The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Fruit trees

Citrus, Florida gardening, Food Forest

Food Forest Tour Questions

EM asks some questions about my old North Florida Food Forest: Was watching one of your older Florida Food Forest…
Coconuts, Videos

Hand Operated Coconut Sheller

Here’s a good way to avoid cutting off your fingers with a machete: I might have to talk to a…
Florida gardening, Fruit trees, Japanese persimmon, Loquat, Peaches, Pear, Videos

One of the best fruit trees for Florida

The Japanese persimmon: I miss growing these trees. Since we’re doing a blast from the past today, I cover more…
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…
Chocolate pudding fruit, Fruit trees

Mom with Her Chocolate Pudding Fruit Tree

Last week I posted an article on the chocolate pudding fruit tree I planted at my parents’ home in Fort…
Chocolate pudding fruit, Encouragement, Florida gardening, Fruit trees, The Great South Florida Food Forest Project, Trees

Chocolate Pudding Fruit Tree Five Years After Planting

In July of 2013, Dad and I planted a chocolate pudding fruit tree – AKA a black sapote – in…
Fruit trees, Limes

Pruning a Lime Tree and Feeding Citrus Organically

Yesterday I posted a video on pruning a lime tree: I enjoy pruning fruit trees. You can see the pruning…
Drift Seeds, Seed saving, Seeds, Tropical almond

Germinating Tropical Almond Seeds

Yesterday I received a question from M.S. about germinating tropical almond seeds: “I am about 10 pages into your book…
Fruit trees, Mulberry

The Easy Way to Harvest Mulberries

Shane Arthur Swing shares his method: A mulbrella? I like it. Good work, Shane. And camera kid!
Cassava, Crops, Experiments, Foraging, Fruit trees, Guerilla Gardening, Jerusalem artichokes

Guerrilla Gardening for Survival: Possible?

C asks asks about guerrilla gardening for survival and wonders which plants might survive in the wild without much care.…

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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An Intercropping Video

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An “Improved” Wild Dewberry?
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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

Fruit trees

Food Forest Tour Questions

Hand Operated Coconut Sheller

One of the best fruit trees for Florida

A Seedling Avocado at Seven Years Old

Mom with Her Chocolate Pudding Fruit Tree

Chocolate Pudding Fruit Tree Five Years After Planting

Pruning a Lime Tree and Feeding Citrus Organically

Germinating Tropical Almond Seeds

The Easy Way to Harvest Mulberries

Guerrilla Gardening for Survival: Possible?

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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