The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Crops

Crops, Pumpkins and squash, Videos

Seminole Pumpkins Compared

I’m fascinated with the genetic variation in what I’ve seen advertised as “Seminole Pumpkins.” The one on the left above…
Crops, Sweet potatoes, Videos

New Video: Planting and Growing Sweet Potatoes The Easy Way

I’m a big fan of sweet potatoes. I grow them in beds, in the food forest, on a train, in…
Berries, Crops, Foraging

Florida wild blueberries, blackberries, plums and more!

Wild blueberries! It’s time for wild berries! In my neck of the woods there are blackberries, blueberries and Chickasaw plums…
Bananas, Books, Crops, Fruit trees, Greywater, Malanga

My Greywater Oasis: Two Years Later

Check out that lush spectacle. Back in January of 2013, I launched an experiment in which I ran the drain…
Berries, Foraging, Poisonous plants, Videos

Deadly water hemlock identification vs. elderberries

In my new video, I compare water hemlock with elderberry: Though water hemlock looks similar to elderberry, it’s pretty easy…
Crops, Sweet potatoes

A sweet potato experiment

That looks like a regular sweet potato bed, right? Wrong! Instead of loosening the ground and directly planting sweet potatoes,…
Crops, Food Forest

Erupting in blooms

There are blooms everywhere right now as the spring rains finally begin to fall. Those bright beauties above are on…
Crops, Fruit trees, Nitrogen-fixers, Yams

African Yams, Fruit Tree Pollarding, Mini-Orchard Idea

I get some mileage out of my junk mail: That’s an idea I had for an intercropped orchard that came…
Acerola cherry, Crops, Fruit trees, Mulberry, Nitrogen-fixers, Permaculture, Pest control, Poisonous plants, South Florida, The Great South Florida Food Forest Project, Yams

The Great South Florida Food Forest Project Update, May 2015: Failures and Problems

Yesterday I took a look at some of the successes we’ve had in The Great South Florida Food Forest Project……
Crops, Grapes

Muscadine grapes are looking good

I have a patch of about 10 grape vines growing in my backyard that I planted 3-4 years ago. They’re…

2026 Reading List

Currently Reading

The Holy Bible (Douay-Rheims translation) by God
Don Quixote by Cervantes

Finished Reading

History of Rome by Michael Grant
Cross Creek by Marjorie Kinnan Rowlings
The Life of Greece by Will Durant
The Annals of Imperial Rome by Tacitus
The Persian Expedition by Xenophon (trans. Rex Warner)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2
Florida Foraging 1 by Billy Bailey
Florida Foraging 2 by Billy Bailey

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August 31, 2012

Ready to Grow Your Own Food?
August 31, 2012

You Need Chickens
September 5, 2012

An Intercropping Video

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May 12, 2026

I had to settle
May 7, 2026

Satsuma Taste Test: Owari vs. Brown Select vs. Arctic Frost vs. Orange Frost
May 1, 2026

Getting Loquats to Bloom Later?

David The Good

I’m David The Good, gardening author, homesteading, survival gardener, nursery owner and plant geek. Let’s grow some food!

The Survival Gardener

Crops

Seminole Pumpkins Compared

New Video: Planting and Growing Sweet Potatoes The Easy Way

Florida wild blueberries, blackberries, plums and more!

My Greywater Oasis: Two Years Later

Deadly water hemlock identification vs. elderberries

A sweet potato experiment

Erupting in blooms

African Yams, Fruit Tree Pollarding, Mini-Orchard Idea

The Great South Florida Food Forest Project Update, May 2015: Failures and Problems

Muscadine grapes are looking good

Featured

Ready to Grow Your Own Food?

You Need Chickens

An Intercropping Video

Latest

I had to settle

Satsuma Taste Test: Owari vs. Brown Select vs. Arctic Frost vs. Orange Frost

Getting Loquats to Bloom Later?

David The Good

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