The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Crops

Berries, Crops, Fruit trees, Insectary plants, Japanese persimmon, Permaculture, Pest control

A magnificent result: check out my perennial garden bed!

I’m really loving the way this perennial garden bed is looking: This is not only a food bed, it’s also…
Crops, Plant propagation, Yams

African Yam propagation from minisetts: it worked!

I posted on my “yam minisett” experiment last month. Here are the results: Not all of the pieces emerged. I…
April Fools, Cassava, Cassava, Crops, junk

I got my first tattoo!!!

I’ve been thinking for a long time about how I could express my gardening enthusiasm in a tattoo. I’ve never…
Crops, Daikon radishes

Growing daikon radishes in Florida

Those are daikon radishes, a mild-flavored and crispy relative of our common red radish. Hailing from Japan, daikons are scrappy,…
Berries, Blueberry, Crops, Foraging

Native Florida Blueberry Spotting In Florida Pinewoods

Hiking north of Gainesville. Photo by David The Good, Jr. Just over a week ago we went camping with some…
Crops, Plant propagation, Yams

Propagating yams from minisetts

I’ve written before on edible air potatoes and recorded an episode of Crash Gardening on them as well. Though some…
Blueberry, Crops, Frost protection, Tools, Videos

Using sprinklers for frost protection

That photo is from February 13, 2011 when we suffered a very, very cold night when my blueberries were in…
Apple, Blueberry, Frost protection, Peaches

Lots of early blooming fruit trees

Quite a few of my fruit trees and blueberry bushes are blooming right now. The cool but not freezing winter…
Crops, Food Forest, Sweet potatoes

Giant purple sweet potato

I don’t remember where I got the original sweet potato I grew slips from, but these purple sweet potatoes taste…
Crops, Moringa, Survival Plants

Growing Moringa Q & A: Yields, Maturity, Frost Protection, Seeds, Drying, PKM-1 and More!

This week I received two e-mails in the same day regarding moringa growing. Though I’m not a total expert on…

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

A magnificent result: check out my perennial garden bed!

African Yam propagation from minisetts: it worked!

I got my first tattoo!!!

Growing daikon radishes in Florida

Native Florida Blueberry Spotting In Florida Pinewoods

Propagating yams from minisetts

Using sprinklers for frost protection

Lots of early blooming fruit trees

Giant purple sweet potato

Growing Moringa Q & A: Yields, Maturity, Frost Protection, Seeds, Drying, PKM-1 and More!

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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