The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Turning coconut shells into charcoal

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This is really cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFrt3e3-TSE&feature=share

h/t Mart Hale for the video.

BONUS: Cassava makes a guest appearance.

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2 responses to “Turning coconut shells into charcoal”

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    Anne Packwood

    David & family I love watching your videos on YouTube
    I live in West Palm Beach right up against I-95 with a big brick wall on the west side of my house.(my st is a dead end.) The shape of my lot is a triangle it’s only a quarter of an acre and (.21) The front is 180 feet across to the wall….so the other triangle is “irregular”(unbulldable)
    I’m asking if you had a triangle place to live how would you organize your yard?
    Like , I want to have a lemon tree, a fig tree, grapefruit tree & apple. BTW…I TRIED THAT IDEA you told about saving the apple seeds et al and putting them in the fridge. IT WORKED! ( most have died except for 1 which I think is a lemon tree…almost 9 inches tall now…moved to pot…still hoping)
    so I’m asking… where would you plant that lemon tree????
    Thanks

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      David The Good

      It’s hard to say without seeing it. Generally, I plant small fruit trees at about 15′ apart, then plant other edibles around them. Good work on the apple seeds!

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