The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Florida gardening

Growing Seasons in Florida

What are the growing seasons in Florida? A transplanted Yankee writes: “We have purchased a house in central Florida, and I…
Foraging

Simple Beauty

We picked more blackberries yesterday afternoon, walking about a mile and getting only a few scratches. This time it was…
Videos

Faith like a Mustard Seed
Photography

A Lovely Discovery in the Swamp

I went hiking on Saturday and came across a bloom I’d never seen before. This strange and quite large flower…
Videos

3 Ways to Fix a Mulch Shortage [Without Getting Free Wood Chips]

When you can’t get enough wood chips or other mulch for your garden, don’t worry. There are other ways to…
Photography

Garden Pictures, April 2021

After leaving my beautiful gardens in the tropics, I felt somewhat down. Instead of letting myself stay beat, I resolved…
Composting, Frugality, Soil

Short on Soil? Naw, You Got This!

Why buy soil when nature will make it for you? This is a great method for stretching what you have…
Uncategorized

Travel and Rain

I spent a week down in Florida, attending a cousin’s wedding and visiting my family in Ft. Lauderdale. While there…
Composting

Melon Pits!

Josh Centers has a good post on using the melon pit method: Let’s say you find yourself needing to grow…
Food Forest

The New Alabama Food Forest

Earlier this week I started planting a new food forest in Alabama. Though my land is rented, we really have…
Plant ID

What is this Mystery Plant?

Jody sends in some photos of a strange fruiting plant: What is it? Do you know?
Announcements

Resurrection

Now the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and…