The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Food Forest

Bringing Order from the Chaos: Food Forest Hack

Last year our drought kept us from doing much work on the food forest. It hit hard, starting at the…
Flowers

Coral Honeysuckle in the Food Forest

Yesterday we found a coral honeysuckle vine (Lonicera sempervirens) growing up a tree on an abandoned property. It was covered…
Announcements

Big old plant sale

Come and see us in Dothan, folks – we are at Keepers of the Old Ways, selling plants and enjoying…
Announcements

Let’s talk gardening!

The internet was behaving, so we had a livestream last night: I can’t tell you how excited I am about…
Announcements

Keepers of the Old Ways: THIS Friday and Saturday!

Are you anywhere near Dothan, Alabama? If so, come on over to Keepers of the Old Ways! They’ll have classes…
Composting

Gardening in Florida Sand

Just because you have a sandy Florida yard, it doesn’t mean you can’t grow food. Last week at the Palafox…
Foraging

Two Edible Nightshades – at the Beach!

Yesterday we visited the beach after Mass. On the way, I came across a very nice mulberry tree by the…
Announcements

Plant Sale This Saturday in Pensacola! April 6th!

Transplants, Transplants, Transplants! We have transplants ready for your spring garden, including: Dill, “White Cherry” Tomatoes, “Money Maker” Japanese eggplant,…
Announcements

Coming Soon

I just got my copy of Minimalist Gardening in the mail yesterday, and we filmed a video demonstrating the three…
Ube

How to Grow Ube Yam – Even up in Zone 8!

Our new video explains what you need to know about growing, propagating and planting ube yam: Ube is a delightful…
Flowers

African Iris in Bloom

A few months ago we were at a nursery. This is a dangerous thing for a plant hoarder. While there,…
Death Hedge, Fencing, Trees

An easy method for growing Osage Orange from seed

Edible Acres shares an easy method for propagating osage orange: When I first moved to Alabama in August of 2020,…