The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Greenhouses

Greenhouses

Keeping a Greenhouse Warm, Redneck-Style

Here in the Deep South, we don’t get long stretches of freezing weather. This has allowed us to get away…
Greenhouses, Tomatoes

Greenhouse tomato questions

Cory has some questions on the greenhouse tomato video we posted. Here’s the video again: David, that’s a good video…
Greenhouses, Tomatoes

Growing Tomatoes in Florida

Growing tomatoes in Florida and Lower Alabama isn’t easy. Yesterday, I posted this video explaining why it took us a…
Greenhouses

Using barrels of water to heat a greenhouse

It’s amazing how well this works: It’s not enough to get you through a Northern winter, but it would extend…
Announcements, Greenhouses

The Epic New Greenhouse

After years of going without, we finally broke down and bought a good commercial greenhouse. I’ve mentioned it here, but…
Greenhouses

The Greenhouse is (Almost Totally) Finished!

Thanks to our friends James and Holly, our new greenhouse is basically done! Here’s the interior: And here’s the entire…
Announcements, Greenhouses

Thinking about a greenhouse…

We’re going to bring some of our surprise pumpkins to sell at tomorrow’s plant sale, along with some yam bulbils…
Greenhouses, Home design, Tiny Houses

Tiny Office/Art Studio

Derek “Deek” Diedricksen (HGTV’s “Tiny House Builders”) and Steven Harrell of www.TinyHouseListings.com share a project they have been working on. It…
Crops, Garden design, Greenhouses, Pineapple, Zone-pushing

Pineapple Cultivation in Britain

Did you know pineapples were once grown commercially in both the Netherlands and Britain? “European pineapple cultivation was pioneered…
Bamboo, Greenhouses

Homemade Bamboo Greenhouse

This homemade bamboo greenhouse really piqued my interest: I’m sorry I don’t have a photo from further back. The farmer…