The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

David The Good

Fruit trees, Japanese persimmon, Mulberry

Planting Fruit Trees in Georgia

Yesterday I showed you the little bean patch I dug; today we’ll look planting fruit trees in Georgia. Parts of…
Beans, Clay, Crops, Tools

Tools for Digging in Georgia Clay

Digging in Georgia clay has reminded my of one thing that’s really been nice about being back in Florida: sand!…
Art

How I spent last week

I stepped away from gardening (well, not completely: I did plant three fruit trees and dig a small bed at…
Crops, ginger

And Now We Present a Ginger Bloom

This is what the bloom on culinary ginger looks like: Unlike pinecone ginger, culinary ginger has yellow blossoms (at least…
Uncategorized

Adding Protein Back to Our Homestead

Someone asked me a few weeks ago how much of our food comes from our homestead. The answer was… not…
bees, Creatures, Food Forest, Insectary plants

Sumac Blooms and Bees!

I added the first sumac to my food forest right at the beginning of the project almost four years ago.…
Bananas, Fruit trees

A New Trial Banana Variety: The 1000 Fingers Banana

I love bananas but they’re definitely marginal here. I don’t know how this guy is going to do, but I’m…
Foraging

New Excuse For Not Cleaning Up: Edible Wild Cucumbers In the Brush Pile!

A few months ago I noticed a lawn company cleaning up a bunch of brush and vines from a neighbor’s…
Natives

Scarlet Rose Mallow: A Beautiful Florida Native Wildflower

Let’s play “guess the family:” I know… too easy. This thing is obviously a hibiscus of some sort. If you’ve…
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Florida Pomegranates Spontaneously Dying?

Yesterday we looked at a success… today we’ll look at a failure: That poor thing was three years old. It…