The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Fruit trees, Pear

Pear Varieties for the South: What Will Grow?

Back at the beginning of 2014 I posted my survival plant profile on pears, covering pear varieties for the south,…
Composting

Here’s Why You Should Compost Right On Your Garden Beds!

Long-time reader W. R. sends in a composting field report: “It is good to see you all are having fun…
Announcements

God is Merciful

We were involved in a nasty car accident on Friday afternoon. My wife and all the children were in the…
Biochar, Composting, Videos

Experiments in Creating Terra Preta

Thanks to Permie Flix, I recently saw another interesting experiment in creating terra preta: I love this kind of experimentation.…
Beans, Corn, Crops, Garden design, Potatoes, Pumpkins and squash, Three Sisters Gardening, Turnips

7 Staple Survival Crops for Northern Gardens

I was conversing online about staple survival crops for northern gardeners recently and it made me think: I need to…
Articles

Grow or Die

Men of the West just gave me a nice shout-out: “One of our weak points is food production. Only…
Crops, Florida gardening, Plant propagation, Survival Gardening, Yams

Propagate Yams the Easy Way with Yam Minisetts

Grab yourself a big root, a knife and some ashes… it’s time to propagate yams! Also see the CARDICaribbean video…
Crops, Yams

Potato Yams

A remarkable yam variety was given to me a few days ago by a friend: Those are potato yams, AKA…
Coffee, Fruit trees

How to Germinate Coffee Beans

Check out my new video on how to germinate coffee beans: Coffee beans take a month or more to germinate.…
Composting

Hard to Believe

At the beginning of April 2016, we left our homestead in North Florida and headed south to Ft. Lauderdale, and…
Avocado, Fruit trees, Orchards

Stumping Avocadoes

I linked to this article on “stumping avocados” in yesterday’s post, but it’s worth linking further here: “If you…
Mango, Orchards

Reviving Old Mango Trees

This is fascinating – look how much you can cut! Pollarding can also be done with avocado trees. Additionally, I…

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