The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Bilimbi, Cooking, Foraging, Fruit trees, Jokes, Tropical gardening

Bilimbi: In Search of Ghost Fruit

It’s bilimbi time! Last week I released what may be the most controversial film I’ve ever uploaded to YouTube, if…
Cows

Milking a Cow in the Bush

I recently had the unique experience of “helping” a native friend with milking a cow in the cool tropical shadows…
Videos

In Search of… Bilimbi

This may be my best video ever: What other garden writer could pull off a powerful documentary-style search for a…
Creatures, Habitat, Insectary plants, Trees, Tropical gardening

Kapok Tree Portraits

I never imagined living on a homestead with a kapok tree growing on it, let alone two. I’ve now taken…
Announcements, Books, Florida gardening, Fruit trees, Mulberry

Do Mulberries Grow in Florida, Me on Social Media, and More!

I received this message asking if mulberries grow in Florida (and a few other things) a few days ago from…
Corn, Crops, Garden design, Nitrogen-fixers, Perennial Vegetables, Pigeon peas, Prepping, Survival Gardening, Tropical gardening, Weeds

Interplanting Corn and Pigeon Peas On a Slope

A few weeks ago I learned how the natives go about interplanting corn and pigeon peas… …then the rainy season…
Chickens, Composting, Experiments, Frugality, Garden design, Irrigation, Manure, Natives, PawPaw, Perennial Vegetables, Trees

Gardening in Virginia Shade, Chicken Coop Water Catchment and Lots More!

Today let’s cover a bunch of stuff all at once! First: Help! Gardening in the Shade in Zone 6/7 I…
Announcements

My Guide to Growing Tobacco: FREE for 2 Days!

If anyone is interested in getting my little booklet on growing tobacco for free, you can get it at Amazon…
Fruit trees, Wax apple

Too Many Wax Apples

We have a terrible problem right now. Our wax apple tree is ripening hundreds and hundreds of fruit. Before we…
Apple, Fruit trees, Grafting, Mango

Topworking Mango Trees – From Seedling to Delicious!

There are quite a few mango trees growing on our new homestead. I recently featured one huge specimen in a…
Announcements, Chickens

Free Chicken Webinar – Building Better Coops!

No, it’s not a webinar that includes free chicken… it’s a free webinar about chickens. Justin Rhodes, the permaculture chickens…
junk, Uncategorized

Net is down and forums are up!

I’m posting from my phone at the moment. There’s a problem in the line coming to our home. A couple…