The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

David The Good

Chestnut

Chinese Chestnuts are Hard to Beat

We may not have much luck growing the native American chestnut anymore, but the Chinese chestnut is a good alternative.…
Nursery Business

Educate and Tell People the Truth!

Yesterday I covered the near worthless copy on the Just Fruits and Exotics site, then shared Josh Jamison’s writing over…
Nursery Business

These Descriptions are Killing Me…

The decay of useful information on the internet proceeds. The latest example is the enstupidification of plant descriptions. Consider this…
Apple

Yellow Horse and Yates Apples

Three years ago we planted a “Horse” apple, also known as “Yellow Horse.” We got ours from Century Farm Orchards…
Nursery Business

A Great Big Pile of Potting Soil

We have had a hard time getting bulk potting soil for our nursery since moving to Lower Alabama. We’ve mixed…
Greenhouses

Keeping a Greenhouse Warm, Redneck-Style

Here in the Deep South, we don’t get long stretches of freezing weather. This has allowed us to get away…
Figs, Food Forest, Fruit trees

The Delicious Celeste Fig

In the halcyon days of the Great North Florida Food Forest, when our family was young and our food forest…
Death Hedge, Food Forest

Here’s an interesting Mahonia

David comments: David, David the Bad here. I saw your post look for death hedge material. I’m in south central…
Apple

“Ein Shemer and Anna apples do absolutely FANTASTIC here!”

Monique writes about her success with Anna and Ein Shemer apples in the Deep South: Ein Shemer and Anna apples…
Plant propagation

Getting Higher Success Rates on Air-Layering

Looks good to me: