The Survival Gardener
by David The Good
David The Good
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Plant Sale Saturday in Pensacola!
We will be at the Palafox Market North. See the Market Map to find the “David The Good” plant nursery. …
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I love it
The Grocery Row Gardens are so beautiful right now I don’t even have words for it. We’ll be posting a…
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Cucumbers are in!
Last night I pulled into the driveway after our trip to South Florida – and the first thing I did…
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Could South Florida Grow all its Own Food?
Driving around South Florida this week made me think about how much city there is and how little food is…
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Mango Trees the Size of Oaks!
When I was in the Florida master gardener program long ago in North Central Florida, one of the other master…
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On Testing Fetid Swamp Water
I’ve been asked many times about the relative mineral content of “Dave’s fetid swamp water.” Yet it’s difficult to determine…
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Plant Sale in Pensacola Tomorrow – Saturday, June 15th!
We plan to be at the Palafox Market (not sure if North or South side) tomorrow. See the Market Map…
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Growing and Processing Taro
This is a fascinating presentation on growing and processing taro traditionally: ‘Though we have taro growing in our Grocery Row…
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Our Lady of the Herb Garden
If you’d told me a couple of years ago that I would one day have a statue of Mary in…
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The Grocery Row Gardens in Early June
This is when the Grocery Row Gardens really start looking great. The trees and shrubs have filled in, the ground…
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The Holy Bible (Douay-Rheims translation) by God
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History of Rome by Michael Grant
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The Annals of Imperial Rome by Tacitus
The Persian Expedition by Xenophon (trans. Rex Warner)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1
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Florida Foraging 1 by Billy Bailey
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I’m David The Good, gardening author, homesteading, survival gardener, nursery owner and plant geek. Let’s grow some food!
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