The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Crops, Food Forest, Sweet potatoes

More Food Forest Sweet Potatoes: Gainesville Edition

I posted last week on our wonderful success growing no-work sweet potatoes in our front yard food forest. Two days…
Citrus, Food Forest, Frost protection, Moringa

Frost Protection for Moringa, Citrus and Other Tropicals

Since much of north Florida is facing its first frost tonight, I think it’s worth reposting this video on frost…
Crops, Hot Peppers, Recipes

Homegrown Pickled Jalapeno Slices Recipe

This year I started a bunch of hot peppers in the greenhouse for folks to grow in their gardens. Some…
Crops, Food Forest, Frugality, Plant propagation, Sweet potatoes

Growing Sweet Potatoes in a Food Forest

For the last few years I’ve been growing sweet potatoes in various places. In Florida sweet potatoes are one of…
Berries, Crops, Food Forest, Goumi berries, Nitrogen-fixers, Permaculture

Seven Reasons to Start Growing Goumi Berries!

I’ve been asked many times about growing goumi berries. Though my nursery is sold out for this year, I’ll be carrying…
Crops, Foraging, Yams

Recipe: Edible Air Potato Homefries

Edible air potato, also known as winged yam or “name”, is a fantastic root crop for Florida. I found a…
Crops, Hibiscus, Jamaican sorrel

The Delicious World of Edible Hibiscus

Originally published at www.ThePrepperProject.com. When you think about delicious homegrown greens, you probably think of lettuce… mustard… spinach… Not hibiscus.…
Crops, Foraging, Yams

Identifying Edible Air Potatoes in the Wild

I get asked regularly about “edible air potatoes” since I’ve mentioned finding and eating them – so here is my…
Carrots, Crops, Fall gardening, Mustard

What to plant in your Florida fall garden

This is the time of year to get back out into the garden! Mrs. Survival Gardener and I tore out…
Crops, Food Forest, Moringa, Seed saving

Moringa won’t make pods?

I’ve been growing moringa trees for almost four years now. I’ve grown most of mine from seeds since those seem…

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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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

More Food Forest Sweet Potatoes: Gainesville Edition

Frost Protection for Moringa, Citrus and Other Tropicals

Homegrown Pickled Jalapeno Slices Recipe

Growing Sweet Potatoes in a Food Forest

Seven Reasons to Start Growing Goumi Berries!

Recipe: Edible Air Potato Homefries

The Delicious World of Edible Hibiscus

Identifying Edible Air Potatoes in the Wild

What to plant in your Florida fall garden

Moringa won’t make pods?

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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