The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Fruit trees

Almond, Cherry, Fruit trees

Growing Cherries in Florida and Growing Almonds in Florida

When you think of growing cherries in Florida, you probably think of acerola cherries or perhaps Surinam cherries… not sweet…
Books, Frost protection, Fruit trees, Microclimates, Peaches

The Power of a Gardening Microclimate: Peaches in Paris

One of the members of Permies.com posted this fascinating article last week: Peaches grown right here in Paris? Believe it…
Food Forest, Fruit trees, Mushrooms, PawPaw

Homemade pawpaw fungi inoculant

Making a fungi inoculant probably isn’t on the top of most gardener’s “to-do” lists – and it may smack of…
Acerola cherry, Florida gardening, Food Forest, Fruit trees, South Florida, The Great South Florida Food Forest Project, Tropical almond

The Great South Florida Food Forest Project: New Photos

The South Florida food forest keeps kicking! I’ve been meaning to post these pictures for a couple of weeks now.…
Apple, Fruit trees

Growing apples in Florida?

Photo credit (cc license) Can you grow apples in Florida? The answer is yes – and not just the type…
Apple, Fruit trees, Seeds

Growing apples from seed

Is growing apples from seed worth doing? I met a fellow via e-mail recently who has a wide range of…
Almond, Cherry, Fruit trees

Science Project: Growing Almonds and Cherries in Florida

“It’s totally impossible.” “You can’t do it.” “They won’t work.” “(Insert pest/disease here) kills them.” “The chill hours are wrong.”…
Fruit trees, Loquat

Grow loquats if you want really easy fruit trees

I ate my first loquat of the season a few days ago. Here’s a nice cluster on my oldest and…
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…
Food Forest, Fruit trees, Pear

Survival Plant Profile: Pears

If I were to ask you your favorite fruit, what would you answer? My Dad likes apples. I love mangoes.…

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

Latest

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

Fruit trees

Growing Cherries in Florida and Growing Almonds in Florida

The Power of a Gardening Microclimate: Peaches in Paris

Homemade pawpaw fungi inoculant

The Great South Florida Food Forest Project: New Photos

Growing apples in Florida?

Growing apples from seed

Science Project: Growing Almonds and Cherries in Florida

Grow loquats if you want really easy fruit trees

Survivor: North Florida Avocado Edition – UPDATE!

Survival Plant Profile: Pears

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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