The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Crops, Foraging, Poisonous plants, Velvet Beans

Stinging Velvet Beans REALLY Sting

I finally got to encounter some non-cultivated velvet beans in the wild – and they are definitely unpleasant. It’s one…
Chayote, Crops, Perennial Vegetables, Prepping, Survival Gardening

8 Reasons Why You Should Be Growing Chayote Squash

Hey! Let’s do a list post! How about “8 Reasons Why You Should be Growing Chayote Squash?” Oh shoot. Now…
Announcements

A bit messed up

On Friday I caught some sort of tropical virus… probably mosquito-borne. I’ve had a throbbing head, chills and shakes, plus…
Fertilizing

Green Your Plants Up FAST

Want your plants to be greener and happier? Try this trick I learned in the nursery business: Epsom salts work…
Habitat, Trees

Keep the Vegetation / Ants are Termite Control

Christ at Gully Grove shared a good comment on yesterday’s post about starting a food forest “Please don’t try and…
Florida gardening, Food Forest

Creating a Food Forest in North Florida

Creating a food forest in North Florida is something I’m good at (I literally wrote the book on it), so…
Crops, Florida gardening, Sweet potatoes

She Quit Worrying and had Sweet (Potato) Success!

Do you remember this post where Kerri worried about her sweet potatoes wilting? My Sweet Potatoes are Wilting and have…
Cocoa, Composting, Fruit trees, Orchards

The Galvanized Compost Digester

The kids found a big galvanized tub of some sort: It was probably the casing for something, but I…
Garden design

Double-Digging Success

Bruce at RED Gardens has found double-dug gardens to be more productive: I have used this method of garden creation…
Encouragement, Frugality

In Memory of Bill

For seven years I’ve been debt-free. No credit-card debt, no school loans, no mortgage… nothing. I might not be in…
Drift Seeds, Fertilizing, Frugality, Natives, Nitrogen-fixers, Seeds, Videos

Free Nitrogen-Fixer Seeds

I’m not picky when it comes to sources of soil fertility. Sure, I could go the classic route and plant…
Articles, Cocoa, Coffee, Jackfruit

Jackfruit Seeds as a Cocoa Alternative

Could jackfruit seeds stand in for cocoa? On a recent video, Craig comments: I have some jackfruit ripening on the…