The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Corn

Beans, Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, Cassava, Composting, Corn, Crops, Garden design, Hot Peppers, Pumpkins and squash, Sweet potatoes

Pictures from the new gardens

The first thing we did after moving in to our new homestead was start planting. Fortunately, there were some beds…
Beans, Cabbage, Cassava, Corn, Crops, Frost protection, Frugality, ginger, Grains, Homesteading, Malanga, Prepping, Preservation, Sweet potatoes, Turnips

Storing Produce Without a Root Cellar

How do you preserve food in a warm climate without a root cellar? I got this comment recently on the…
Corn, Crops, Mulch

Growing corn in mulch

My friend rycamor writes: Check this out: I figured I would try to do something useful with the rest of…
Corn, Crops

Cosmic grain corn

I can’t get over how beautiful grain corn looks. They’re like jewels. This is a mix from some of the…
Corn, Crops, Recipes

Making homemade grits

It’s time to start making homemade grits! Remember this? And this? And finally, this? When you grow enough of…
Corn, Crops, Seeds, Survival Plant Profiles, Survival Plants

Survival Plant Profile: Corn

I like corn because it’s pretty. Obviously, since I’ve noticed that, it makes me completely superficial. Other grains don’t do…
Corn, Crops, Seed saving

First ear of green dent corn

My green dent corn grew quite quickly, though the yield was pretty poor. When I picked this first ripe ear…
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…
Corn, Crops

My green dent corn patch update

I took this picture a couple of weeks ago… and they’re almost twice that size now. This is the little…