The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Experiments

Beans, Crops, Experiments, Tropical gardening

Dry Bean Varieties for the Tropics

A pastor from Haiti asks about dry bean varieties for the tropics: “Recently, I was contacted by a small group…
Experiments, Fertilizing, Soil

Termite Nest Potting Soil Insanity

I read in an ECHO publication that you can use termite nests to feed crops. Proving that a little bit…
Experiments, Fruit trees, Peaches, Seeds

Germinating Peach Pits is Easy: Check Out These Pics

My video on germinating peach pits has garnered almost 30,000 views since I posted it back in July: Since posting…
Biochar, Chickens, Composting, Experiments, Garden design

Supercharging Garden Beds with Biochar and Compost

Biochar and compost, my friends. That’s what I’m doing this time. And… freshly tilled garden beds are irresistible to chickens.…
Crops, Experiments, Pumpkins and squash, Seed saving, Seeds, Tropical gardening

Back to Pumpkin Breeding

I was unable to continue the Seminole pumpkin breeding project I began last year for a couple of reasons. We…
Experiments, Florida gardening

Growing Hops in Florida?

My friend Pastor Joel just shared a picture of his happily growing hops in Florida: For home brewers, hops are…
Beans, Crops, Experiments, Pumpkins and squash

Gardening Serendipity

Sometimes, all you need to do is steer while nature drives. Or, as in the case of these cantaloupe seedlings,…
Corn, Crops, Experiments, Videos

Tropical corn experiment: round 1 is concluded

The first round of tropical corn has come in with mixed results. This was the corn we planted along with…
Crops, Experiments, Pumpkins and squash, Seed saving

My Experimental Pumpkin Hills

I have been experimenting with pumpkin hills. Since I believe the soil here is acid, though I can’t prove that…
Corn, Crops, Experiments, Florida gardening, Garden design, Nitrogen-fixers, Tropical gardening

Inga Alley Cropping

I never heard of Inga alley cropping until a week ago. Now I’m somewhat obsessed with it. One…

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

Featured

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 1, 2026

Getting Loquats to Bloom Later?
April 21, 2026

An “Improved” Wild Dewberry?
April 18, 2026

I like to dig, dig, diggity dig

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

Experiments

Dry Bean Varieties for the Tropics

Termite Nest Potting Soil Insanity

Germinating Peach Pits is Easy: Check Out These Pics

Supercharging Garden Beds with Biochar and Compost

Back to Pumpkin Breeding

Growing Hops in Florida?

Gardening Serendipity

Tropical corn experiment: round 1 is concluded

My Experimental Pumpkin Hills

Inga Alley Cropping

Featured

Ready to Grow Your Own Food?

You Need Chickens

An Intercropping Video

Latest

Getting Loquats to Bloom Later?

An “Improved” Wild Dewberry?

I like to dig, dig, diggity dig

David The Good

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