The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Crops

Cassava, Crops

The Roots of Two Cassava Plants (In a Basket)

Thank my wife for the tasteful arrangement… video on cassava harvesting coming soon. UPDATE: Here’s the video on cassava.
Crops, Jamaican sorrel

Survival Plant Profile: Jamaican Sorrel

Jamaican sorrel is one of the coolest-looking edibles you can grow. And not only is it beautiful, it’s also delicious.…
Crops, Moringa

Survival Plant Profile: Moringa

Moringa has been called the “Miracle Tree,” and for good reason. It has an incredible assortment of attributes in its…
Crops, Sweet potatoes

Survival Plant Profile: Sweet Potatoes

What makes the sweet potato easy to grow is its incredible vitality and resilience. Those vines ramble and root like…
Berries, Crops

Odd Berry Crops

Plenty of people are interested in planting blueberries, blackberries grapes, strawberries and other small fruit. But what about goumi berries?…
Collards, Crops, Survival Plant Profiles

Survival Crop: Collards

If you’re in the south and you’re not growing collards… what’s wrong with you? Collards are an under-appreciated staple of…
Beans, Crops, Survival Plant Profiles

Survival Plant Profile: Snake Beans

These are the easiest beans to grow, ever. Vigna unguiculata, also called the Yard-long Bean, the Snake Bean, the Asparagus…
Tobacco, Videos

Video on growing tobacco – check it out!

In case you didn’t see this on the previous incarnation of this site, here’s my video on growing tobacco… in…
Cassava, Survival Plant Profiles, Survival Plants

Survival Plant Profile: Cassava – King of Staples

Inside the US, cassava is generally unknown except among some ethnic minorities. Yet it’s where tapioca comes from (or “fish…
Crops, Survival Plant Profiles

Survival Plants

If everything crashed… what would you eat? Personally, I’ve had enough MREs (one) to know that I wouldn’t want to…