The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Trees

Crops, Fruit trees, Garden design, Jerusalem artichokes, Mulberry, Natives, PawPaw, Prepping, Survival Plants, Trees

Survival Foods For Tennessee

Yesterday I received this comment from a reader seeking survival foods for Tennessee that he can plant and forget in his…
Trees, Tropical gardening

Growing Mahogany

When I was a kid my Grandfather was always growing mahogany trees from seed. He was a skilled carpenter and…
Apple, Fruit trees, Trees

A Good Apple from Seed: Steven Edholm Tells Off Michael Pollan

Not only did my friend Steven Edholm (of the excellent Skillcult site) smell a rat when reading Michael Pollan’s book The…
Trees, Uncategorized

Pa Mac talks wood varieties and their uses

I found episode 3 of “The Farm Hand’s Companion Show” quite helpful. Lots of good info here: This reminds me……
Avocado, Fruit trees, Seeds, Trees

How Long Does it Take An Avocado To Bear Fruit?

So… how long does it take an avocado to bear fruit? With Eddy’s method… as short as 3 years… but…
Seeds, Trees

Reasons NOT to start fruit trees from seeds (and why they’re dumb)

Rachel and I were talking this morning about starting trees from seeds and why some people simply won’t do it.…
Citrus, Fruit trees, Seeds, Trees

Growing fruit trees from seed: a success story

Still not sure about growing fruit trees from seed? Today’s story will change your mind. Allen the Beekeeper shared some…
Fruit trees, Seeds, Trees

The Long-Awaited, Gigantic, Starting Fruit Trees From Seed Post

Okay… I’ve posted on before on starting fruit trees from seed… and I’ve written a bit about starting nuts here,…
Mushrooms, Trees

Inoculating Trees Grown from Seed?

J. H. writes: “I was reading your article on growing trees from seed, and was curious if you inoculate with…
Food Forest, Trees

Agroforestry soil conservation

Hey – how about some agroforestry soil conservation? I like the idea. Here’s a sobering story from Al-Jazeera – but…