The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Grocery Row Garden

The Grocery Row Garden at the Solstice – June, 2024

We posted a tour of the Grocery Row Garden this weekend – check it out: We need to get the…
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Plant Sale Saturday in Pensacola!

We will be at the Palafox Market North. See the Market Map to find the “David The Good” plant nursery. …
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I love it

The Grocery Row Gardens are so beautiful right now I don’t even have words for it. We’ll be posting a…
Cucumbers

Cucumbers are in!

Last night I pulled into the driveway after our trip to South Florida – and the first thing I did…
Food Forest

Could South Florida Grow all its Own Food?

Driving around South Florida this week made me think about how much city there is and how little food is…
Food Forest, Mango, The Great South Florida Food Forest Project

Mango Trees the Size of Oaks!

When I was in the Florida master gardener program long ago in North Central Florida, one of the other master…
Composting

On Testing Fetid Swamp Water

I’ve been asked many times about the relative mineral content of “Dave’s fetid swamp water.” Yet it’s difficult to determine…
Announcements

Plant Sale in Pensacola Tomorrow – Saturday, June 15th!

We plan to be at the Palafox Market (not sure if North or South side) tomorrow. See the Market Map…
Taro

Growing and Processing Taro

This is a fascinating presentation on growing and processing taro traditionally: ‘Though we have taro growing in our Grocery Row…
Herbs

Our Lady of the Herb Garden

If you’d told me a couple of years ago that I would one day have a statue of Mary in…
Grocery Row Garden

The Grocery Row Gardens in Early June

This is when the Grocery Row Gardens really start looking great. The trees and shrubs have filled in, the ground…
Food Forest

The food forest is starting to click

Our food forest isn’t even two years old yet, but this year it’s starting to come together. Cutting pathways with…