The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Apple, Chestnut, Citrus, Figs, Food Forest, Jaboticaba, Mulberry, Nectarines, Peaches, Pear, Plums

Firstfruits on the Homestead

Yesterday we got our first plum from a gold plum in the food forest: It only set a single fruit,…
Books, Coffee

Coffee Growing and Processing Advice

Wynnie writes: I have read your booklet about growing coffee and found it very informative. Thank you I live on…
Fruit trees, Nectarines, Seeds, Trees

The First Seedling Nectarines!

Four years ago we bought some various stone-fruit from the grocery and put the seeds in the fridge to germinate.…
Pest control

A Good Trick to Get Rid of Garden Slugs

We accidentally tried this and it works well: We left that board on the ground, meaning to build something with…
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Adding Habitat for Lizards

Margaret in our Skool community shares pest-control success, thanks to creating lizard habitat: So I wanted to offer this to…
Cooking

Refinishing Rough Cast Iron Pans

The following is a guest post from my friend Andy Weiss, who has been experimenting with refinishing cast iron pans.…
Trees

The Amazing Osage Orange

“We can’t sell citrus,” a fellow nursery owner told me. He was looking at a row of thorny potted trees…
junk

Simplifying the Homestead

This is the time of year when everything happens at once. Caring for plants, animals, grass… it can get overwhelming.…
Plant propagation

Start a Food Forest for (Almost) Free

I learned to propagate plants early. My main teachers were older ladies with flowers and ornamentals. They taught me to…
Announcements, Food Forest

Start a Florida Food Forest (the Easy Way)

Live at the Farmhouse Fair: This presentation gives you an overview of my food forest philosophy, and will break through…
Mulberry

The Lovely White Mulberry

Some years ago, I visited a piece of property a relative was leasing to start a business. It was a…
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What Do You Do With Radishes?

We’ve picked a lot of radishes in the last week. I picked these just this morning: That is a 16′…