The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

David The Good

Crops, Florida gardening, Intercropping, Nitrogen-fixers, Perennial Vegetables, Pigeon peas, Tropical gardening

Pigeon Peas: A Survival Plant Profile

Pigeon peas aren’t your typical garden pea. They are a big plant – you could even call them a small…
Biochar, Videos

A Must-watch Documentary

Sit down for an hour and watch this. I guarantee it will be worth your time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Os-ujelkgw I have some…
Crops, Fertilizing, Garden design, Plant propagation, Sweet potatoes, Tools, Videos

Preparing and Planting a Bed of Sweet Potatoes

Planting a bed of sweet potatoes is easy. Preparing a bed for sweet potatoes is a little harder. That takes…
Herbs

Lemongrass Firestarters

Did you know you can use lemongrass as a firestarter? I only found out about this use recently, thanks to…
Composting, Videos, Weeds

Weed & Feed

My Dad was really a lawn guy when I was growing up. He loved this stuff: I don’t, obviously, as…
bees, Birds, Creatures, Habitat, Insects

Bird Feeders and Bee Houses

I have written before on attracting beneficial creatures to your yard and garden. I have even built a few bee…
Cooking, Creatures

An Unconventional Use for Snails

I was researching medieval history today for a project and came across a post on snails I found entertaining: …
Garden design, Grass, Habitat, Weeds

Natural Vegetative Strips

I came across a fascinating video on “natural vegetative strips” yesterday. Check this out: According to FAO: “Natural vegetative strips…
Crops, Experiments, Garden design, Yams

Trench-Planting Yams

Let’s see if this works: The clay here is very hard to dig, particularly near the house where the topsoil…
Fertilizing, Nitrogen-fixers, Soil

Does Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizer Destroy Soil Carbon?

According to a recent article at Grist: “At a time of climate chaos and ever-growing global greenhouse gas emissions, anything…

2026 Reading List

Currently Reading

The Holy Bible (Douay-Rheims translation) by God

Finished Reading

History of Rome by Michael Grant
Cross Creek by Marjorie Kinnan Rowlings
The Life of Greece by Will Durant
The Annals of Imperial Rome by Tacitus
The Persian Expedition by Xenophon (trans. Rex Warner)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2
Florida Foraging 1 by Billy Bailey
Florida Foraging 2 by Billy Bailey 
Don Quixote by Cervantes
Mao: A Life by Philip Short
Shepherd of the Hills by Harold Bell WrightBuy Then Build by Walker Deibel
High Seas and Hidden Truths by Polly Lockler

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David The Good

I’m David The Good, gardening author, homesteading, survival gardener, nursery owner and plant geek. Let’s grow some food!

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