The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Invasive plants

Composting, Invasive plants

Water Hyacinth as Fertilizer and Compost

Water hyacinth makes good compost, good fertilizer and a good compost pile activator when added as a “green” layer. Unfortunately,…
Composting, Invasive plants, Weeds

Wedelia: A Pretty Pain in the Neck

I was doing some work for a client this last week. I was training a gardener to build a compost…
Invasive plants, Weeds

Killing Kudzu for Good

Ah, kudzu. The plant of legends. Gabrielle has it in her yard and wrote to ask how to kill kudzu…
Invasive plants, Trees

Chinaberry Tree Uses

When I lived in North Florida, I was driving down the road one day and came across a fruiting tree…
Composting, Invasive plants, Scrubland, Tropical gardening

Controlling Brazilian Pepper and Gardening in Mims

Paul asks some questions about controlling Brazilian Pepper and growing some food: I have (multiple acres) in Mims. It is…
Invasive plants, Weeds

Will Goats Eat Cogongrass?

Will goats eat cogongrass? The short answer is no. A couple of years ago I posted this video on cogongrass:…
Creatures, Invasive plants, News

Pythons in South Florida

Via the Miami Herald: “South Florida’s most aggressive invasive species has found a new way to grab headlines: slither atop…
Food Forest, Invasive plants, Poisonous plants

Rosary Peas in the Great South Florida Food Forest Project

These are quite pretty, aren’t they? Too bad they’re deadly poisonous. I took that picture a couple of weeks ago……
Florida gardening, Invasive plants

How To Identify Cogongrass – the WORST Invasive Plant!

Cogongrass is the worst invasive plant I’ve ever encountered – and I’ve seen some bad ones. Brazilian pepper has its…