The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

David The Good

Composting, Fertilizing, Food Forest, Foraging, Weeds

Beautiful poisonous pokeweed

Of all the “weeds” that appear in my yard, the poisonous pokeweed is one of my favorites. I love the…
Citrus, Elderberries, Food Forest, Fruit trees, Grapes, Japanese persimmon, Loquat, Pear

Lots and lots of promise in the food forest

One of the hardest things about planting fruit trees? The wait. The long, long wait. Some trees reward you with…
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Sunday Flowers

My beloved spoke and said to me, “Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me. 11 …
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Weekend Link Roundup!

David and his wife carefully count their pennies to see if they can afford to buy milk, beans, sardines and diapers. It’s…
Mystery plants, Plant ID

And another weird plant I can’t track down

What is it? It’s just one of those stumped days…
Mystery plants

Quick – someone tell me what this plant is! RESOLVED: Clematis reticulata

I was over at a friend’s house and came across what I think is a member of the passionflower family:…
Composting, Pumpkins and squash

It’s always the ones you DIDN’T plant…

This year I was really hoping to beat rycamor the pumpkin king in an epic pumpkin patch smackdown. Unfortunately, almost…
Crops, Sugarcane

Sugar Cane Patch: July 2014 Update

I got this e-mail three weeks ago: “Hi David! Just wondering if you’d post a current picture of your sugar…
Cherry, Crops

Growing Cherries In Florida: July 2014 Update

Thus far, the growth winner of my cherry-growing experiment has been the Minnie Royal cherry I bought from Grow Organic:…
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A Taste of Heaven

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just… …whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable……