The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

David The Good

Fruit trees, Wax apple

Too Many Wax Apples

We have a terrible problem right now. Our wax apple tree is ripening hundreds and hundreds of fruit. Before we…
Apple, Fruit trees, Grafting, Mango

Topworking Mango Trees – From Seedling to Delicious!

There are quite a few mango trees growing on our new homestead. I recently featured one huge specimen in a…
Announcements, Chickens

Free Chicken Webinar – Building Better Coops!

No, it’s not a webinar that includes free chicken… it’s a free webinar about chickens. Justin Rhodes, the permaculture chickens…
junk, Uncategorized

Net is down and forums are up!

I’m posting from my phone at the moment. There’s a problem in the line coming to our home. A couple…
Foraging, Fruit trees, Trees

Cannonball Tree Fruit

Today I must share more on my recent experience with cannonball tree fruit. I came across my first in-person cannonball…
Announcements, junk

Server Update

I have been informed that this site has successfully been migrated over to a bigger server – thank you, Rick!…
Announcements, junk

Technical Issues – be back soon!

We’re been having some technical difficulties on the site lately, including slow load times and occasional drop-outs. My ever-vigilant IT…
Fruit trees, Papaya, Tropical gardening

Biggest papaya ever!

I don’t know if this is the biggest papaya in the world, but it’s the biggest I’ve ever seen: I’m…
Books, Fruit trees, Jackfruit

Jazzed on Jackfruit

South Florida gardener Aly recently shared a good post she wrote on jackfruit… and it also includes a recipe for…
Cashew, Fruit trees, Seeds, Trees

Germinating Cashew Nuts

Germinating cashew nuts is easy, provided you have fresh, raw cashew seeds at the onset. As there is a cashew…