The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Cassava

A Brazillian Method of Preserving Cassava Canes Through A Frosty Winter

I received a comment on my recent cassava video with a link to a Brazilian method of keeping cassava planting…
Announcements

In Memory of Sandy Graves

I just discovered that my friend Sandy passed away back in August. He was the inventor of the C-Head composting…
Frost protection

The First Frost

Back in October we had a near miss, but this morning we came out to see our first real frost…
Cassava

What You Need to Know about Growing Cassava

Growing and processing cassava isn’t hard! Inside the continental US, cassava is generally unknown to gardeners, other than immigrants from…
Ducks

And that’s it for the ducks…

Every new transplant I put in the garden was losing leaves, bit by bit. We saw the ducks in the…
Sugarcane

How to Make Cane Syrup: From Juicing to Boiling to Jarring Syrup

This weekend we had the pleasure of attending a cane syrup boil with Marcus Stewart, a local syruper. You can…
Corn

Corn Stalk Syrup?

Here’s an interesting tidbit: We spent most of Saturday helping to make cane syrup from sugarcane with a new friend…
Fruit trees

I’m Planting Fruit Tree Seeds Again

I can’t take it. Every grapefruit… every apple… every pomegranate… They call to me. They say, “care for our children!”…
Uncategorized

The Case of the Missing Leaves

I planted three rows of collards, a row of cabbages, two rows of beans, plus a bed of pak choi…
Announcements, Grocery Row Garden

Transplanting the Grocery Row Gardens

Piece by piece, we are moving our gardens from the rental over to the land we actually own: We waited…
Announcements

Working on a Book

I will be tied up for a bit, as I am currently working on Minimalist Gardening. Thus far it is about…
Grocery Row Garden

Grocery Row Gardening in Australia

Jodie and Jamie share a Grocery Row Gardening project in Australia: I’m a huge fan and have been watching your…