The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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As of now…

We are officially living on our own land! We bought our land on Christmas Eve, 2018. We built cabins and…
Jackfruit

Seedling Jackfruit Update

Today I filmed a quick update on some of the jackfruit trees I started from seed: They sure love the…
Announcements

Compost Your Enemies – in Cheery Christmas Black!

My friend Weatherly has made a stylish new version of my popular “Compost Your Enemies” T-shirt: I like it. You…
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In Memory of John Starnes

One of my readers shared something tragic with me yesterday. John Starnes, well-known and loved Tampa gardener, was found dead…
Announcements

I Have to Kill It

I’m working like crazy to move over to my property – trying to get there by Christmas. In order to…
Announcements

Getting Started in Gardening for $0

Check out my recent podcast with Kevin at the Epic Gardening Podcast: A good show, as always.
Articles, Composting, Construction

My Epic 3-Bin Compost System

I recently did a write-up and a plan of my 3-bin compost system over at The Grow Network. “I’m done…
Composting, Garden design, No-till

Lasagna Garden, One Year Later

As I’ve written many time, lasagna gardening is a great way to build soil. Check this out: I built that…
Fruit trees, Surinam Cherry

Surinam Cherry: An Excellent Fruit

The Surinam cherry used to be a common hedge plant in Florida, often just called “cherry hedge.” When I was…
Announcements

Power Issues

We’ve been advised that the power company is going to cut our power this morning and through most of the…
Announcements, Art

Catching Up, Bit by Bit

I have been all over the place the last few weeks, thanks to the arrival of the cutest little girl…
Articles

Make Your Own Cranberry Relish with Jamaican Sorrel!

Here’s a classic post, just in time for Thanksgiving. It tastes great!