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Grow your own (libranet.de)
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[–] 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I think part of the trick is more just growing what already grows well in your area. I have a cherry tomato plant that I didn’t buy seeds for—I just tossed a few old tomatoes in the garden and it popped up subsisting off excess water from the lawn sprinklers. These last couple of months I’ve been able to step out every morning and pick a few to go with my breakfast. I haven’t had to spray for bugs because the local lizards keep them clear. I think more passive gardens like that might be the way to go.

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

    This is why I started using seed mixes. I throw a mix of different seeds on my garden beds. I get a diverse and more resilient plant community and can learn how to use the new climate change seasons to the best of my abilities. This is also the only way I manage growing carrots and beetroot that never wanted to grow when seeded separately.

    Usual mixes contain carrot, beetroot, dill, coriander, parsley, turnip, radish, linseed, sunflower, maize, cherry tomato. Plants like non-cherry-tomato and cabbages I tend to plant when somewhat grown.

    Disclaimer: can be problematic with some plants that want very specific seed depths, so use at your own discretion.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    Wish I thought of that. What survives is what I will grow next year is a decent way of finding out what grows well. I did plant a mix of things in different spots though.

    So far best vegetable crop is rhubarb. Nothing else even really compares which is a bit annoying because I do want to grow more than just rhubarb. But at least it is a start I suppose.

    May look into more fruit, usually I forage for plums, apples and blackberries which are incredibly abundant. So growing it in my limited space feels a bit like a waste of the space I have.

    Kale would be nice but kept getting eaten. Maybe I need to get nets for it, don't really like plastic everywhere though.

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