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[–] 4 points 3 months ago (6 children)

I’ve never gotten anything of significance from my grows. A Handful of tomatoes, shrunken zucchini. I don’t know how people produce anything that makes a dent in their grocery bills without significant cost and time investment. Do you own land? Are you working like a farmer?

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    I live in a van on a disused carpark, so everything I grow has to be in pots. The key is regular feeding - I use an organic seaweed extract. Comfrey tea is good if you don't want to spend money, fuckin stinks tho.

    Edit - eating some of my tomatoes right now, actually, with a bit of cheese. Yummy!

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Yeah, I think the most classic rookie gardening mistake is thinking that plants only need water. They need nutrients just like the rest of us. By only giving plants water they basically starve to death when they have depleted their growing soil of nutrients.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I'm not good at it by any means, but it's a process and it gets easier. I am also not at the point where it could save me money after year 1, but Ive learned and I can see it. The most important steps for me... First step, wait for snow and buy a greenhouse when it's super cheap, you will want bigger than you think. Greenhouses can also get too hot, figure out a plan for that. Second step, buy seeds for plants farmers actually grow in your climate not just the ones in the store. There are more varieties of individual plants than expected and ones bred for your climate will grow drastically better.

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