The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Plant propagation

Grafting, Pear, Plant propagation

Genetic Treasure Hunting: Weird Pear Seedling Edition

A couple of months ago, my friend Ryan told me about a wild pear tree he had found that looked…
Plant propagation

Getting Higher Success Rates on Air-Layering

Looks good to me:
Plant propagation

Start a Food Forest for (Almost) Free

I learned to propagate plants early. My main teachers were older ladies with flowers and ornamentals. They taught me to…
Nectarines, Peaches, Plant propagation, Plums, Trees

I thought this was a peach!

This 3-4 year old seedling is fruiting for the first time. I really thought this was a peach tree, but…
Plant propagation, Tomatoes

Rooting Hormone Tip and Tomatoes in the Greenhouse

We’ve been doing a lot of plant propagation lately, preparing for a long nursery season. Mulberries, potato mint, Chinese artichoke,…
Announcements, Plant propagation, Ube

Propagating Ube Yam from Peels?

We would like to grow a lot more purple ube yam in the New Year, yet getting enough seed material…
Crops, Plant propagation, Sugarcane

How to Propagate Sugarcane from One-Node, Two-Node and Multi-Node Cuttings

Over the last couple of months, we ran some experiments with sugarcane propgation. This fall, we harvested our sugarcane and…
Plant propagation, Seed saving

Is Breeding Squash Really That Difficult?

Tilhana wonders if squash breeding has to be difficult: “This is maybe slightly off topic but pertinent to the land…
Plant propagation, Potatoes

Growing Potatoes from True Seed

Not just cloning potatoes via planting roots, but actually harvesting seed from the fruits and planting them! It’s a real…
Bilimbi, Citrus, Limes, Mango, Plant propagation, Starfruit

How to Grow 5 Amazing Tropical Trees from Seed

For years I have enjoyed growing tropical fruit trees. We lived in the tropics for quite a while, I had a…