The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

David The Good

Seeds, Videos

Vintage science video: “Journey of Life”

I remember seeing “Journey of Life” from the Moody Science Institute as a kid and becoming totally fascinated with seeds:…
Books, Corn, Crops, Reviews

Book Review: Beautiful Corn by Anthony Boutard

As you all know by now, I’m a book junkie. I tend to read for at least 2-3 hours a…
Corn, Crops, Videos

A Farmer and His Corn

This is cool: Anthony Boutard, the farmer in this video, is the author of Beautiful Corn which I just finished…
hugelkultur

An interesting hugelkultur experiment

Check this out: http://lowcostvegetablegarden.blogspot.com/2013/03/vertical-hugelkultur-wood-chips-vs.html This gardener tried two different methods of burying wood and there was a remarkable difference between…
Crops, Garden design, Potatoes

Poor potato harvest

After all the work I’ve put into potatoes year after year, I still regularly get a poor potato harvest. Ah,…
Beans, Crops

Growing Snake Beans @ The Prepper Project

If you’re not growing snake beans, you’ve missing the best bean for Florida! I can’t get enough of these babies…
Crops, Grains

@The Prepper Project: Is Growing Grains a Good Survival Strategy?

I love growing most plants, including grains… but harvesting? Grains are a pain. (Say it again, so it’s plain!) In…
Food Forest, Plant ID

The Coral Plant: An Attractive Spurge

I saw this coral plant growing in Hollywood and didn’t know what it was: …
South Florida, The Great South Florida Food Forest Project, Tropical gardening

The Great South Florida Food Forest Project: June 2013 update

As I’ve written before, I’ve got something cool going on down south. I visited last week and got some new…
Prepping

What Knockout Roses Teach Us About Survival

Just posted at The Prepper Project: http://theprepperproject.com/what-knockout-roses-teach-us-about-survival/