The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Avocado, Fruit trees, Seed saving, Seeds, The Great South Florida Food Forest Project, Trees

Sprouting Avocado Pits the Easy Way

Today we’ll cover sprouting avocado pits the EASY way! Though you are probably familiar with the “toothpicks and water” method…
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Cutworm Battle Rap, Summit Day 5, plus Art!

I’ve had a remarkably productive week. Painted 3 paintings so far in my personal “30 paintings in 30 days” challenge,…
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Justin Rhodes’ Presentation Runs Today! Go Sign Up!

My friend Justin is on today at the Mother Earth News Online Summit. In his presentation he promises to share…
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My Presentation is TODAY at the Mother Earth News Homesteading Summit!

I’ve got a fun presentation running today that you won’t want to miss: Better Gardening Through Experimentation! Go sign up…
Chickens, Container Gardening, Cows, Crops, Florida gardening, Food Forest, Foraging, Fruit trees, Garden design, Grass, Mulch, Natives, Nitrogen-fixers, Permaculture, Plant ID, Ponds, Scrubland, Soil, Trees

Carving Out a Florida Food Forest From the Palmettos: Possible?

I recently received a quite interesting question in my inbox relating to pine scrub food and Florida food forest planning:…
Crops, Pumpkins and squash, Seed saving, Seeds

How To Save Pumpkin Seeds

Just in time for Halloween, let’s cover how to save pumpkin seeds. Learning how to save pumpkin seeds is a…
Announcements, junk

I’m Done Posting Daily!

I’ve decided to move from doing a post every weekday to doing just one weekly post. My book projects need…
Announcements, Farmer’s Market, Florida gardening, Garden design, Illegal gardening

Fleet Farming Growing Front Yard Gardens in Orlando – Great Idea!

Fleet Farming is on the leading edge of a revolution in food and farming: “I just think that the whole…
Birds, Container Gardening, Creatures, Foraging

Ani Birds Plus Strange and New Species

I’ve been learning my birds all over again… such as these ani which I captured on camera playing in one…
Fishing

Home-caught Fish

One of the benefits of having a creek running behind the house: free fish! Since we made some cane poles…
Crops, Pumpkins and squash

Bob Was Delicious!

We ate Bob last week. Wow – that was seriously a good pumpkin. Sweet, fine flesh, rich and orange –…
Buckwheat, Composting, Florida gardening, Food Forest, Videos

Three Ways to Use Logs In Your Garden (Instead of Throwing Them Away!)

Rotting wood and logs are a great addition to the garden. I see so many people – particularly in South…