The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Fruit trees, Mango

Those Mangoes ARE TOO CLOSE!

A farmer friend stopped by for a while the other day and noticed my mangoes. “They’re too close!” he informed…
Herbs

Variegated Cuban Oregano – Bad Flavor!

I found some beautiful variegated Cuban oregano at a nursery and brought it home. My daughter planted it in her…
Monstera

Monstera in the Garden

I gave my daughter a monstera plant which she put in her garden. See the burned-looking leaves? This thing sat…
Bananas

Bananas Everywhere!

I am collecting banana and plantain varieties and planting them all over the homestead. They’re by the shower, in the…
Pest control

Repelling Cutworms with Ashes

A few days ago, I shared a video on repelling cutworms with ashes by putting a circle around each seedling:…
Videos

The Tomato Death March Continues

We press on! I have plans to make things better. Stay tuned.
Garden design, Homesteading

Garden Beds, February 2020

The farm is coming together. As you can see above, there are six tomato test beds to the back, with…
Fruit trees, Papaya

The Papaya Hill Experiment

I found two nice varieties of papaya at a local roadside fruit stand. First, a big orange one about the…
Composting

Poor Man’s Compost Pile

My friend Kevin sends pictures of his novel compost pile in Honduras: Kevin writes: Greetings from Honduras. This is my…
Plant propagation

Clone Your Favorite Tree with Easy Air-Layering

Air-layering is one of those plant propagation methods that separates beginning gardeners from hardcore gardeners. Most of us have started…
Announcements, Uncategorized

Involuntary Posting Break!

As we now live in a location without internet, I need to drive out to borrow wifi if I want…
Betel nut, Crops

Betel Palms on the Homestead

Betel chewing is a very common habit in West Timor, where I visited last September. As a plant geek, I…