The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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The Prepper Project

The Prepper Project and the benefits of kale

Good news! As of this week, I’ve been brought onto the team over at The Prepper Project. From now on,…
Florida gardening

Florida Gardening In May

Ah… now it feels like summer! Of course, it feels like summer a lot around here, thank God! Give me…
Garden design, Hydroponics

Kratky hydroponic method

My friend Mart shared this with me recently – it’s called the Kratky hydroponic method: My problem with hydroponic gardening…
Food Forest, Fruit trees

Jaboticaba in Florida!

I’m obsessed with the idea of growing jaboticaba in Florida. Take a look at this jaboticaba tree growing in Boca…
Fruit trees, Natives, PawPaw

Asimina pygmaea, a native Florida pawpaw

I visited my friend JJ’s new property somewhere in N/C Florida to check out what he had and ID whatever…
Fruit trees, Mulberry

Starting Mulberry Trees from Cuttings

I got this e-mail a few days ago – Pamela gave me permission to respond here: “Dear David, I write…
Food Forest

An urban food forest in an empty lot

I recently took another trip down to…
Crops, Fertilizing, Moringa

Using Moringa as fertilizer

I’ve heard about using moringa for nutritional deficiencies – but what about using moringa for fertilizer? It makes sense to…
Jokes

RADIOACTIVE POSSUM BABIES

Happy Monday. Please enjoy some of our patented RADIOACTIVE POSSUM BABIES.
Crops, Tobacco

A new tobacco variety for 2013

Tobacco! Tobacco! Tobacco! I’m growing it again, and it’s looking good thus far. This year, however, instead of growing my…
Crops, Pineapple, Videos

The Pineapple Story

After my wife saw my post the other day on pineapples, she reminded me of The Pineapple Story, one of…
Crops, Potatoes

The Big Potato Bed Of Huge Potatoeyness

Here’s the Big Potato Bed Of Huge Potatoeyness. Also known as part of my former driveway. This is the first…