The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Videos

Pear, Recipes, Videos

The Best Pear Salsa Recipe Ever

Many people have asked about our pear salsa recipe. It’s about time I share it! Down in the tropics pears…
Announcements, Fall gardening, Videos

The Lousy Rotten No Good Awful Bad Soil Fixin’ Experiment Begins!

I’m on it now: The currant layout looks like this: But we may make a couple of changes, thanks to…
Composting, Experiments, Intercropping, Videos

Planting a Cover Crop/Green Manure Mix to Add Organic Matter

Since our soil has a serious dearth of organic matter, this weekend I planted a big mix of cover crops…
Shade Gardening, Tropical gardening, Videos

Too Much Shade?

After seeing my new gardens, Bob writes: “Question: in planning a garden the advise is always to have at least…
Foraging, Mushrooms, Videos

Marvelous Chanterelle Mushrooms

Finding chanterelle mushrooms in the backyard feels like home: At least, it feels like my previous home in N/C Florida,…
Clay, Cob, Cooking, Videos

I Smashed My Earth Oven!

Alas, it started as a “Pros and Cons of Earth Ovens” video… then, well, it got a little intense. A…
Food Forest, Videos

Food Forest Ideas and Inspiration

If you like #foodforest videos, you’ll enjoy my latest: The tropical food forest is only a year old, but it’s…
Fertilizing, Videos

Jason Avers Explains Side-Dressing and Fertilizers

Nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus… what do they do? How do you apply them properly? How can you tell what plants need?…
Permaculture, Videos

Vertical Gardening the Permaculture Way (No Trellises Required!)

My newest video shows how I am “vertical gardening” up via planting my beds in layers: This is basically the…
Videos

James Prigioni’s Gardens

This is what building the soil and planting perennials over multiple years can lead to: It’s beautiful. Mature trees and…