The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

mulberries

Apple, Blueberry, Frost protection, Peaches

Lots of early blooming fruit trees

Quite a few of my fruit trees and blueberry bushes are blooming right now. The cool but not freezing winter…
Grafting, Mulberry, Tools

Grafting a mulberry tree

The mulberry tree (Morus nigra) in my front-yard food forest has proven to be a less-than-exciting variety. Here it is:…
Bananas, Crops, Food Forest, Grafting, Sweet potatoes, Yams

My 10 Great Gardening Ideas for the Coming New Year

I’ve got a bunch of plans for the homestead right now. There are way too many great gardening ideas in…
Food Forest, Fruit trees, Mulberry, Natives, Survival Plant Profiles

Survival Plant Profile: Mulberries

Growing mulberries in Florida is a no-brainer… yet it’s surprising to me how rare they are as a fruit tree.…
Fruit trees, Mulberry

Starting Mulberry Trees from Cuttings

I got this e-mail a few days ago – Pamela gave me permission to respond here: “Dear David, I write…
Berries, Crops

Odd Berry Crops

Plenty of people are interested in planting blueberries, blackberries grapes, strawberries and other small fruit. But what about goumi berries?…