The Survival Gardener
by David The Good
David The Good
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Ecosystem Update: A Constellation of Florida Glow Worms
I wish there was a way to capture what I saw this Sunday evening in the food forest. We had…
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POP QUIZ: What IS this thing?
Let me know what you think it is in the comments.
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Hehhehheh
I shared my recent post on growing cashews over at Twitter and had a fellow share this video back in…
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Growing with a Greenhouse
Yesterday Chris had a question about growing with a greenhouse: “I was searching your site for greenhouse growing in the…
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Growing Cashews
For those of you living in the tropical portion of Florida, have you thought about growing cashews? I have… but…
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More food forest pictures!
Perhaps I’m getting a bit sentimental, but I’ve been spending some time wandering about randomly and taking photos of the…
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Food Forest Before and After
My wife just found a photo of our front yard from when we first bought our house in 2010… so…
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Is There Lead in Cast Iron Pans?
There’s a terrifying rumor going around that there’s lead in cast iron pans and other cookware. Could this be true?…
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Growing Chayote Squash
This is my first year successfully growing chayote squash and I’m thrilled to have them finally making their way into…
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Food Forest Tour… and an Announcement
A couple of days ago I took a walk around my five-year-old front-yard food forest with my camera so I…
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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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