The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Frugality, Videos

A Homemade Mahogany Bedside Table & Garden Hacks

On Tuesday I finished making a little bedside table from rough mahogany boards and a piece of driftwood. You can…
Videos

I like this track

What does it mean? Who cares! They Might Be Giants just keep making great music.
Plant ID, Survival Plant Profiles, Weeds

Purslane Identification and Uses: A Plant Profile

Purslane Identification and Uses Common Name(s): Purslane Latin Name: Portulaca oleracea Plant Family: Portulacaceae Size: 6-16” Edible: Yes Medicinal: Yes…
Announcements, Videos

Self-Watering 5-Gallon Bucket Gardens, Benches and Bad News

The news isn’t THAT BAD (someone was worried in the comments about the bump I had removed from my head…
Announcements

One Year

Today is the one-year anniversary of my Dad’s death. I miss him horribly. I had a dream a few weeks…
Announcements

“Eat Dirt” on sale for $1.99

Rachel just shared with me that Josh Axe’s book “Eat Dirt” is on sale right now for $1.99. “In Eat…
Amaranth, Crops, Plant ID, Survival Plant Profiles

Amaranth Identification and Uses: A Plant Profile

Common Name(s): Amaranth, Callaloo, Jamaican Callaloo Latin Name: Amaranthus spp. Plant Family: Amaranthaceae Size: 18” Edible: Yes Medicinal: No Where…
Announcements

The Frugal Homesteader – Signed Pre-Orders Now Available

My friend John Moody is about to release a new book with New Society Publishers about “living the good life…
Seeds

Germinated Beach Seeds

You remember my post a month or so ago identifying the beach seeds given to my friend Nadia? She wrote…
Survival Plant Profiles

Noni Identification and Uses: A Plant Profile

Noni Identification and Uses Common Name(s): Noni, Cheese Fruit, Indian Mulberry Latin Name: Morinda citrifolia Plant Family: Rubiaceae Size: Usually…
Jokes

Bacon Flowchart

My sister sent me this: Followed by this picture of herself as a true warrior: I love bacon. If you…
Announcements, Encouragement, Videos

30 Days of Gardening and How to Write a Book (Or Lose Weight)

Last month Rachel and I started a 30-day gardening challenge. We filmed thirty videos over thirty days, chronicling roughly thirty…