Forests

I found this article the other day from Philadelphia: People who have access to parks and green spaces are more…
Food Forest

Food Forest Updates

Spring is here in Lower Alabama and the Florida panhandle, and the last frosts are behind us. We’re planting more…
Experiments

Cherries and Cherry Substitutes for Lower Alabama and the Florida Panhandle

Some years ago, we planted some cherry trees in N/C Florida to see how they would do. The varieties that…
Grafting, Pear, Plant propagation

Genetic Treasure Hunting: Weird Pear Seedling Edition

A couple of months ago, my friend Ryan told me about a wild pear tree he had found that looked…
Plums

Native Plums are Fantastic

Last week we potted up 50 bare root Chickasaw plum seedlings. The Chickasaw plum was a common species in the…
Pear

The Kieffer Pear Gets No Respect

This write-up on Kieffer pears cracked me up: Although the most pretentious cheat in the orchard, Kieffer is grown more…
Chestnut

Problems Propagating Chestnut

Over the years we’ve planted quite a few chestnuts. In The North Florida Food Forest Project, we planted a paid…
Flowers

Tropical Sage and Other Delights

The weather has warmed up after a deep freeze last week, and we look to be frost-free for at least…
Chestnut

Chinese Chestnuts are Hard to Beat

We may not have much luck growing the native American chestnut anymore, but the Chinese chestnut is a good alternative.…
Nursery Business

Educate and Tell People the Truth!

Yesterday I covered the near worthless copy on the Just Fruits and Exotics site, then shared Josh Jamison’s writing over…
Nursery Business

These Descriptions are Killing Me…

The decay of useful information on the internet proceeds. The latest example is the enstupidification of plant descriptions. Consider this…