The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Grocery Row Garden

Grocery Row Garden, Pumpkins and squash, Seminole pumpkins

Fascinating Pumpkin Crosses: Grenada Black x Seminole

We saved seeds from a Grenadian black pumpkin way back in 2019 – and didn’t plant them out until 2024.…
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The Grocery Row Garden at the Solstice – June, 2024

We posted a tour of the Grocery Row Garden this weekend – check it out: We need to get the…
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The Grocery Row Gardens in Early June

This is when the Grocery Row Gardens really start looking great. The trees and shrubs have filled in, the ground…
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Planting the Gaps, Overwintering Cassava and Crazy Land Prices

Yesterday we planted about 50 transplants into the Grocery Row Gardens. Some of the potatoes were dying back, so we…
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The Grocery Row Gardens at the Beginning of May

Last week I took a few pictures of the Grocery Row Gardens in the cool of the morning. They are…
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Q and A on Sweet Potatoes and Ground Cover Succession

Laura asks about our cucumber/watermelon/sweet potato ground cover succession in the Grocery Row Gardens: “I had not thought about using…
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Cucumbers as part of a Three-Fold Ground Cover Layer for Grocery Row Gardens

In 2023 we planted our landrace-in-progress pickling cucumber seeds along with some fresh store-bought seeds, mixing them all together so…
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A Beautiful New Grocery Row Garden

Ryan writes: I loved your Grocery Row Gardening book and wanted to share the video of me putting it into…
Food Forest, Grocery Row Garden, Single Row Gardens

Orchards vs. Vegetable Gardens: Why Not Combine Them?

We often erect a mental wall between planting an orchard and planting a vegetable garden. Either you have neat rows…
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Grocery Row Gardening in Central Florida

Christine asks about starting a small-space Grocery Row Garden in Central Florida: Hi David, I am a Master Gardener Volunteer…