The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Garden design, Raised Beds, Wide Spacing

Progress on the Homestead

We are working our way towards using almost the entire back area of our property for our annual gardens. I’m…
Seed saving, Tomatoes

How to Save Tomato Seeds with the Fermentation Method

Saving tomato seeds is easy. Here’s how to do it like a pro, on your kitchen counter. This method of…
Crops, Tomatoes

The Tropical Tomato Trials Begin

Over the last week we’ve accomplished a lot in the back gardens. There are now multiple long beds, plus a…
Photography, Tropical gardening

Beautiful Shots from the Tropical Homestead

Happy Monday! I went out on a cool morning and took some photos from our place to share with those…
Garden design, Raised garden bed, Tropical gardening, Videos

The Farm Takes Shape

Check out my latest video: It’s wonderful being on my own land again. After filming and editing this video, I…
Garden design, Raised Beds, Videos

Double-Digging A Garden Bed

Double-digging is one of my favorite ways to start a new garden bed: Here’s John Jeavons’ book How To Grow…
Composting, Manure

The New Humanure Composting System

This is the most amazing compost-making machine I’ve built yet: For the last four years, we’ve been renting. I composted…
cocoplums

Germinating and Planting Cocoplums

My sister Steph and I went cocoplum hunting at a park last year: There was an abundance of plants in…
Coconuts, Food Forest, Fruit trees

Look at Our Big Coconut Palm!

Last year I dumped a lot of seaweed and salt water on the biggest coconut palm on our land, hoping…
Announcements

A New Year’s Update

Just a quick video sharing what’s happening:
Year in Review

My Goals for 2020

It’s that time of year again! Goal time. Let’s take a look at how I did on last year’s goals,…
Year in Review

2019: The Year in Review

This was a whirlwind year. Two trips overseas, a new baby, building a home and writing books – busy! I…