David The Good, Author at The Survival Gardener

Fruit trees, South Florida, Starfruit, The Great South Florida Food Forest Project

Starfruit: An easy-to-grow fruit tree for South Florida

Starfruit, also known as carambola, is one of my favorite fruits. This last week my mom sent up a box…
Apple, Blueberry, Frost protection, Peaches

Lots of early blooming fruit trees

Quite a few of my fruit trees and blueberry bushes are blooming right now. The cool but not freezing winter…
Fruit trees, Mulberry, Peaches, Permaculture, Videos

Festooning Fruit Trees

I recently watched a film called The Permaculture Orchard. In it, Stephan Sobkowiak demonstrates his method of bending down the…
Citrus, Fertilizing, Fruit trees

How and When to Fertilize Citrus

New buds are starting to appear on many of my citrus trees. In the case of the Ponderosa lemon above,…
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My gardens right now… and a mind-controlling cabbage

I figure it’s high time to post some garden photos! Here are some of my new perennial beds, built from…
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New Post at The Brilliant Homestead: A Review of the Planet Whizbang Idea Book for Gardeners

This book is excellent: In today’s post at The Brilliant Homestead, we review The Planet Whizbang Idea Book for Gardeners. Go…
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Seeds, Scions and Nuts in the Mail!

I got something really cool in mail yesterday afternoon: “Cheers, fellow plant geek!” Those are nuts from a California Bay…
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My Very First Nursery Business

David the Good selling plants, circa 1991 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. On yesterday’s post Derek the Grower asked about starting…
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Restocking Florida Food Forests for Spring

I’ve been quite busy over the winter working on acquiring and propagating some cool new plants for Florida Food Forests,…
Apple, Fruit trees, Plant propagation

Albert Etter: Another “Growing Fruit Trees From Seed” Success Story

Happy Groundhog Day! I’ve written before on the value of experimentation and in particular on the worthwhile practice of growing…