The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

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Almond, Cherry, Fruit trees

Science Project: Growing Almonds and Cherries in Florida

“It’s totally impossible.” “You can’t do it.” “They won’t work.” “(Insert pest/disease here) kills them.” “The chill hours are wrong.”…
Weeds

Beneficial weeds?

Sometimes people talk about “beneficial weeds”… but I would argue that all weeds are beneficial, in their place. I really,…
Fruit trees, Loquat

Grow loquats if you want really easy fruit trees

I ate my first loquat of the season a few days ago. Here’s a nice cluster on my oldest and…
Avocado, Frost protection, Fruit trees

Survivor: North Florida Avocado Edition – UPDATE!

I posted last fall on the many young avocado trees growing in my yard… and their expected demise. Then we…
Crops, Lettuce, Mustard

Let Your Salad Bloom

The bees love the early blooms of cold-weather salad greens. The winter salad bed I showed you a little while…
Uncategorized

Spring has sprung!

Okay… I’m officially excited. A mild and rainy winter is giving way to a wonderful spring. Yesterday I saw our…
Seeds

My recommended seed sources

Where do I get my seeds? I get asked that question a lot. The answer is… everywhere! Every trip to…
Food Forest, Fruit trees, Pear

Survival Plant Profile: Pears

If I were to ask you your favorite fruit, what would you answer? My Dad likes apples. I love mangoes.…
Food Forest

My parents in their food forest

Mom sent me this picture yesterday. That’s she and Dad working in their south Florida food forest. To the…
Uncategorized

The Industrial Era (Passing Like a Kidney Stone)

Herrick Kimball gives us some food for thought: “Once you understand the Boom Hypothesis (and it’s very easy to understand)…
Frugality, Potatoes, Seeds

How to grow grocery store potatoes

Yes, you can grow grocery store potatoes: This trick saves me a lot of money on seed potatoes each year.…
Crops, Florida gardening, Lettuce, Mustard, Seeds

Growing salad greens in Florida

Why would you buy salad fixings when growing salad greens in Florida is so EASY! The salad bed just keeps…