The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Avocado

Avocado, Fruit trees

Fruit Tree Not Fruiting? SCARE it into Making Fruit!

If your fruit tree isn’t fruiting, it might need a good scare to get started! I shared the story of…
Avocado, Fruit trees

A Seedling Avocado at Seven Years Old

How long does it take a seedling avocado to fruit? It depends on how well you care for it. Back…
Avocado, Fruit trees, Orchards

Stumping Avocadoes

I linked to this article on “stumping avocados” in yesterday’s post, but it’s worth linking further here: “If you…
Avocado, Beans, Crops, Cucumbers, Fruit trees, Perennial Vegetables

Planting Garden Beds and Potting Up Avocados

Over the last week Rachel and I loosened the little garden beds with my broadfork, then dug in some good…
Acerola cherry, Avocado, Bananas, Books, Cassava, Chocolate pudding fruit, Coconuts, Composting, Florida gardening, Food Forest, Fruit trees, Garden design, Mango, Mulberry, Permaculture, South Florida, Tamarind, The Great South Florida Food Forest Project, Tropical almond, Tropical gardening, Yams

Updates from The Great South Florida Food Forest Project: Fall 2016

It’s been too long since the last update on The Great South Florida Food Forest Project. Mom sent me photos…
Avocado, Fruit trees, Seed saving, Seeds, The Great South Florida Food Forest Project, Trees

Sprouting Avocado Pits the Easy Way

Today we’ll cover sprouting avocado pits the EASY way! Though you are probably familiar with the “toothpicks and water” method…
Acerola cherry, Avocado, Bananas, Cashew, Coconuts, Coffee, Fruit trees, Jackfruit, June plum, Lychee, Mulberry, Papaya, Tamarind, Tropical gardening

A few pictures from the new homestead

Last week I posted this picture of some tropical fruits we harvested from the farm and asked for guesses: Some…
Avocado, Creatures, Fruit trees, Insects, Pecans

Ambrosia Beetles are Totally Boring

Well, those boring Ambrosia beetles are back: See the sawdust puffs coming out of the sides of these frost-damaged Mexican…
Avocado, Frost protection, Fruit trees

Survivor: North Florida Avocado Edition – UPDATE!

I posted last fall on the many young avocado trees growing in my yard… and their expected demise. Then we…
Avocado, Fruit trees

A look at laurel wilt killing avocado trees

There’s a great fear about laurel wilt killing avocado trees across Florida. A few days ago I wrote a little…

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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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?
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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

Avocado

Fruit Tree Not Fruiting? SCARE it into Making Fruit!

A Seedling Avocado at Seven Years Old

Stumping Avocadoes

Planting Garden Beds and Potting Up Avocados

Updates from The Great South Florida Food Forest Project: Fall 2016

Sprouting Avocado Pits the Easy Way

A few pictures from the new homestead

Ambrosia Beetles are Totally Boring

Survivor: North Florida Avocado Edition – UPDATE!

A look at laurel wilt killing avocado trees

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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