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re: Started growing a Biden Garden to learn how to grow my own food to beat inflation
Posted on 11/1/21 at 6:40 am to Speckhunter2012
Posted on 11/1/21 at 6:40 am to Speckhunter2012
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Once I cut the main head of Broccoli, it will continue developing smaller single heads all winter until it gets too warm in the spring and begins to flower. Even then you can eat the flowers as a nice quick snack while tending other plants.
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Posted on 11/1/21 at 6:47 am to cokebottleag
So I have been doing this for a few years.
I track how much I spend vs. how much the produce is worth based on market prices. Typically it isn't a money maker, but a hobby that I enjoy.
Recently, since I had the infrastructure already build and have learned to grow from seeds, It's getting damn close to being in the black.
FWIW, hit the home and garden board. Pillage has a jam up thread.
I track how much I spend vs. how much the produce is worth based on market prices. Typically it isn't a money maker, but a hobby that I enjoy.
Recently, since I had the infrastructure already build and have learned to grow from seeds, It's getting damn close to being in the black.
FWIW, hit the home and garden board. Pillage has a jam up thread.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 6:51 am to jonnyanony
Potatoes and radishes are my next priority. Right now everything I’m growing is an experiment if some kind.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 6:53 am to LockeNLoad
Olives do take several years, but it’s not the only thing I’m doing.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 7:01 am to cokebottleag
Olive tree? You've more patience than me, but I bet the end result will be worth it.
Oranges will be great, can probably get a nice harvest before inflation eeaches the peak.
All I've grown is cabbage, tomatoes and lettuce.
Oranges will be great, can probably get a nice harvest before inflation eeaches the peak.
All I've grown is cabbage, tomatoes and lettuce.
This post was edited on 11/1/21 at 7:05 am
Posted on 11/1/21 at 7:04 am to cokebottleag
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radishes
Like the rabbits of the gardening world. Takes about 3 weeks from seed to maturity.
Plant those bad boys in succession.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 7:10 am to fjlee90
We always have a garden, but I just grow tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, peppers and some corn. Those are pretty easy. To me, things like beans and peas are just too much hard work and you can buy dried and canned ones cheap for emergency food. In the south, there are several wild varieties of food plants that grow all over the place, that most people don't realize what they are.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 7:16 am to fjlee90
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Like the rabbits of the gardening world. Takes about 3 weeks from seed to maturity.
This is all true. I wish I liked them, but I don't.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 7:20 am to auggie
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This is all true. I wish I liked them, but I don't.
I thought I didn't until I tasted them home grown. There is a noticeable difference in flavor.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 7:25 am to fjlee90
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I thought I didn't until I tasted them home grown. There is a noticeable difference in flavor.
Oh, I know I don't like home grown either. We grew them when I was a kid. My Dad was the only one who ate them.
You made me realize, I have never had cooked radishes, and that might be a little different. I searched and there are ways to cook them. I might try roasting some with garlic and butter. They definitely grow fast.
This post was edited on 11/1/21 at 7:36 am
Posted on 11/1/21 at 7:40 am to Tantal
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I've got a lake house and a boat (fish) and a cousin with 150 acres of prime East Texas land covered in pigs and deer. I just need a big deep freeze to store it all. City folks are going to be straight fricked.
Get yourself a pressure canner and you won’t even need to rely on the deep freezer.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 7:43 am to Lightning
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Get yourself a pressure canner and you won’t even need to rely on the deep freezer.
I keep hearing people relying on freezers when SHTF... If SHTF, I am not relying on electricity.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 7:43 am to auggie
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We always have a garden, but I just grow tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, peppers and some corn. Those are pretty easy. To me, things like beans and peas are just too much hard work and you can buy dried and canned ones cheap for emergency food. In the south, there are several wild varieties of food plants that grow all over the place, that most people don't realize what they are.
How much corn are you growing? I haven’t had success with it but I think I’m not growing enough to allow it to pollinate itself.
I plant cowpeas as an easy cover crop and the peas themselves are just a bonus. Sugar snap peas are a favorite for my 4 year old to grow himself and he eats them right off the plant.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 7:51 am to Lightning
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How much corn are you growing?
Not much. 1 row about 80 feet long, just enough so we can have corn on the cob a few times. I really like whole kernel corn best, and it's cheap in the can. I don't have much problem with it putting out, but there are several farmers close by, that grow a lot of corn. Have you tried pollenating it yourself?
This post was edited on 11/1/21 at 7:58 am
Posted on 11/1/21 at 7:57 am to cokebottleag
Planning a bigger garden for next spring.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 8:09 am to cokebottleag
Yes, but have you noticed the prices for vegetable plants??? $7.48 for a single squash plant and same for tomato plants, $4,50 for pepper plants. I couldnt find many seeds packets either.
This post was edited on 11/1/21 at 8:11 am
Posted on 11/1/21 at 8:10 am to roberma
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Yes, but have you noticed the prices for vegetable plants??? $7.48 for a single squash plant and same for tomato plants, $4,50 for pepper plants. I couldnt find may seeds packets either.
Gurney's online is usually solid for seeds.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 8:13 am to NewbombII
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Put a TV with msm on 24/7 your plants will get plenty of fertilizer.
That’s fine if all you want to grow is soy beans
Posted on 11/1/21 at 8:14 am to roberma
Starting your own plants from seed is easy. You just need a box of good dirt, seeds and a lamp.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 8:16 am to cokebottleag
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oranges, and olives
Might be dead before they produce…
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