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Grow or Die: The Good Guide to Survival Gardening: The Good Guide to Survival Gardening Paperback – April 16, 2021

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What if everything collapsed tomorrow? What if the shelves on the supermarket were empty? What if you couldn't get gas for your tiller? What if you didn't stockpile fertilizer... or water? What if you've never even planted a garden in your life... and your life depended on growing your own food? Don't panic! Grow or Die: The Good Guide to Survival Gardening has the answers. From hand tools that will till the ground better than a tractor to plans for growing all the calories you need in a crisis to easy-to-follow crop rotations that will beat the pests, this book is the cheapest insurance you can own against the crash we all know is coming sooner or later. You'll discover how to scrounge for seeds in unlikely places. How to till without a tiller. How to preserve your harvest. How to beat pests without poison. How to convert a lawn into a food factory. How to garden to survive in emergencies and crises. Expert gardener David The Good, author of the bestselling Compost Everything: The Good Guide to Extreme Composting, has written the gardening book that could one day save your life. Easy to follow and entertaining, Grow Or Die doesn't bog down in the technical details, but focuses on how you can turn your garden into a tool for survival. It's perfect for those interested in preparedness, low-tech gardening and living with a lighter, more ecologically sustaining footprint.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Good Books (April 16, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 195528900X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1955289009
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.44 x 7 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 345 ratings

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Growing food is an obsession for David The Good. Every year he tests crops, experiments with fertilizers, analyzes yields and writes extensively on his results. Along the way, he's planted a wide variety of international root crops, created two food forests (and assisted with three more) in two separate climates, pored over thousands of pages of esoteric gardening texts, and become a sought-after expert in gardening and preparedness circles.

Thanks to great parents who encouraged his writing and gardening skills, he latched onto the concept of organic food production at a young age, planting his first garden at age six. Since then he's spent three more decades in the garden and shared his knowledge with many thousands of readers in publications ranging from Mother Earth News to Natural Awakenings to The Prepper Project.

David currently has over 15 garden beds, an experimental tropical food forest at the southern tip of Florida, a plant nursery and over 100 fruit trees along with a baffling array of edible and useful perennials. He has also invested many hours testing low-tech gardening tools and solutions for grid-down situations.

He is also the husband of the lovely Rachel Goodman, who homeschools their children while attempting to feed them all on the baffling array of strange and experimental crops constantly making their way into the kitchen.

David's daily gardening tips and wisdom can be found online at www.thesurvivalgardener.com.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this book.
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2024
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This book is very helpful in simplifying gardening practices down to what is essential and most productive, especially in a situation where the supply chain might be disrupted. It is a very good idea to be prepared and to develop the skills and knowledge of how to feed yourself and your family before you are at the point where your lives depend on it. Learn how to get your calories in the ground and be resourceful. Give yourself the comfort and stability of knowing that you can hit the ground running if yoy need to. This book is easy to understand, practical, and a pleasure to read. I also recommend the books, "Compost Everything: The Good Guide to Composting", and "Minimalist Gardening", also by David the Good.
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Brian
5.0 out of 5 stars A pleasure boat of gardening information
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2022
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Grow or Die is a very enjoyable read, filled with knowledge and an extra helping of humor. With its focus on uncomplicated and pragmatic gardening, with getting the most food for the least work, this book also serves as a good introduction to gardening in general.

In its chapter on tools, Grow or Die eschews gimmicky tools in favor of classic, dependable tools. Though you might not care how high gas prices get, with these manual tools you won't need to. At the very least, if you're going to exercise, you might as well make it productive.

In the Big Ol' Giant Crop List, you have a list that is big and giant. When I was 18 crops into it, I was wondering if I was getting near the end of it. It was at that moment I realized it was alphabetical, and I was only on G! This section comprises about one third of the book. When one of the sections on a crop opens with "incredible intestinal discomfort" and ends with you thinking "yeah, that would be a good crop", you just know these sections have some great information!

The book also shines in its two appendices: The first is for the person who picks up the book from charred rubble post-apocalypse, and is an emergency quick-start guide for creating a survival garden. The second covers how you can plant a survival garden from items in your (or your Mom's) pantry.

All in all, this book is one you really wish you could read for the first time all over again.
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GoldenGryphon
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, entertaining and truthful
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2022
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I enjoyed reading this book for the same reasons I enjoy David The Good’s YouTube channel and site - he tells you the truth, in a humorous way, and makes it seem like you, too, can grow your own food and survive.

Really. He’s believable, too.

So many garden writers take these amazing pictures of beautiful plants and scenery that look like nothing I would ever have in my yard but more like something Julia Child once described a very pretty plate from some very fancy restaurant (paraphrased) “It’s very pretty, but you know someone’s fingers have been all over it.”
Like the fancy restaurant dish, I will never have as pretty a plate of food, and like the designer garden, I will never have as pretty a garden. My food, like my plate, will be more like this - something easy to grow, edible, tasty, and very fresh.
Guaranteed to be better for you during a zombie apocalypse than any foo-foo fancy cooking.

If you get a chance. check his YouTube Channel. It's the book, in Real Life and Action Adventure-ish.
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AMYK
5.0 out of 5 stars Chock full of great info and easy to read!
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2023
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My husband just loved the attitude of David the Good on YouTube and his book does not disappoint! Just as informative, just as easy to follow and his personality shines through!
Highly recommend!
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J9 Wackoff
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2022
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I couldn't put it down. The guy writes like he speaks, with humor yet seriously.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2023
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Very helpful book and I enjoy his style.
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erica m.
5.0 out of 5 stars Good reference book for a new to gardening or prepping for the zombie apocalypse.
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024
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I had no idea dried beans and popcorn could be used as seeds to grow food. I really learned some things from this book and think everyone should be prepared. I think we ALL learned just how fragile our supply chain is in 2020. If nothing else, we learned what we truly need and what we can do without. We can not do without food and water. Everything else is gravy. Better to learn now than wait for the next time. I recommend this book for anyone who doesn't want to wait and see.
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A. Mozin
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic book
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2024
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Everything he write is worth having.
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James H. Delong
4.0 out of 5 stars How to grow your food
Reviewed in Canada on January 9, 2024
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Maybe not the best title, but if you cant grow your food, you will likely die. Good book to learn how to grow your food.
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Nana Brenda
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in Canada on February 23, 2023
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Haven’t read it all yet! Seems to be very informative
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