Last week I told you why you should get Gardening When it Counts by Steve Solomon. This week, we’ll cover a book by another one of my mentors – a man I’m also lucky enough to call a friend. Let’s face the dirty truth: gardening books are often boring. And good gardening ideas are few and far between. Sure, there’s […]
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Last week I told you why you should get Gardening When it Counts by Steve Solomon. This week, we’ll cover a book by another one […]
D & S report success gardening in Jacksonville with some of my favorite crops and methods: “Thought I’d send you a few pictures from our […]
I’ve been plugging Steven’s work ever since we met a while back. He and I both have that INTJ insanity going that makes experimentation a […]
This last week I demonstrating planting a living fence and posted the process on YouTube: You can get the extended 21-minute mix of the Publix […]
Craig (of Permie Flix) asks about plastic in the garden in the comments of my video on making potting soil: “I noticed you used a […]
Since losing our car in an accident, I’ve had to do a lot more walking. Our home is a few miles from the nearest grocery […]
Today we’ll cover how to germinate jackfruit seeds. First – here’s my video on jackfruit germination: About Jackfruit Jackfruit are a very productive tropical tree […]
Today I’m announcing a new regular feature: The Survival Gardener Library! Every Friday I’ll feature a book of the week worth adding to your library. […]
I answer quite a few questions on topics ranging from composting, gardening, survival and food forests. A few of them I share here. This recent […]
I recently received a quite interesting question in my inbox relating to pine scrub food and Florida food forest planning: David, I recently found your […]
I’ve been learning my birds all over again… such as these ani which I captured on camera playing in one of our backed-up gutters: Ani […]
Survival gardening indoors – is it possible? Hypothetically… but I have some more ideas that go beyond trying to feed yourself in an apartment. Jess […]
If you’re balcony gardening, you may be feeling sorry for yourself. Don’t! As Mike Cernovich, author of the bestselling book Gorilla Mindset writes, look at your […]
Though Florida won’t even think about cooling off for another month, now is the time to start your Florida fall garden… and if you’re a […]
Here’s a clever tiny garden design for those of you stuck in a pathetic condo-centric existence: http://www.urbanorganicgardener.com/2010/06/how-to-make-self-watering-container/ And… BTW… what the heck are you doing […]
Coral beans are a common Florida wildflower. On the edge of our homestead here in the tropics, I’ve discovered its big brother the coral tree: […]
Danny shares some photos of his front-yard Seminole pumpkin vines: Seminole pumpkins are one of the vegetables I highly recommend in my book Totally Crazy […]
