The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Trees

Fruit trees, Plant propagation, Pomegranate, Trees

Growing Pomegranates from Seed – Again!

See what’s up in my latest video:
Trees

Gardening Normies are Infuriating

My sister just bought two mulberry trees for her yard. An Illinois Everbearing and a Silk Hope. Though I have…
Trees

Ethiopia Reportedly Plants 350,000,000 Trees in 12 Hours

I recently came across this story of reforestation: “Ethiopia may have set a world record by planting 350 million trees…
Garden design, Prepping, Seeds, Soap nut tree, Survival Plants, Trees

Growing Florida Soapberry and Getting it to Fruit

In my Florida Soapberry post from a few years back, I wrote: “I scarified a bunch of seeds and planted…
Fruit trees, Genipa americana, Mystery plants, Plant ID, Trees, Tropical gardening

Discovering a New Fruit: Genipa Americana

Last weekend Rachel and I took a hike down to the beach. I had an ulterior motive for the hike,…
Fruit trees, Trees

Mastering Your Trees (before they master you!)

David the Good’s Youtube channel, and his live show “The Goodstream,” has a wealth of knowledge. One of his recent…
Coppicing and Pollarding, Trees

Identifying Good Coppicing Trees

Peter asks about identifying good coppicing trees: “Are you aware of any specific things to be looking for in a…
Foraging, Trees

Foraging for Hackberries

Scott has a great post on hackberries over at The Grow Network: I’ve been asked a number of strange and…
Trees, Woodworking

Beautiful Cordia Wood

As I have repaired and occasionally built guitars for years, I am subscribed to Stewart Macdonald’s newsletter. They are a…
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…