The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

David The Good

Nectarines, Peaches, Plant propagation, Plums, Trees

I thought this was a peach!

This 3-4 year old seedling is fruiting for the first time. I really thought this was a peach tree, but…
Fertilizing

Synthetic Fertilizer Increases Microbe Populations in Soil

Well, this will ruffle some feathers: Steve Solomon convinced me to give up on the idea of “organic feeding only,”…
Blackberries

Incorporating Blackberries in the Food Forest

I recently got a question in our Skool community about blackberries in a food forest design: I have a couple…
Plums

The Wonderful Native American Plum

Back in August of 2023, I came across my first stand of wild Prunus americana, the American plum. That month…
Chickens

Should We Worry about Bird Flu?

An important new interview with Florida Bullfrog:
Food Forest

It’s Food Forest GO TIME!

As the old saying goes, the first year they sleep; the second, they creep; and the third year, they leap!…
Announcements, Fertilizing

The Current Version of Steve’s Mix

I am about to post a video on mineralizing our gardens with Steve’s Mix. This is the current version of…
Crops, Potatoes

We Planted 1800 Linear Feet of Potatoes!

This is our potato patch this year: 12 rows, each 150′ long. We planted Kennebec, Yukon Gold, Red La Soda…
Announcements

Join the GROW500 Challenge!

We have a new challenge over at Skool, that will help you grow like never before. Here’s what I posted…
Jokes

An Amusing Comment on the Snowpocalypse

Martha Finney comments: A bit of humor for your day- (I often think I have farside angels, poking each other…